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The Lyrics and Music – “Fight Mountaineers”.

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arrangement of: “Fight Mountaineers” and “The Old Gold and Blue”.

composed by: Fuzzy Knight.

arranged by: Dr. Budd Udell.

performed by the original best damn band in the land:
The Mountaineer Marching Band.

An Owen Schmitt score. This guy breaks facemasks.

Normally, for Long Description content pages, images are not used nor necessary. However, this is audio from the Mountaineer Marching Band and I am passionate about WVU football.

Music | Fight Mountaineers and the Old Gold and Blue | 2007

WVU Mountaineer Marching Band | Band | MP3 Pro | Stereo

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This audio file is used to demonstrate accessibility access for music. It is presented for editorial context, only.

Audio Format and Specifications:

Format:: MP3 Pro.
Length:: 2 minutes; 31 seconds.
Genre:: Marching Band.
Stereo:: 16-bit; 2 channel.
Frequency:: 44100 Hz.
Bitrate:: Variable; 144 Kbps, average.
Optimized:: Stereo.

The Lyrics — Fight Mountaineers.

Fight, fight, fight, fight, Mountaineers!
We're here to cheer for you.
Take that old ball down the field.
We're putting our faith in you.
Play that team right off its feet.
You can't be beat we know.
And when the game is through,
we'll all cheer for you.
West Virginia, West Virginia, rah!

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