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Bow Down to Washington, Bow Down to Washington, From the distant lands they send Their teams of great renown, But on the field of battle They are trampled to the ground. We shall carve our name In the Hall of Fame To preserve the memory of our devotion. Chorus Heaven help the foes of Washington, They're trembling at the feet of might Washington. The boys are there with bells, Their fighting blood excells, It's harder to push them over the lines Than pass the Dardanelles. Victory the cry of Washington. Leather lungs together with a Rah! Rah! Rah! And o'er the land our loyal* band Will sing the glory of Washington forever. Verse Two Bow Down to Washington, Bow Down to Washington, Hardy are the men who wear The Purple and The Gold, Joyously we welcome you Within the vanquished fold. Bring the Golden Bear, From his mighty lair, For We're goin' to hang his carcass in the Northland. Chorus (the same except for the last two lines:*** And when we snare that Golden Bear, You'll never carry it back to California.) Verse Three Bow Down to Washington, Bow Down to Washington, See 'em smash the line for six And then seven more, On their way to victory As in the days of yore. See the Golden Bear With the glassy stare, Well he knows he'll be a dead one in the morning. Chorus (Probably the same chorus that was sung after Verse Two. The music is unclear about which chorus is sung after Verse Three.) ***In the 1916 edition (Echo Music, Seattle): Dobie, Dobie pride of Washington. Leather lungs together with a Rah! Rah! Rah! This reference is to the great J. Gilmore "Gil" Dobie, Husky coach 1908-1916 (won-lost record of 58 -0-3). The original lyrics were changed when Dobie left the University of Washington after the 1916 season to coach at the University of Detroit, later at Cornell, Navy and Boston College. The 1928 edition (West Coast Music, Seattle) has: Baggie, Baggie pride of Washington. The reference this time is to Enoch W. Bagshaw, coach 1921-1929 (63-22-6). |
Bow Down to Washington, Bow Down to Washington. Mighty are the men who wear the Purple and the Gold, Joyfully we welcome them within the Victor's fold. We will carve our name in the Hall of Fame, To preserve the memory of our Devotion. Chorus So, heaven help the foes of Washington, They're trembling at the feet of mighty Washington. Our boys are there with bells, Their fighting blood excells, It's harder to push them over the lines than pass the Dardanelles. So Victory's the cry of Washington Our leather lungs together with a Rah! Rah! Rah! And o'er the land, the loyal band** Will sing the glory of Washington forever! * The 1943 lyrics quoted the phrase as "joyous band" rather than "loyal band". Most everyone who sings Bow Down today sings the words "loyal band", but in the words listed in the game day program, the word "joyous" still appears. (see note **) ** As has been noted by many, there was no official Husky Marching Band in 1913, when Bow Down was written. The meaning of "band" has changed from the group of fans that roots the team on, to the official UW Husky Marching Band. |