The Butler University War Song

Do you know the words?

Welcome!

• Welcome to the Butler University War song tutorial!

Objective• Learn the words to the Butler

University War song

Overview

• Etiquette• Why Learn the War Song• Butler Blue II• Words and History• Sing Along

Etiquette

What should you do when the war song is played?

War Song Etiquette

• If you are able, stand when the war song is played.

• Clap along with the beat.• Some “die hard” Butler fans only sing the war

song the first time it is played. Then, they clap the second time.

Why Learn the War Song?

• It brings us together as the Butler community.• It promotes school spirit.• It helps us cheer on our athletics!• Butler Blue II knows the war song

• The next video is from the WIBC morning news show.

• It was aired before the Final Four games in 2010.

• This video features Butler alum Dave Arland singing the war song and explaining some of its history.

Learn the Words

Sing Along!

• The following video will help you learn the words to the war song.

Thank you for watching the tutorial!

Music

• 1st song- “I Can’t Turn You Loose”• Now playing “Tear the Roof Off the Sucker

(We Want the Funk)”

Both songs are by the Butler University Basketball Band

War SongWe’ll sing the Butler war song,

We’ll give a fighting cry;We’ll fight the Butler battle-

Bulldogs ever do or die.And in the glow of the victory firelight,

Hist’ry cannot denyTo add a page or two

For Butler’s fighting crewBeneath the Hoosier sky.

(And We Will Fight ‘Til We Die! B-U!)-John Heiney, Class of 1923