Glory, Glory (fight song)
- Glory, Glory (fight song)
"Glory, Glory" is the fight song for the Georgia Bulldogs, the athletics teams for the University of Georgia. "Glory, Glory" is sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body" and was sung at football games as early as the 1890s. The fight song was arranged in its current form by Hugh Hodgson in 1915.
Lyrics
Cquote
Glory, glory to ole Georgia! Glory, glory to ole Georgia! Glory, glory to ole Georgia! G-E-O-R-G-I-A.
Glory, glory to ole Georgia!
Glory, glory to ole Georgia!
Glory, glory to ole Georgia!
G-E-O-R-G-I-A.
Alternate lyrics
Georgia fans often replace the "G-E-O-R-G-I-A" phrase with a disparaging comment about a rival or a particular school that the Bulldogs happen to be playing at the time. During the 2008 South Carolina game, they could be heard singing, "To Hell with USC." One of the most popular alternate lines is "And to hell (or "heck") with Georgia Tech!" [cite web|url=http://antiorange.dawgtoons.com/Sections-index-req-viewarticle-artid-3-page-1.html|title=Bulldog Spirit Songs|publisher=The Anti-Orange Page|accessdate=2007-03-24]
Georgia Tech students often mockingly replace the lyrics with the phrase "To hell, to hell, to hell with Georgia!" when the song is played during a game or event. [cite news|first=Michael|last=Clarke|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2005-09-16/sports/4|title=Opinions: From the sidelines|work=The Technique|date=2005-09-16|accessdate=2007-03-24] [cite web|url=http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/fightsongsII.txt|title=Parodies of College Football Fight Songs|accessdate=2007-05-20] [cite news|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2004-08-20/freshman%20survival%20guide/12|title=Fight Songs|work=The Technique|date=2004-08-20|accessdate=2007-05-20]
Auburn University and Auburn High School play "Glory, Glory to Ole Auburn" after extra points. Their version is exactly the same as that of Georgia, except the name "Auburn" is both said and spelled in both schools' version, and the "A" in Auburn takes place of "G" and "E" in Georgia. In other words, Auburn's version has the same meter as the refrain to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, whereas Georgia's version adds an extra syllable for the "E".
References
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* [http://www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8800&KEY=&ATCLID=526232&SPID=4107&SPSID=48501 Georgia Traditions]
* [http://www.lyricsondemand.com/miscellaneouslyrics/fightsongslyrics/georgiafightsonglyrics.html Fight Songs Lyrics]
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