This well
known melody, which had great popularity at the turn of the
century, was written in 1896 by Theodore M. Metz and was later
given a UW flavor by Philip Allen, who graduated from the
University in 1899 with a law degree. Hot Time (Cheer,
Boys, Cheer!) is now traditionally used by the Wisconsin Band
as a "fire-up song" which was played immediately before the
kick-off at a football game...the tip-off in basketball...and
the face-off at each hockey match. In Camp Randall it is still
used to signal a Badger touchdown and is followed immediately
by On
Wisconsin after the extra point has been attempted.
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"Old Mother Leary"
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"Mrs. O'Leary's Cow"
Version 3 [493K mp3]
"There'll be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
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Lyrics
Late one night
When we were all in
bed,
Old mother Leary
Left the lantern in the
shed,
And when the cow kicked it over,
She winked her
eye and said,
There'll be a hot time
In the old town
tonight.
Cheer, boys, cheer!
Wisconsin's got the
ball.
U-rah-rah
Oh, won't they take a fall?
For when
we hit their line,
They'll have no line at all.
There'll
be a hot time
At Wisconsin
tonight. |
