SU Traditions Rock Chalk Chant

Traditions Rock Chalk Chant

Here's the text:
Crimson and the Blue
Far above the golden valley
Glorious to view,
Stands our noble Alma Mater,
Towering toward the blue.

CHORUS: Lift the chorus ever onward,
Crimson and the blue
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater
Hail to old KU.

Far above the distant humming
Of the busy town,
Reared against the dome of heaven.
Looks she proudly down.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Greet we then our foster mother,
Noble friend so true,
We will ever sing her praises,
Hail to old KU.

(REPEAT CHORUS)

"I'm A Jayhawk"
Another popular KU song that any true crimson-and-blue Jayhawk will know is "I'm a Jayhawk," written by George "Dumpy" Bowles, class of 1912. It became a hit with students in 1920.

I'm a Jayhawk
By George "Dumpy" Bowles
(Revised, October 1958, to conform with Big Eight Conference Team names.)
Talk about the Sooners
The Cowboys and the Buffs,
Talk about the Tiger and his tail,
Talk about the Wildcats,
and those Cornhuskin' boys,
But I'm the bird to make 'em weep and wail.

CHORUS:
'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay,
Jay, Jay, Jayhawk,
Up at Lawrence on the Kaw
'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay,
Jay, Jay, Jayhawk,
With a sis-boom, hip hoorah.
Got a bill that's big enough
To twist the Tiger's tail
Husk some corn and listen
To the Cornhusker's wail-
'Cause I'm a Jay, Jay,
Jay, Jay, Jayhawk,
Riding on a Kansas gale.

Newspapers

New students will soon realize that they also need to save their newspapers before each home game. Another tradition is to hold newspapers as if they were being read while the starting lineup for the opposing team is introduced.
"It is my favorite tradition. It shows the other team that we don't really care who is starting for them because we are going to win anyway," said Kelsi Klein, Russell sophomore.

Even the university mascot, the Jayhawk, joins in and reads a paper.