- Navy Blue and Gold
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For the 1937 film, see Navy Blue and Gold (film).
Navy Blue and Gold is the alma mater of the United States Naval Academy.
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History
- Written in 1923 by CDR Roy DeS. Horn, USN (Ret) and music composed by J.W. Crosley[1].
- Changed to gender-neutral lyrics in May 2004 without permission of the author by Vice Adm. Rodney P. Rempt[2].
Lyrics
Original First Verse:
Now college men from sea to sea
May sing of colors true,
But who has better right than we
To hoist a symbol hue?
For sailor men in battle fair
Since fighting days of old,
Have proved a sailor's right to wear
The Navy Blue and Gold.
BEAT ARMY!!Revised First Verse:
Now colleges from sea to sea
May sing of colors true,
But who has better right than we
To hoist a symbol hue?
For sailors brave in battle fair
Since fighting days of old,
Have proved a sailor's right to wear
The Navy Blue and Gold.
BEAT ARMY!!Second Verse:
So hoist our colors, hoist them high,
And vow allegiance true,
So long as sunset gilds the sky
Above the ocean blue,
Unlowered shall those colors be
Whatever fate they meet,
So glorious in victory,
Triumphant in defeat.
Third Verse: Four years together by the Bay
Where Severn joins the tide,
Then by the Service called away,
We've scattered far and wide;
But still when two or three shall meet,
And old tales be retold,
From low to highest in the Fleet
Will pledge the Blue and Gold.See also
References
External links
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