- Hail State
"Hail State" is a
fight song forMississippi State University . The words and music were written byJoseph Burleson Peavey in1939 .ong lyrics
Hail dear 'ole State,
Fight for that victory today;
Hit that line and 'tote that ball;
Cross the goal before you fall,
And then we'll yell, yell, yell, yell!
For dear 'ole State we'll yell like H-E-L-L!
Fight for Mis-sis-sip-pi State,
Win that game today.There are alternate lyrics for
basketball :Hail dear 'ole State,
Fight for that victory today;
Pass the ball and slam it in,
Score some points so we can win,
And then we'll yell, yell, yell, yell!
For dear 'ole State we'll yell like H-E-L-L!
Fight for Mis-sis-sip-pi State,
Win that game today.Use In Football Games
Hail State is played by the
Famous Maroon Band at the start of each home game and after each time the team scores. There are several abbreviated versions that are played as stand tunes or in combination with the full theme.At the end of each winning game, the band plays
Rock and Roll Part II , with fans cheering "Hey, go State" during the chorus. During the bridge, fans typically chant,"We just beat the hell outta you;
Maroon and white, fight fight fight;
Mississippi State, woo! Damn right!"External links
* [http://fightmusic.com/mp3/sec/Mississippi_State__Hail_State.mp3 Song recording]
*Lyrics: "Hail State." 8/10/06. [http://msuinfo.ur.msstate.edu/alumni/hailstat.htm Hail State Lyrics.] Mississippi State University. Retrieved onMarch 5 2008 .
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