Up with the White and Gold explained

Up with the White and Gold
Written:1919
Genre:Fight song

"Up with the White and Gold" is a fight song at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It is generally played after a touchdown in a Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football game.[1] [2] [3] The song's title refers to Georgia Tech's school colors and its lyrics contain the phrase, "Down with the Red and Black", an explicit reference to the school colors of the University of Georgia and the then-budding Georgia–Georgia Tech rivalry.[4] [5] [6]

Oh well it's up with the White and Gold,
Down with the Red and Black,
Georgia Tech is out for a victory.
We'll drop the battle-axe on georgia's head,
When we meet her our team is sure to beat her.
Down on the old farm there will be no sound
Till our bow-wows rip through the air;
When the battle is over Georgia's team will be found
With the Yellow Jackets swarming around!
[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pat. Edwards. Fight Songs. https://web.archive.org/web/20041113073838/http://nique.net/issues/2000-08-25/online%20exclusives/11. dead. 2004-11-13. The Technique. 2000-08-25. 2009-07-29.
  2. News: Pat. Edwards. Ramlin's. The Technique. 1995-10-02. 2007-06-27.
  3. News: David. Rottmann. New NCAA Football raises bar. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929134301/http://www.nique.net/issues/2002-09-06/entertainment/3. 2007-09-29. The Technique. 2002-09-06. 2007-06-14.
  4. Web site: Inventory of the Georgia Tech Songs Collection, 1900–1953 . Georgia Tech Archives and Records Management . 2007-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071230082458/http://www.library.gatech.edu/archives/finding-aids/display/xsl/UA318 . December 30, 2007 .
  5. Web site: White and Gold. Ramblin' Memories: Traditions, Legends and Sounds of Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech Alumni Association. 2008-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071228073027/http://gtalumni.org/Publications/techtraditions/sounds/whiteandgold.html . December 28, 2007.
  6. News: Emotion points to Jackets. Terence. Moore. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 2008-11-29. 2012-01-11.
  7. Web site: Georgia Tech Traditions . Georgia Tech Official Athletic Site . December 6, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071226113349/http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/trads/geot-trads.html . December 26, 2007 . dead .

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