"The Cavalier Song" is the official fight song of the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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. The song was a result of a contest held in 1923 by College Topics

The Cavalier Daily

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, the University's student newspaper. "The Cavalier Song," with lyrics by Lawrence Haywood Lee, Jr. and music by Virginia Glee Club

Virginia Glee Club

The Virginia Glee Club is a critically acclaimed men's chorus based at the University of Virginia. It performs both traditional and contemporary vocal works, typically in TTBB arrangements. Founded in 1871, the Glee Club is the University's oldest musical organization and one of the oldest all-male...

 member Fulton Lewis, Jr.

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, was chosen as best fight song while John A. Morrow's "Virginia, Hail, All Hail" was chosen as the best alma mater song.

Generally the second half of the song is played during sporting events while the entire song can be heard at the Cavalier Marching Band

Cavalier Marching Band

The Cavalier Marching Band is the marching band at the University of Virginia. The band's director, William Pease, is the first full-time marching band director in University of Virginia history...

's entrance during home football games. The song has been recorded by both the Cavalier Marching Band and the Virginia Glee Club.

Lyrics

Verse 1
Come and sing dear old Virginia's name,
And make the Blue Ridge roar;
For the world yields honor to her name
Who knew her deeds of yore.
Then make each heart a flowing bowl,
And pour our pledges strong,
As down the ages still we roll;
Virginia's triumph song.
Verse 2
Once more our might has won the fight;
We gain the victor's due.
And all men raise their voice to praise
The orange and the blue.
So, through the years, like Cavaliers,
We'll shout Virginia's name!
It e'er shall be on land and sea
A sign of might and fame.

See also

• "The Good Old Song
  The Good Old Song
  The Good Old Song is the de facto alma mater of the University of Virginia. It is set to the music of Auld Lang Syne...
  
  ", the University of Virginia's unofficial alma mater, which is often mistakenly termed a "fight song."