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Originally posted by AlphaSigOU
[B][i]Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner,
Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner
Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner,
Boomer Sooner, OK-U!
I've always liked it when they played the state song, Oklahoma! on the Student Union bells on gameday:
O....klahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
And the waving wheat, it sure smells sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain!
O... klahoma, ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk, and watch the hawks
Makin' lazy circles in the sky!
We know we belong to the land,
And the land we belong to is grand!
So when we say... Yeow! A-yip-i-yo-i-yay!
We're only saying, 'You're doing fine, Oklahoma',
Oklahoma, O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A, Oklahoma!
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Hijack!
On the other hand, Boomer Sooner is one of the neatest and most memorable fight songs without the words. Gene Thrailkill, the recently retired director of the "Pride" is a pal of mine from when he directed the O.U. (make that the Ohio University) Band back in the 60's. Wonder how many times he conducted it over his thirty-plus years in Norman.
Our son, an aspiring actor, and five other sophomores do a short musical show for the development department/alumni gatherings, which ends up with "Oklahoma" (the one you quote from the musical), and it brings the house down every time.
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