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Century Chest

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Wax cylinder recordings made by H. Weber, 1901.
Transcribed by Lance Christensen January 13, 2001.



Transcribed from 1904 Edison Home Phonograph to DAT Recorder utilizing AKG 460B microphones and edited on Sound Forge Editing Software by Lance Christensen, DWD Productions, 1420 Kingsbury Ct., Golden, CO 80401, (303) 231-9951.

Century Chest transcription 159 (Colorado College Yells)

Pike’s Peak or bust!!
Pike’s Peak or bust!!
Colorado College!!
Yell we must!!

I don’t know!!
I guess not!!
You forgot it!!
Our mascot!!
Pike’s Peak!!

C-O! L-O! R-A! D-O!
C-O! L-O! R-A! D-O!
Ho! Ho! Ho!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
Colorado College!!!
Rah! Rah! Rah!

With a vevo, with a vivo!!
With a vevo, vivo, vum-vum!
Johnny get a rat trap!!
Bigger than a cat trap!!
Johnny get a rat trap!!
Bigger than a cat trap!!
Cannibals!! Cannibals!!
Sis! Bum! Bah!!!
Colorado College !!!
Rah! Rah! Rah!

Meow ----!! Tigers!!!

Rah! Rah! Rexy
Bully for Prexy!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Sis Rah Boom!
President Slocum!
Give him room!

Every time we hit the line we go! go! go!
Around the end and through the center ho! ho! ho!

Give’em the ax, the ax, the ax,
Give’em the ax, the ax, the ax,
Give’em the ax, give’em the ax, give’em the ax,
Where?
Right in the neck, the neck, the neck,
Right in the neck, the neck, the neck,
Right in the neck, right in the neck, right in the neck,
There!

Pike’s Peak or bust!!
Pikes Peak or bust!!
Colorado College!! Yell we must!!

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