The Cavalier Song

"The Cavalier Song" is the University of Virginia's fight song. The song was a result of a contest held in 1923 by College Topics, the University's student newspaper. "The Cavalier Song," with lyrics by Lawrence Haywood Lee, Jr., and music by Virginia Glee Club member Fulton Lewis, Jr., was chosen as best fight song while John A. Morrow's "Virginia, Hail, All Hail" was chosen as the best alma mater song.^[1]

Generally the second half of the song is played during sporting events while the entire song used to be part of the Cavalier Marching Band's entrance during home football games. The song has been recorded by both the Cavalier Marching Band and the Virginia Glee Club.

Lyrics

Verse 1
Come and sing dear old Virginia's name,
And make the Blue Ridge roar;
For the world yields honor to her name
Who knew her deeds of yore.
Then make each heart a flowing bowl,
And pour our pledges strong,
As down the ages still we roll;
Virginia's triumph song.
Verse 2
Once more our might has won the fight;
We gain the victor's due.
And all men raise their voice to praise
The orange and the blue.
So, through the years, like Cavaliers,
We'll shout Virginia's name!
It e'er shall be on land and sea
A sign of might and fame.^[2]

References

↑ Dabney, Virginius (1981). Mr. Jefferson's University: A History. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-8139-0904-X.
↑ "Cavalier Marching Band Lyrics". Retrieved 2010-03-11.

University of Virginia

Academics

Schools	School of Architecture Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy College of Arts & Sciences School of Continuing and Professional Studies Darden School of Business McIntire School of Commerce Curry School of Education School of Engineering and Applied Science School of Law School of Medicine School of Nursing College at Wise The Judge Advocate General's Legal Center and School

Scholarship Programs	Jefferson Scholars Echols Scholars Rodman Scholars

Research	Association of American Universities Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities Japanese Text Initiative Universitas 21 Mid Atlantic Terascale Partnership Flexible Extensible Digital Object Repository Architecture Applied Research in Patacriticism Networked Infrastructure for Nineteenth-Century Electronic Scholarship Legion Mentat Real-time Cmix

Research publications	University of Virginia Press Virginia Law Review Virginia Journal of International Law Journal of Law & Politics

Other	Rare Book School Semester at Sea University of Virginia Demographics and Workforce Group Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership Miller Center of Public Affairs University of Virginia Center for Politics Sabato's Crystal Ball

Athletics

Teams and music	Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Pep Band Cavalier Marching Band Wahoos The Good Old Song The Cavalier Song

Sports	Baseball Men's basketball Football Men's lacrosse Men's soccer

Rivalries	Virginia–Virginia Tech rivalry South's Oldest Rivalry Virginia–Louisville rivalry Maryland–Virginia football rivalry Virginia–Virginia Tech football rivalry Florida State–Virginia football rivalry

Facilities	Davenport Field John Paul Jones Arena Klöckner Stadium Lake Monticello Memorial Gym Scott Stadium Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center University Hall University Hall Turf Field

Online publication	theSabre

Grounds

The Lawn The Range The Rotunda McIntire Amphitheatre The Corner Fan Mountain Observatory Hereford College Jefferson Hall McCormick Observatory Rugby Road University of Virginia Cemetery

Student life

Publications	The Cavalier Daily The Hedgehog Review Virginia Law Weekly Virginia Quarterly Review The Yellow Journal

Radio Stations	WTJU WUVA

Online Webcasts	CAV-TV

Debating Societies	Jefferson Literary and Debating Society Washington Literary Society and Debating Union

Performing Arts	The Academical Village People Hullabahoos Virginia Glee Club Virginia Gentlemen The Virginia Belles Sil'hooettes

Residential Colleges	Brown College at Monroe Hill Hereford College International Residential College First-year living areas Alderman Road McCormick Road

Secret societies	IMP Society Seven Society Z Society Other

People

Alumni and faculty University Presidents

Virginia Cavaliers football

Venues	Madison Hall Field (1888–1912) Lambeth Field (1913–1930) Scott Stadium (1931–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida State (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy) Maryland North Carolina (South's Oldest Rivalry) Virginia Tech (Commonwealth Cup)

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Cavalier Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees W. A. Lambeth

Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball

Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)

Rivalries	Louisville Virginia Tech

Culture & lore	CavMan "The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" Chaminade upset

People	Head coaches Notable players

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Official fight songs of the Atlantic Coast Conference

"For Boston" (Boston College)
"Tiger Rag" (Clemson)
"Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" and "Blue and White" (Duke)
FSU Fight Song (Florida State)
"Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" and "Up With the White and Gold" (Georgia Tech)
"Fight! U of L!" (Louisville)
"Miami U" and "Hail to the Spirit of Miami U" (Miami)
NCSU Fight Song (NC State)
"I'm a Tar Heel Born" and "Here Comes Carolina" (North Carolina)
Victory March (Notre Dame)
"Hail to Pitt" and "Pitt Victory Song" (Pittsburgh)
"Down the Field" (Syracuse)
"The Cavalier Song" (Virginia)
"Tech Triumph" (Virginia Tech)
"O Here's to Wake Forest" (Wake Forest)

The Cavalier Song

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