Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
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Originally Posted by
bisonmike2
I get the old version is a classic but times have changed and we are both Universities. So why run the risk of confusion? My version will always be
On the plains of North Dakota
there for all to see
Stands an outhouse on the prairie
And they call it U-N-D.
Hail the Bison, Hail the Bison
with their tails up in the air.
University, University
The Sue can kiss whats under there.
There was no confusion. Damn who were the idiots who fucked up a great song with those other versions. Damn
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
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Originally Posted by
BlueBisonRock
There are as many correct versions of the song as there are posters on Bisonville.
So here goes the first of many correct versions!
Far across the plains of Fargo
There for all to see.
Stands an old abandoned outhouse
Called the U-ni-versity
Hail the Bison, Hail the Bison with their tails up in the air.
University, University you can kiss whats under there.
<Followed by an ever growing and changing chant begining Bison once, Bison twice, Holy Jumping ......>
Compare:
The SDSU version I learned the Fall of 1972 is quite similar to the above:
Far across the plains of Brookings,
Far as I can see
Stands an old abandoned outhouse
Called the U-ni-ver-sity.
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
It seems to me people need to spend less time arguing about it and more time singing it, whatever the exact words may be.
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
Regardless of which version you choose to use, the one point of agreement on this thread is the most important point.
They can kiss what's under there!
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
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Originally Posted by
56BISON73
There was no confusion. Damn who were the idiots who fucked up a great song with those other versions. Damn
Here's the confusion. This might be what a typical kid from the past 20 or so years have said.
"'Called the University'? The University? UND is THE university? But I thought NDSU was a University? Why is UND THE university and NDSU is not?"
Why not avoid all that all together and use "And they call it UND"? It fits phonetically. It rhymes and it leaves no question who the outhouse on the prairie is that we are referring to.
Man I hate bye weeks.
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
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Originally Posted by
bisonmike2
Here's the confusion. This might be what a typical kid from the past 20 or so years have said.
"'Called the University'? The University? UND is THE university? But I thought NDSU was a University? Why is UND THE university and NDSU is not?"
Why not avoid all that all together and use "And they call it UND"? It fits phonetically. It rhymes and it leaves no question who the outhouse on the prairie is that we are referring to.
Man I hate bye weeks.
The song was likely composed prior to 1959.
With our current success the song has migrated nicely to be used for most FBS teams.
Agreed. Bye weeks suck.
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
Quote:
Originally Posted by
bisonmike2
Here's the confusion. This might be what a typical kid from the past 20 or so years have said.
"'Called the University'? The University? UND is THE university? But I thought NDSU was a University? Why is UND THE university and NDSU is not?"
Why not avoid all that all together and use "And they call it UND"? It fits phonetically. It rhymes and it leaves no question who the outhouse on the prairie is that we are referring to.
Man I hate bye weeks.
You are over thinking something that doesnt need to be. If you look at the original version its pretty self explanatory. But to help you---its not---and they call it university. Its short and simple---call it university. Which implies a dig at that institution.
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
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Originally Posted by
56BISON73
You are over thinking something that doesnt need to be. If you look at the original version its pretty self explanatory. But to help you---its not---and they call it university. Its short and simple---call it university. Which implies a dig at that institution.
In all reality, what you know is not the original version. It's merely the version you know, much like the subsequent versions that are learned by each generation.
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Originally Posted by
ndsustudent89
Ok then...who wants to post the "correct" version of that song. I too have heard many different versions while I was in school.
Oh, boy. I've been waiting for someone to ask for this.
The year was 1904 and Percy Montrose's 87.87D trochaic meter American western folk ballad, "Oh My Darling, Clementine" ,which was released in 1884, was gaining popularity once again on the US Billboard charts after being re-released as a B-side on the Haydn Quartet's "Bedelia". Long before NDAC became NDSU and before the marching band head earned their gold star, a rather astute NDAC marching band piccolo trombonist, Cornellius Rufus Bernard III, became enamored with the song. He had listened to the song so many times that he would create his own lyrics and tell other tales with the meter of "Oh My Darling, Clementine".
As an attempt to placate the students and alumni who were outraged and rioting due to the NDAC nickname changing from the Farmers to the Aggies, Cornellius created a song in hopes that it would become a unifying battle cry in which all of NDAC, past and present, drunk and sober, could attempt to sing. Thusly, he created the following classic:
On the north plains of Dakota
There standing for all to see
Layeth an abandoned outhouse
That they call The University.
Hail the Aggies, Hail the Aggies
Horse's tails up in the air.
University, University
You can kiss what's under there.
Obviously some of the students still preferred just using 'Dakota' instead of the correct name of the already 15 year old state. Most likely this was due to their parents still calling it Dakota Territory.
Re: Far Accross the Plains of ND
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Originally Posted by
Bisonguy
In all reality, what you know is not the original version. It's merely the version you know, much like the subsequent versions that are learned by each generation.
Oh, boy. I've been waiting for someone to ask for this.
The year was 1904 and Percy Montrose's 87.87D trochaic meter American western folk ballad, "Oh My Darling, Clementine" ,which was released in 1884, was gaining popularity once again on the US Billboard charts after being re-released as a B-side on the Haydn Quartet's "Bedelia". Long before NDAC became NDSU and before the marching band head earned their gold star, a rather astute NDAC marching band piccolo trombonist, Cornellius Rufus Bernard III, became enamored with the song. He had listened to the song so many times that he would create his own lyrics and tell other tales with the meter of "Oh My Darling, Clementine".
As an attempt to placate the students and alumni who were outraged and rioting due to the NDAC nickname changing from the Farmers to the Aggies, Cornellius created a song in hopes that it would become a unifying battle cry in which all of NDAC, past and present, drunk and sober, could attempt to sing. Thusly, he created the following classic:
On the north plains of Dakota
There standing for all to see
Layeth an abandoned outhouse
That they call The University.
Hail the Aggies, Hail the Aggies
Horse's tails up in the air.
University, University
You can kiss what's under there.
Obviously some of the students still preferred just using 'Dakota' instead of the correct name of the already 15 year old state. Most likely this was due to their parents still calling it Dakota Territory.
Until someone who played before my time comes up and tells me---this is the way we sang it, I will go with the version I learned.
For some reason after all these years that hasnt happened.