High school memories

[Arnold & Jennifer Pomerance]

As I read the thread about WV high school nicknames I remembered
something that happened at some function in the auditorium one of the
two years I was in the HS chorus. Some bigwig asked to hear the chorus
sing the alma mater. We started to sing the "fight" song because none
of us had even HEARD the alma mater. Heck; even the choirmaster didn't
know the alma mater!

To this day I still don't know the alma mater! But I still know the
"fight" song! Let's roll, Wildcats, roll........

Jennifer Pomerance
Oak Ridge, Tn
*Just feeling foolish!*

[Hickpickle]

The fight song for our high school (Man High School Hillbillies) was:

(Song to the Notre Dame Fight Song)

Beer, Beer for Old Man High
You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the Rye.
Send some sophomores out for gin
and don't let a SOBER SENIOR IN. (yelled)
We never stagger, we never fall.
We sober up on wood alcohol.
We are with you mighty men
So go out and win, win, win.

Tommi

[juli...@tomatogarden.com]

Oh Wow! I _love_ it!!! And they let you _sing_ that???
IIRC, you are not very many years past those years, are you?
No offense meant by that ! : )

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[Robert A. Underwood]

I suspect Man High was but one of many who adapted this song. I learned
it as a struggling freshman at Harlan (Kentucky) High School.

Our version:

Cheer, cheer for old Harlan High
You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,
Send the sophmores out for gin
And don't let a Sober FRESHMAN in.
Seniors will stagger, Juniors will fall,
We'll sober up on wood alcohol,
We are with you mighty men,

So go out and win, win, win.

Bob

In <199809050153...@ladder03.news.aol.com>, on 09/05/98
at 01:53 AM, hickp...@aol.com (Hickpickle) said:

::The fight song for our high school (Man High School Hillbillies) was:

::(Song to the Notre Dame Fight Song)

::Beer, Beer for Old Man High
::You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the Rye.
::Send some sophomores out for gin
::and don't let a SOBER SENIOR IN. (yelled)
::We never stagger, we never fall.
::We sober up on wood alcohol.
::We are with you mighty men
::So go out and win, win, win.

::Tommi

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[fishmoose]

Putnam Jr. High School (Ashland, KY grades 7 thru 9) had a very similar
version:

Let's give 3 cheers for Putnam Jr. High

You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,

Send the seventh graders out for gin
And don't let the sober 9th graders in.
We never stumble, we never fall,
We sober up on wood alcohol,

We are with you mighty men,
So go out and win, win, win.

I think our cross-town rival Coles Jr. High School had the same version
(except for the school name, duh!) . . . probably stole it from us at
Putnam! Nyuk-nyuk!

--
"You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
Unca Fishmoose

Robert A. Underwood sang (slightly off-key)...

[Al Justice http://members.xoom.com/eagle79]

Bob, where in the heck do you get this stuff from? ;) lol

Robert A. Underwood wrote:

> I suspect Man High was but one of many who adapted this song. I learned
> it as a struggling freshman at Harlan (Kentucky) High School.
>

> Our version:
>
> Cheer, cheer for old Harlan High
> You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,
> Send the sophmores out for gin
> And don't let a Sober FRESHMAN in.
> Seniors will stagger, Juniors will fall,
> We'll sober up on wood alcohol,
> We are with you mighty men,
> So go out and win, win, win.
>
> Bob
>

> In <199809050153...@ladder03.news.aol.com>, on 09/05/98
> at 01:53 AM, hickp...@aol.com (Hickpickle) said:
>
> ::The fight song for our high school (Man High School Hillbillies) was:
>
> ::(Song to the Notre Dame Fight Song)
>
> ::Beer, Beer for Old Man High
> ::You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the Rye.
> ::Send some sophomores out for gin
> ::and don't let a SOBER SENIOR IN. (yelled)
> ::We never stagger, we never fall.

> ::We sober up on wood alcohol.
> ::We are with you mighty men

[fishmoose]

I think they call it "peer pressure" now Al
:o)

--
"You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
Unca Fishmoose

Al Justice scratched his head and wondered:

[maggie]

Now, you know that was the Cole's Junior High fight song.

Shame on you.

Leighann

fishmoose <fish...@SPAMSTOPnetset.com> wrote in article
<01bdd8eb$7953ef60$3be4b7ce@fishmoose>...
: Putnam Jr. High School (Ashland, KY grades 7 thru 9) had a very similar
: version:
:
: Let's give 3 cheers for Putnam Jr. High

: You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,

: Send the seventh graders out for gin
: And don't let the sober 9th graders in.

: We never stumble, we never fall,

: We sober up on wood alcohol,

: We are with you mighty men,
: So go out and win, win, win.

:
: I think our cross-town rival Coles Jr. High School had the same version

: (except for the school name, duh!) . . . probably stole it from us at
: Putnam! Nyuk-nyuk!

:
: --

: "You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
: Unca Fishmoose

:
: Robert A. Underwood sang (slightly off-key)...
: > Our version:

:
:

[fishmoose]

Sounds like the good ol' days, eh???? Them Putnam Buccaneers and Coles
Broncos going at it again! Ah, makes me feel like 15 yrs old again . . .
whoops! that can't be right . . . I can't even *remember* being 15! Ah,
the good old days, eh????

BTW: last I heard Coles and Putnam are now combined with classes at the
renovated Putnam school building. The old Ashland High School (where Coles
was located down on Lexington Ave.) is now a church and Christian School.

--
"You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
Unca Fishmoose

maggie got me with:

[maggie]

I went to Putnam. We used to sing that song to make our friends at Coles
mad! (the last verse was: We never stumble, we never fall. We sober up on
wood alcohol - while our loyal faculty lies drunk in the study hall.)

The middle school (6-8th grade) is Verity Middle School, now. It's in the
old Putnam location. Not sure how much of it is the original building,
though. They've also renovated the old Putnam Stadium. They tore down the
building out front (ticket and concessions), built a new one. They call it
something other than Putnam Stadium (home of the Tomcats!) now but, due to
early-onset dementia, I can't remember!

Ninth graders go to Paul Blazer now. Guess they have room for 4 grades
over there now that us BabyBoomers are all outta there.

Speaking of Putnam (remember how people had trouble saying that and called
it Putman? - used to drive me nuts), Miss Thelma Johnson was the teacher
who probably had the most positive influence on me up until then. I still
think about her.

With all of this talk about former teachers, I think we should all write a
letter (or better yet - make a visit) to those teachers who meant so much
to us and let them know how much we appreciated their influence. I'm going
to do that right now.

Leighann

fishmoose <fish...@SPAMSTOPnetset.com> wrote in article

<01bdd8fa$ce01f3e0$84e4b7ce@fishmoose>...
: Sounds like the good ol' days, eh???? Them Putnam Buccaneers and Coles

:
:

[fishmoose]

I remember (barely) being in a class taught by a Mrs. Johnson at Putnam.
As the fog clears, I think she was a mathematics teacher.

I like your idea 'bout contacting former teachers. My 6th grade class from
Hatcher Elementary has been having our own reunion for the last 3 years,
what a blast. We've even gotten some of the teachers we had thru
elementary school to attend. Some, sadly, aren't with us anymore but they
are fondly remembered.
Like they say: "If you can read this, thank a teacher!"

BTW - I'm PGBHS Class of '67, Geezer cum laude!
-------

"You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
Unca Fishmoose

maggie wrote in article:

[maggie]

When I was living there, the Rev. Elzy Thomas was the one who set-up church
in the old Coles Building. I don't know the name of his church.

I know he used to work at Armco. Everybody in town knew of Elzy Thomas. I
went to school with 2 of his daughters (both are teachers in the Ashland
system now). I remember going to a rally in one of the Baptist churches
downtown during the wet-dry debate/election in the 70's. He sang that
night and, without a microphone, filled that entire church with that
beautiful voice of his.

You sure are bringing back a lot of memories and making me more homesick
than usual!

Leighann

: fishmoose <fish...@SPAMSTOPnetset.com> wrote in article
: <01bdd8fa$ce01f3e0$84e4b7ce@fishmoose>...
: Sounds like the good ol' days, eh???? Them Putnam Buccaneers and Coles
: Broncos going at it again! Ah, makes me feel like 15 yrs old again . . .
: whoops! that can't be right . . . I can't even *remember* being 15! Ah,
: the good old days, eh????
:
: BTW: last I heard Coles and Putnam are now combined with classes at the
: renovated Putnam school building. The old Ashland High School (where
: Coles
: was located down on Lexington Ave.) is now a church and Christian School.
: --

: "You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
: Unca Fishmoose

[maggie]

Miss Johnson taught Chorus when I was there. I also took piano lessons
from her. She used to pick me up on Saturdays and we would go to
Huntington to the Kinney Music Co. to buy sheet music. She always double
parked in front of the nut shop there while I ran in to buy her a bag of
cashews.

When I had my tonsils out at 15 (in 71), she visited me in the hospital.

There wasn't a song she couldn't play on the piano - even Malageña! (my
mom's favorite and one I've struggled with and never mastered).

As you know, all the black children in town went to Coles. I had never
known a black person personally until Miss Johnson. Without ever
mentioning our differences, she taught me that we are all the same in our
hearts - and that is all that matters anyway.

Leighann
(PGBSHS class of '74)

fishmoose <fish...@SPAMSTOPnetset.com> wrote in article

<01bdd90b$92e523c0$84e4b7ce@fishmoose>...
: I remember (barely) being in a class taught by a Mrs. Johnson at Putnam.

: As the fog clears, I think she was a mathematics teacher.
:
: I like your idea 'bout contacting former teachers. My 6th grade class
from
: Hatcher Elementary has been having our own reunion for the last 3 years,
: what a blast. We've even gotten some of the teachers we had thru
: elementary school to attend. Some, sadly, aren't with us anymore but
they
: are fondly remembered.
: Like they say: "If you can read this, thank a teacher!"
:
: BTW - I'm PGBHS Class of '67, Geezer cum laude!
: -------

: "You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
: Unca Fishmoose

:
: maggie wrote in article:

: >
:
:

[fishmoose]

Ah Maggie Leigh . . . you're bringing back so many memories from out of the
fog!
We had Bro. Thomas come to our church out in Westwood and play and I got to
play bass guitar with him on piano (I played with the church choir). I
also got to know him when I worked at Armco as he would process all the
labor pool guys for their assignments. I'm also remembering Mrs. Johnson
(the choir teacher). I'm surprised she was there for so long since I left
Putnam . . . she *was* a sweet, sweet lady!
Thanks for the memories!
--

[Edward Earl DUNLEVY]

fishmoose wrote:
>
> Putnam Jr. High School (Ashland, KY grades 7 thru 9) had a very similar
> version:
>
> Let's give 3 cheers for Putnam Jr. High
> You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,
> Send the seventh graders out for gin
> And don't let the sober 9th graders in.

> We never stumble, we never fall,

> We sober up on wood alcohol,
> We are with you mighty men,
> So go out and win, win, win.
>
> I think our cross-town rival Coles Jr. High School had the same version
> (except for the school name, duh!) . . . probably stole it from us at
> Putnam! Nyuk-nyuk!
>

> --
> "You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
> Unca Fishmoose
>

> Robert A. Underwood sang (slightly off-key)...
> > Our version:
> >
> > Cheer, cheer for old Harlan High
> > You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,
> > Send the sophmores out for gin
> > And don't let a Sober FRESHMAN in.
> > Seniors will stagger, Juniors will fall,
> > We'll sober up on wood alcohol,
> > We are with you mighty men,
> > So go out and win, win, win.
> >
> > Bob

Is there any wonder why so many people have ended up being alcoholics?
My alma mater in Redstone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania had
almost the same high school theme song. I wouldn't want to count the
number of alcoholics from our school.
Just a friendly comment. I don't drink alcohol, but I am also not a
blue nose, or a preacher. I have done my share of drinking in the past.
--
Edward E. Dunlevy.......a survivor

[Andrea Fekete]

Hickpickle wrote:

> The fight song for our high school (Man High School Hillbillies) was:
>
> (Song to the Notre Dame Fight Song)
>

> Beer, Beer for Old Man High

> You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the Rye.
> Send some sophomores out for gin
> and don't let a SOBER SENIOR IN. (yelled)
> We never stagger, we never fall.

> We sober up on wood alcohol.

> We are with you mighty men

> So go out and win, win, win.
>

> Tommi

Hell yeah! Sing it Tommi! You bring the whiskey I'll bring the rye!!!
Haven't heard that in a while. I posted a message to you down
below...didn't noticeyou had posted. Good to see you again. *Andrea

[John Schmidt]

I believe it was a State law in WestbyGod Virginia that all the high
schools in the State use the same basic fight song, substituting the
name of the school where necessary. But then, a lot of those country
songs sound alike too.

[Lmgriffith]

When I was a child in school in WVa. we stood beside our desks every morning
and sang "The West Virginia Hills" how majestic and how grand. I long once
more to be among those hills. Sounds good to me. Also sang "My Grandfather's
Clock". Something about it stopped short never to run again when the old man
died. It stood many years on the shelf. Anybody remember that one? Uh, oh.
I may be the oldest one around. Lillian

[Ejucaided Redneck]

Lmgriffith wrote:

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asked by Judge Jimmy Clay if he needed the court to appoint him an
attorney.

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--
Ollie Keeton, to some college youngster at C&H Liquors: "You're all
right for a kid. But who the hell wants to drink with a kid?"

[ren...@my-dejanews.com]

We are endeavoring to learn it, in four-part harmony. I love it.

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> >Also sang "My Grandfather's Clock". Something about it
> >stopped short never to run again when the old man
> >died. It stood many years on the shelf. Anybody remember
> >that one? Uh, oh. I may be the oldest one around.
>

> My grandfather's clock was too large for the shelf
> So it stood ninety years on the floor.
> It was taller by half than the old man himself
> Though it weighed not a pennyweight more.
> It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born
> And was always his treasure and pride.
> But it stopped, short, never to run again
> When the old man died.
>
> <then some verses about getting married and having some kids,
> in that order, this being a 19th century song>
>
> It rang an alarm in the dread hour of night,
> An alarm that for years had been dumb.
> And we knew that his spirit was pluming for flight,
> That his hour of departure had come.
> Still the clock kept the time with a soft and muffled chime
> As we silently stood by his bed.
> But it stopped short, never to run again,
> When the old man died.
>
> My granny used to sing that one...
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[gwar...@zoomnet.net]

Wouldn't bet on the age thing. Some one told me that the Guv was so
mean that he voted against Truman. But he did vote for Abe Lincoln.

We went to Music Class in another building and sang Billy Boy, My
Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean and The Little Brown Church in the Vale.
Seems like those were the only songs that we sang for 8 years. Glen
Jean Grade School. Now closed and still looking like a max security
prison

jerry

On 10 Sep 1998 20:29:16 GMT, lmgri...@aol.com (Lmgriffith) wrote:

>When I was a child in school in WVa. we stood beside our desks every morning
>and sang "The West Virginia Hills" how majestic and how grand. I long once

>more to be among those hills. Sounds good to me. Also sang "My Grandfather's

>Clock". Something about it stopped short never to run again when the old man
>died. It stood many years on the shelf. Anybody remember that one? Uh, oh.

>I may be the oldest one around. Lillian

[Al Justice http://members.xoom.com/eagle79]

Yeah but Guv told me he's runnin again... Go guv..(least we won't have to worry
about Monica--(whispers-guv--send her to my house.)). (;

[Vrondi]

My school had the same song. As a band member who spent some time
staring at the sheet music, let le enlighten ya'll. This song is "The
Notre Dame Victory March." From Notre Dame University.
Lots of high schools use university fight songs. That's why so many
have the same words and tunes. Another _very_ commonly used one is
the "Washington and Lee Swing" from Washington and Lee University.
Matewan High uses this one. Here are the words that Matewan uses:
oh, Matewan High is first and best
we are the ones who pass any test,
we are the same who put the A in fame, always game,
Mate-wan, High!

I've heard this at many other places, too.
-Chrys

On Sun, 06 Sep 1998 09:11:41 -0400, Edward Earl DUNLEVY
<car...@hhs.net> wrote:

>fishmoose wrote:
>>
>> Putnam Jr. High School (Ashland, KY grades 7 thru 9) had a very similar
>> version:
>>
>> Let's give 3 cheers for Putnam Jr. High
>> You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,
>> Send the seventh graders out for gin
>> And don't let the sober 9th graders in.
>> We never stumble, we never fall,

>> We sober up on wood alcohol,
>> We are with you mighty men,

>> So go out and win, win, win.
>>

>> I think our cross-town rival Coles Jr. High School had the same version
>> (except for the school name, duh!) . . . probably stole it from us at
>> Putnam! Nyuk-nyuk!
>>
>> --
>> "You can take the boy outta the country . . ."
>> Unca Fishmoose
>>
>> Robert A. Underwood sang (slightly off-key)...
>> > Our version:
>> >
>> > Cheer, cheer for old Harlan High
>> > You bring the whiskey, I'll bring the rye,
>> > Send the sophmores out for gin
>> > And don't let a Sober FRESHMAN in.
>> > Seniors will stagger, Juniors will fall,
>> > We'll sober up on wood alcohol,

>> > We are with you mighty men,

>> > So go out and win, win, win.
>> >

[Robert A. Underwood]

At my high school, the unofficial band fight(ing) song was the one adapted
from Notre Dame. The official school fight song was adapted from WV.
Closest any of us ever hoped to get to WV, we were so isolated.

KyBob

In <35f94661...@wvnvm.wvnet.edu>, on 09/11/98
at 12:00 PM, tpots.nospa...@usa.net (Vrondi) said:

::My school had the same song. As a band member who spent some time

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Lmgriffith wrote:
: When I was a child in school in WVa. we stood beside our desks
every morning
: and sang "The West Virginia Hills" how majestic and how grand.
I long once
: more to be among those hills. Sounds good to me. Also sang
"My Grandfather's
: Clock". Something about it stopped short never to run again
when the old man
: died. It stood many years on the shelf. Anybody remember
that one? Uh, oh.
: I may be the oldest one around. Lillian

I remember it.
Oh my grandfather's clock was too wide for the shelf so it stood

ninety years on the floor

it was older my half than the old man himself thought it
weighed, not a penny, weighed more.
It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born, it was
always his treasure and pride,
but it stopped short, never to run again when the old man died.

I learned this at Mt Union School, a two-room school in Wayne Co
WV

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dean_adkins wrote:
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>
> Lmgriffith wrote:
> : When I was a child in school in WVa. we stood beside our desks
> every morning
> : and sang "The West Virginia Hills" how majestic and how grand.
> I long once
> : more to be among those hills. Sounds good to me. Also sang
> "My Grandfather's
> : Clock". Something about it stopped short never to run again
> when the old man
> : died. It stood many years on the shelf. Anybody remember
> that one? Uh, oh.
> : I may be the oldest one around. Lillian
>

There's a website where you can search for and then download tons of
old songs:

http://www.mudcat.org/folksearch.html

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And was I havin' fun!
Then one night she shot out the light
And now now I'm on the run.
--- "Pistol Packin' Mama," Al Dexter

[Joe Bays]

See if it doesn't make a little more sense like this:

> I remember it.
> Oh my grandfather's clock was too wide for the shelf so it stood

too BIG for the shelf

> ninety years on the floor
> it was older my half than the old man himself thought it

it was TALLER by half

> weighed, not a penny, weighed more.
> It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born, it was
> always his treasure and pride,
> but it stopped short, never to run again when the old man died.
>
> I learned this at Mt Union School, a two-room school in Wayne Co
> WV
>
> Dean Adkins

This song is based on a true situation, by the way, AND is where we get
the term "grandfather's clock" for that particular style of timepiece.
Not that it matters.

--
Joe Bays
my e-mail address is jnbays at tricon dot net

[Ejucaided Redneck]

Joe Bays wrote:
>
> See if it doesn't make a little more sense like this:
>
> > I remember it.
> > Oh my grandfather's clock was too wide for the shelf so it stood
> too BIG for the shelf
> > ninety years on the floor
> > it was older my half than the old man himself thought it
> it was TALLER by half
> > weighed, not a penny, weighed more.
> > It was bought on the morn of the day that he was born, it was
> > always his treasure and pride,
> > but it stopped short, never to run again when the old man died.
> >
> > I learned this at Mt Union School, a two-room school in Wayne Co
> > WV
> >
> > Dean Adkins
>

> This song is based on a true situation <snip>

Can you expand on this? All I know about the song is Henry Clay Work
wrote it (and a lot of other nienteenth century tear Jerkers), and I'm
an afficiando of music trivia.

Thanks.