Pennsylvania State University song, 1919
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Every college has a legend
Passed on from year to year
To which they pledge allegiance
And always cherish dear
But of all the honored idols
There’s but one that stands the test
It’s the stately Nittany Lion
The symbol of our best
Chorus:
Hail to the Lion, loyal and true
Hail, Alma Mater, with your white and blue
Penn State forever
Molder of men and women
Fight for her honor and victory again
- There’s old Pittsburgh with its Panther
And Penn her Red and Blue
Dartmouth with its Indian
And Yale her Bulldog, too
There’s old Princeton with its Tiger
And Cornell with its Bear
But speaking now of victory
We’ll get the Lion’s share
- Indiana has its Hoosiers
Purdue, its gold and black
The Wildcats from Northwestern
And Spartans on attack
Ohio State has its Buckeyes
Up north, the Wolverines
But the mighty Nittany Lions
The best they’ve ever seen
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: