<p><a href=“http://www.brown.edu/Students/Brown_Band/songs/75th_EverTrueToBrownUnofficial.mp3[/url]”>http://www.brown.edu/Students/Brown_Band/songs/75th_EverTrueToBrownUnofficial.mp3</a></p>
<p>Hahaha. Great version of the song. I met an alum from the 80s and he still knew it by heart, so its got to be pretty old.</p>
<p>yo, I am not old! ;)</p>
<p>An alum from way back the '80's?? Its amazing you're still vertical! :)</p>
<p>Well, I was there wayyyyyyy back in the early 70's... and I never even knew there was any other version. Truly.</p>
<p>Traditional Version:</p>
<p>We are ever true to Brown,
For we love our college dear,
And wherever we may go,
We are ready with a cheer.
And the people always say,
That you can't outshine Brown men,
With their Rah! Rah! Rah! and their Ki! Yi! Yi!
And their B-R-O-W-N. </p>
<p>"Modern" Version:</p>
<p>We are ever true to Brown,
For we love our college dear,
And wherever we may go (where are we going?)
We are ready with a beer.
And the people always say (what do they say?)
That you can't out drink Brown men (and women!)
With a scotch and rye and a whiskey dry,
And a B-O-U-R-B-O-N</p>
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<p>For all the songs - and the lyrics, go HERE:
<a href="http://www.brown.edu/Students/Brown_Band/songs.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.brown.edu/Students/Brown_Band/songs.shtml</a></p>
<p>I must say that the traditional version sucks. What the heck is a Ki Yi Yi? If you're going to just make up syllables, make up something better!</p>
<p>I believe the "modern version" is actually the traditional version. Weren't fight songs all drinking songs originally?</p>
<p>btw, it's amazing how the band sounds like a real band in that clip. The band now is kind of...bleh.</p>
<p>"KI YI YI" is the ancient cheer to rally the men of Brown when Harvard stands but inches from the goal, urging them to rise up and repel the Crimson invaders!</p>
<p>when was the modern version done? when I was at Brown (graduated in 79-- so even older than the alum from the 80s!) the modern version was the one I was taught.</p>
<p>my mommy and daddy knew the brown version... lol, actually i was singing it all weekend at ADOCH... drunk as a skunk on top of a lightpole (dont know if any of the rest of you saw me.. but if you did, ;))....</p>
<p>i was trying to teach it to people, but i have trouble even getting the octave right. im glad it's online somewhere now.</p>