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The Lyrics and Music – “Hail West Virginia”.

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arrangement of: “Hail West Virginia”.

composed by: Earl Miller and Ed McWhorther.

lyrics by: Fred B. Deem.

date: 1915.

arranged by: Dr. Budd Udell.

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

WVU football coach, Bill Stewart, is carried off the field after winning the 2008 Fiesta Bowl.

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Music | Hail West Virginia | 2007

WVU Mountaineer Marching Band | Band | MP3 Pro | Stereo

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The Lyrics — Hail West Virginia.

Let's give a rah for West Virginia
And let us pledge to her anew,
Others may be black or crimson,
but for us it's Gold and Blue.
Let all our troubles be forgotten,
Let college spirit rule,
We'll join and give our loyal efforts
For the good of our old school.

It's West Virginia, It's West Virginia
The Pride of every Mountaineer.
Come on you old grads, join with us young lads,
It's West Virginia now we cheer!
Now is the time, boys, to make a big noise
No matter what the people say,
For there is naught to fear; the gang's all here,
So hail to West Virginia, Hail

Audio Format and Specifications:

Format:: MP3 Pro.
Length:: 1 minutes; 15 seconds.
Genre:: Marching Band.
Stereo:: 16-bit; 2 channel.
Frequency:: 44100 Hz.
Bitrate:: Variable; 160 Kbps, average.
Optimized:: Stereo.

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