Saturday
Aug032019
Now for Something More Important
Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 4:48PM
You'll never guess which college football team has the most unfair schedule for the 2019 season. (Okay, maybe you will.) Here's a hint:
One last time!
tagged Notre Dame football
Reader Comments (2)
Hi Dennis,
I've mentioned that Notre Dame and my high school share the same tune, if not the same lyrics. Indeed, the Notre Dame Victory March and the Mt Vernon School Song seem to share a very similar tune but its not identical. Its the same basic score, or whatever, but ND's is a little more involved and elaborate. Mt Vernon's is simplified and straightforward, and more punchy. Doesn't have the extended preamble that ND's has. Perhaps this reflects the no talent band nerds I went to school with...I don't know! (Of course I jest.) Comparing the lyrics side by side, Notre Dame's are even dumber than my old school's, and I wouldn't have thought that possible!
Here's the lyrics to the Mt Vernon School Song:
We will fight for Maroon and Gray boys
As we yell Mt Vernon High
Never daunted, never taunted
We will root MVHS! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Loyal to all the school boys
Till we die we will praise her name
In victory or defeat,
We will never dare retreat
We will fight for her the same
[DM: You're obviously a philistine when it comes to the glories of Notre Dame, but I am impressed that you remember your high school's fight song after many years.]
Thought you might find this interesting.
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/college-fight-song-lyrics/