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=About the song= | =About the song= | ||
Words and Music by E.M. Frost '11 | Words and Music by E.M. Frost '11 | ||
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− | In eighteen hundred and twenty-four, lived a man of great repute; | + | ===Lyrics=== |
− | This good man founded the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, | + | ''In eighteen hundred and twenty-four, lived a man of great repute;<br/> |
− | His aim was to furnish his country with men | + | ''This good man founded the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,<br/> |
− | Who could build better bridges then those | + | ''His aim was to furnish his country with men<br/> |
− | They used then. | + | ''Who could build better bridges then those<br/> |
+ | ''They used then.<br/><br/> | ||
− | Now a thousand or two such men pass in review, | + | ''Now a thousand or two such men pass in review,<br/> |
− | And we'll give all the honor due | + | ''And we'll give all the honor due<br/> |
− | To Stephen Van Rensselaer, | + | ''To Stephen Van Rensselaer,<br/> |
− | A noble man with a grand career; | + | ''A noble man with a grand career;<br/> |
− | An A.B. from Harvard and an L.L.D. from Yale. | + | ''An A.B. from Harvard and an L.L.D. from Yale.<br/> |
− | He saw the need of such an institution | + | ''He saw the need of such an institution<br/> |
− | So he straightway proceeded to establish a good one, | + | ''So he straightway proceeded to establish a good one,<br/> |
− | And its world-wide fame will perpetuate the name | + | ''And its world-wide fame will perpetuate the name<br/> |
− | Of Old Stephen Van Rensselaer | + | ''Of Old Stephen Van Rensselaer.<br/> |
=Instrumentation requirements= | =Instrumentation requirements= |
Latest revision as of 18:13, April 17, 2007
About the song
Words and Music by E.M. Frost '11
Lyrics
In eighteen hundred and twenty-four, lived a man of great repute;
This good man founded the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
His aim was to furnish his country with men
Who could build better bridges then those
They used then.
Now a thousand or two such men pass in review,
And we'll give all the honor due
To Stephen Van Rensselaer,
A noble man with a grand career;
An A.B. from Harvard and an L.L.D. from Yale.
He saw the need of such an institution
So he straightway proceeded to establish a good one,
And its world-wide fame will perpetuate the name
Of Old Stephen Van Rensselaer.