"There Goes Old Georgetown" (Listen) is the unofficial name of the Georgetown University sports teams' fight song. It is also known as simply "Georgetown Fight Song".[1] It is actually an amalgamation of three songs, only the oldest of which, 1913's "The Touchdown Song", contains the lyric "here goes old Georgetown". Onto a version of this was added "Cheer for Victory", written in 1915, and "The Hoya Song", written in 1930, both of which are included in their entirety.[2] The authors of these songs, and of the combined version, are unknown.[3] Although some effort has been taken to change the song, no serious proposal has come forth.[4][5]
- ^ "Fight Song and Alma Mater". Georgetown University Alumni Association. 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
- ^ "Georgetown Traditions: The Songs". HoyaSaxa.com]. Retrieved March 4, 2007.
- ^ Studwell & Schueneman 1998, p. 8
- ^ Bayer, Michael (October 22, 2003). "Hoya Hoya Saxa". The Georgetown Independent. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
- ^ Colligan, Danny (October 22, 2003). "Hoya Hoya Suxa". The Georgetown Independent. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.