Washington State University Fight Song
- Washington State University Fight Song
The Washington State Fight Song, words by Zella Melcher and music by Phyllis Sayles, is the official fight song for Washington State University. The song was written in 1919 by WSU students Melcher and Sayles as a class project. [ http://alumni.wsu.edu/site/c.adKHITNtEmG/b.1318915/k.97AB/WSU_Heritage.htm WSU Alumni Association website, accessed December 7, 2006. ]
Lyrics
"Fight, fight, fight for Washington State! Win the victory!"
"Win the day for Crimson and Gray! Best in the West, we know you'll all do your best, so"
"On, on, on, on! Fight to the end! Honor and Glory you must win! So"
"Fight, fight, fight for Washington State and victory!"
Trivia
The song appears in the 1985 film "Volunteers", sung by John Candy's character Tom Tuttle from Tacoma Washington, and later used as a war cry by the Communists.
External links
[http://www.wsu.edu/NIS/fight.wav of "WSU Fight Song" from http://www.wsu.edu/]
References
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