Alma Mater Sempiterna - 19th Century

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 12 Sept 2001

You've sung your songs of wine and love,
you've told your tales of peace and war:
I bid you raise the glass once more
and make the rafters ring above.
And every wight with lusty lung
to this refrain give tongue:

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
May go to Jericho!

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
To blazes blue may blow!

O some there be that know the laws,
And some that mingle deadly drugs,
and some that cut up frogs and bugs,
and some in logic find the flaws;
But I don't care what ye may be
to sing this song with me:

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
May go to Jericho!

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
To blazes blue may blow!

The bloods who win certificates,
and others known as deadly swots,
the brawny hunters after pots,
and those who bore us at debates,
all those who dine, all those who wine,
to sing this song combine:

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
May go to Jericho!

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
To blazes blue may blow!

And though in years to come we roam
and scatter o'er the world so wide,
yet we will sing, where'er we bide,
though hard our lot and far our home,
a song we sang when hearts were gay
even as we sing today:

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
May go to Jericho!

Here's long life to our 'Varsity!
Of Alma Maters best is she!
And they who say the contrary
May swelter down below!

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Alma Mater Sempertina - 19th Century

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Alma Mater Sempertina - 19th Century
written and composed by Basil H. Watt M.A.
sequenced for Piano by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 12 Sept 2001 at 09.04
in association with Doug Grierson
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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