RAMS football
Sung to the tune of Lanigan’s Ball
Article: Farron Ager – Oped Editor and Autumn McDowell – Sports Editor
An excerpt from Drinking Songs of the Academy
In the town of Regina, one Ronnie Lancaster
Brought the Riders to a state of good fame
And grandson Mueller played, raised the Rams e’en faster!
Plays on a field and ten bleachers for games
He gave a grand party to friends and relations
Who did not forget him and would join a brawl
If you’d only listen, I’ll make your eyes glisten
At the rows and ructions of Rams Football
Myself a student got free invitations
For the last game versus hated U Sask
In less than a minute both friends and relations
Were dancing around and sharing a flask
Mugs of Pilsner and Bud for the plastered
Chicken wings, dips, there was burgers on trays
There were Muellers, McCrystals, and Lancasters
Counting the yards and dancing away
CHORUS:
Six long months I spent in KIN School
Six long months doing nothing at all
Six long months I spent in KIN School
Learning to play for Rams Football
They were doing all kinds of nonsensical polkas
Round the field in a whirly gig
But Landon and I soon banished their nonsense
And tipped them a twist of a real football jig
Oh how the schmo he really got mad and we
Danced that you’d think that the endzone would fall
For I spent three weeks at KIN Academy
Learning to dance for Rams Football
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And I stepped out – and I stepped in again
And I stepped out – and I stepped in again
And I stepped out – and I stepped in again
Learning to play for Rams football
The girls were as merry, the boys without shame
Dancing around and maintaining the drive
Till an accident happened and lost the bloody game
Missing the first post-season since oh five.
Frank McCrystal threw his hat and yelled “I’m fired.”
And called for his red shirts and told to prepare
We swore Sheldon Neald’s voice couldn’t go higher
At least we’re not as bad as the Golden Bears
CHORUS
Boy, oh, boy now this was destruction
Myself got a kick from big Aaron Picton
And I soon replied to his kind introduction
And kicked him most heartily in his left shin
Taylor the punter was nearly being strangled
They squeezed up his pipes, bellows, chanters and all
And the girls in their split jumps they all got entangled
And that put an end to Ram’s football
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