# Songs of Yale

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# Songs of Yale

“Bulldog” is considered to be the Yale Fight Song, the one played after touchdowns during a football game.  “Down The Field” is played at the end of every Yale athletic event, win or lose. “Bright College Years” is our alma mater.

### “Bulldog”

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1913

Bulldog!  Bulldog!\
Bow, wow, wow\
Eli Yale\
Bulldog!  Bulldog!\
Bow, wow, wow\
Our team can never fail

When the sons of Eli\
Break through the line\
That is the sign we hail\
Bulldog!  Bulldog!\
Bow, wow, wow\
Eli Yale!

### “Down the Field”

Words by C.W. O’Conner, 1904 Law\
Music by Stanleigh P. Friedman, 1905

March, march on down the field\
Fighting for Eli\
Break through that crimson line\
Their strength to defy\
We’ll give a long cheer for Eli’s men\
We’re here to win again\
hahvahd’s team may fight to the end\
But YALE!  WILL!  WIN!

### “Bright College Years”

Words by H. S. Durand, 1881\
Music by Carl Wilhelm

Bright college years with pleasure rife\
The shortest, gladdest years of life\
How swiftly are ye gliding by\
O why does time so quickly fly\
The seasons come, the seasons go\
The earth is green or white with snow\
But time and change shall not avail\
To break the friendships formed at Yale

In after years should trouble rise\
To cloud the blue of sunny skies\
How bright will seem through mem’ry’s haze\
Those happy golden bygone days\
O let us strive that ever we\
May let these words our watch cry be\
Where e’er upon life’s sea we sail:\
“For God, for country, and for Yale!”

### “Boola Boola”

Words and music by Alan Hirsch, 1901

Boola boola, boola boola\
Boola boola, boola boola\
When we rough house poor old hahvahd\
They will holler, “Boola boo”\
Oh Yale, Eli Yale!  Oh Yale, Eli Yale!\
Oh Yale, Eli Yale!  Oh Yale, Eli Yale!

### “Goodnight, Poor hahvahd”

Words and music by Douglas S. Moore, 1915

Goodnight, poor hahvahd\
hahvahd, goodnight\
Oh, we’ve got your number\
You’re high as a kite\
Oh, goodnight, poor hahvahd\
You’re tucked in tight\
When the big blue\
Team gets after you\
hahvahd, goodnight!

### “Bingo”

Words and music by Cole Porter, 1913

Bingo!  Bingo!\
Bingo, bingo, bingo!  That’s the lingo.  \
Eli is bound to win,\
There’s to be a victory,\
So watch the team begin.\
Bingo!  Bingo!\
hahvahd’s team cannot prevail.\
Fight!  Fight!\
Fight with all your might,\
For Bingo, Bingo, Eli Yale!