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Years ago, when my Dad was visiting New Orleans he attended a Tulane football game between the Green Wave and the Crimson Tide. Tulane was, by a sort of miracle, threatening and the 'Bama side started singing a song that made everyone stop and listen. It was the old Civil War song "Roll, Alabama Roll!" about the fight between the CSS Alabama and the USS Kearsarge. Dad said it was weird, it made the hairs on his neck stand up and everyone around him was awe struck by the sound of the 'Bama fans. Well, Tulane was out of its depth against Alabama and the result was predictable, but the funny thing was that when he asked some of the 'Bama DEKEs if they used 'Roll, Alabama Roll' to get fired up when the opposing team was threatening he was told no, that they had never heard it before. He has told this story many times and the answer is always the same. Lots of people know the song, especially if they are from Alabama, but none of them remember ever hearing it at a 'Bama game.
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