Don't Forget the Fight Songs: "I Want to Go Back"
by T Kyle King
on Aug 24, 2008 3:18 PM EDT
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In response to a recent FanPost from Dawgb1, I posted the lyrics to "Hail to Georgia" and this seems to have struck a chord (if you will pardon the phrase).
Consequently, in an effort to encourage Bulldog Nation to think historically in a season we all hope and expect will be historic, I am continuing the effort to underscore our time-honored tradition by posting additional lyrics to Georgia fight songs which too many fans have forgotten or never knew in the first place.
Here now are the original lyrics to "I Want to Go Back," which was written and first arranged by C.T. Conyers (Class of 1922) before being rearranged according to usage by Hugh Hodgson (Class of 1915):
I want to go back to U-G-A,
Back to dear old Athens town,
Back to Q Room and picture show
Back where we used to spend our dough
Want to go back to U-G-A,
Back to dear old Athens town,
Wanta go back, Gotta go back to U-G
U-G
G-E-O-R-G-I-A.
There has been some valuable discussion in the comments about the traditional placement of the various fight songs during the game. For the benefit of those fans (including me) who may not be as attentive to such matters as we ought to be, I would be most appreciative if any current or former Redcoats could give us the benefit of their expertise. So that we may know when to sing them, when will we hear these songs played next Saturday?
Is it football season yet?
Go ‘Dawgs!
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I’ve always sung the third and fourth lines as
Back where we say “To hell with Tech!”
Back to where I spend my check.
I’m a former Redcoat, but the current pregame show was put together after I left. There’s a medley in the show that includes (I believe) “Hail, "Glory”, “Goin’ Back”, “I Want to go Back”, and the “Bulldog Marching Song”. Also a development since the last time I was a student is the placement during the medley of some key crowd yells (e.g., a hearty round of a few “Go Dawgs!” and a “G-E-O-R-G-I-A”). Personally, I’d like to see a score of the entire pregame show if a current or recent Redcoat could manage to scan and upload such a thing.
Goin’ back, goin’ back, goin’ back to Athens Town,
Goin’ back, goin’ back to the best darn place around.
Goin’ back, goin’ back, back to hear the grand old sound
Of the chapel bell and a Georgia yell,
Goin’ back to Athens town.
Georgia! Georgia! Hear the bulldog growl!
Scrapping, snapping, listen to him howl!
Here he comes a-runnin’ to the field,
Georgia’s team is never going to yield.
Win or lose, the other fellow knows
Georgia fights until the whistle blows,
Red and Black wave on for Georgia’s varsity,
And Georgia’s victory!
I don’t think this is part of the show, but I’ve also always liked
She’s the daughter of the Red and Black.
She’s for Georgia, and she’ll never take it back.
She can’t hold herself in check
When she yells, “To hell with Tech!”
Or the yellow jackets give her any slack.
When she dances, she’s a dream,
Reg’lar sugar-coated cream.
Her red lips and black eyes are fair to see.
“Glory, glory to ol’ Georgia!”
That’s the song my Georgia baby sings to me.
by NCT on Aug 24, 2008 7:54 PM EDT 0 recs
I believe your version of the third and fourth lines . . .
. . . represents Hugh Hodgson’s rearrangement “according to usage” (in much the same way that many fans sing “. . . and to hell with Georgia Tech!”—-or whatever current opponent fits, be it Ten-nes-see, Flo-ri-da, or Spur-ri-er—-in place of “G-E-O-R-G-I-A!” at the end of “Glory.”
To each his own on that one—-personally, I find “to Hell with ________” theologically troubling; I want any team that plays Georgia to lose, but I do not wish to see their souls consigned to eternal damnation, which is why Georgia Tech’s fixation on that phrase grates on me so—-but I was going with the official lyrics as written by the composer, which may differ from those sung by the fans.
Go 'Dawgs!
by T Kyle King on
Aug 24, 2008 8:03 PM EDT
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Fair enough
Just don’t forget that the fact that my parents were in school during The Drought is an integral feature of my upbringing.
by NCT on
Aug 25, 2008 10:49 AM EDT
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I never knew Eddie Money contributed an UGA fight song
"Bob Zook has to be the laziest man alive"
by Hawkeye State on Aug 25, 2008 12:56 AM EDT 0 recs
current pregame
i am a current senior in the redcoat band. i have a copy of the entire pregame music, but cannot figure out how to attach a file to a post. if anyone really wants the actual music, post your email address. otherwise, here is the rundown of the pregame music
1. Glory in Eb
*2. Alma Mater
3. Star Spangled Banner
4. Glory in Eb-short
5. Bulldog march medley(fight song, dwarf, gloryX2)
6. Battle Hymn
7. (we still havent put the song here yet b/c we have a new director)
8. krypton
9. Glory until the team is all the way on the field
10. #6(GOOO Georgia Bulldogs) to exit the field
as far as when music is played…
*Glory- all the time. but specifically when the team enters the field, when they score, etc
*fight song- used to be after a field goal was kicked, but it was changed last year. i think it will go back though.
*back to uga- we only play this at homecoming. and i believe it is the alumni band that plays it.
*glory with angel tag- only after winning a football game
*krypton- 4th quarter
hope this helps anyone. let me know if you want to know more
by ugaredcoat on Aug 25, 2008 8:29 AM EDT 0 recs
The Georgia Medley
The UGA Men’s Glee Club sings a medley of Georgia fight songs in all their big concerts. I sang with them (1988-1992) under the late, great Dr. Pierce Arant. I found this clip recently on google of the last Georgia Medley I sang with them.
by J.W. on Aug 25, 2008 9:21 AM EDT 0 recs
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