Wave the Flag (For Old Chicago) is the fight song for the Maroons.[11] Gordon Erickson wrote the lyrics in 1929. The tune was adapted from Miami University's "Marching Song" written in 1908 by Raymond H. Burke, a University of Chicago graduate who joined Miami's faculty in 1906.
The song is traditionally sung by the players at midfield after all home victories.[12].
http://www.liquisearch.com/chicago_maroons/fight_songThanks for the clarification, EGR.
If you listen here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u60sriWeQOs , I would say "stolen" might be a more accurate word than adapted. At least the chorus is exactly the same as the infamous Miami fight song. Every time we are at a Miami game, or watching one on TV, and this song is played my wife burst into the alternate unflattering lyrics, which I assume most on here know.
In terms of lyrics, the link you posted had these for the Chicago version:
Wave the flag of old Chicago,
Maroon the color grand.
Ever shall her team be victors
Known throughout the land.
With the grand old man to lead them,
Without a peer they'll stand.
Wave again the dear old banner,
For they're heroes ev'ry man.
The grand old man, of course, was Amos Alonzo Stagg, who was coach at Chicago when Dad started there. For those who don't know about Stagg he coached until he was in his 90s, though for the last several years he was an assistant coach rather than a head coach.
Last Edited: 11/8/2016 11:01:21 AM by OhioCatFan