Indiana, Our Indiana
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"Indiana, Our Indiana" is the official school fight song
of Indiana University
. The lyrics were written by IU band director Russell P. Harker to the tune of "The Viking March" by Karl King
, conductor of the Barnum and Bailey Circus Band.
The song was first performed by the IU Band during a football game against Northwestern University
in November 1912.
Fight song
A fight song is primarily an American and Canadian sports term, referring to a song associated with a team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team...
of Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
. The lyrics were written by IU band director Russell P. Harker to the tune of "The Viking March" by Karl King
Karl King
Karl L. King was a United States march music bandmaster and composer. He is best known as the composer of Barnum and Bailey's Favorite.-Biography:...
, conductor of the Barnum and Bailey Circus Band.
The song was first performed by the IU Band during a football game against Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in November 1912.
Lyrics
- Indiana, Our Indiana,
- Indiana, we're all for you!
- We will fight for the cream and crimson,
- For the glory of old IU
- Never daunted, we cannot falter
- In the battle, we're tried and true
- Indiana, Our Indiana,
- Indiana, we're all for you!