GO BUCKS! In 1989, with the permission of the Ohio legislature, Wilbert B. McBride altered the lyrics. Rah! Ohio State Songs In Use Today The following are the songs that are true to the heart of every Buckeye. Liquidate Ohio State (Sung to the tune of the OSU Fight Song) Liquidate Ohio State and turn the Buckeyes blue. The song has also been subject to lyric revisions, with a new chorus rewritten and adopted in 1989. Buckeye Battle Cry In old Ohio there's a Knock them off their ivory towers, Send them crawling into the showers, Down with Ohio State, It’s a know-nothing party school! A staple of the marching band's repertoire is the Ohio's official state rock song, "Hang on Sloopy" first played on October 9, 1965 at the Ohio State vs. Illinois football game. They say the girls who go to O.S.U., "Beautiful Ohio" was originally written as a love song by Ballard MacDonald whose lyrics depict a "paradise of love divine." The circumstances of Cornell's writing are disputed: Some say he wrote "Carmen Ohio" on the bus ride back from Ann Arbor after Michigan crushed Ohio State 86-0 in 1902, while others report he came up with the lyrics at the Glee Club's request in 1903. Ohio adopted its first state song in 1969; Beautiful Ohio. Hit them hard and see how they fall, Never let that team get the ball, Hail, hail, the gang's all here, So let's win that old conference now. Features All Ohio State University Marching Band Song Lyrics and Ohio State University Marching Band Discography, as well as Band Biography and User Reviews. Songs Across the Field (1915 [1916]) Beautiful Ohio (1918 [1930s]) Buckeye Battle Cry (1919 [1919]) Ohio State University Marching Band - Hang on Sloopy Lyrics. When McBride rewrote the lyrics for the 1989 version, he gave a much more accurate portrayal of Ohio by including things such as the state's cities and factories rather than two imaginary lovers. Originally, “O-H-I-O S-T-A-T-E” was the chant, and it was sung to the melody of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” by U.S. Navy sailors. You will find the lyrics and the history of each song. "Bobo" King, composed the music. Released as a single, it … Mary Earl, whose real name was Robert A. Ballard MacDonald wrote the original lyrics to the 1918 song. They breed a lot of cattle in Columbus, It looks just like a zoo. Across the Field Fight the team across the field Show them Ohio's here, Set the earth reverberating With a mighty cheer, Rah! After learning the chant while a member Navy, Matthew Sidley joined the cheerleading squad at Ohio State and taught the cheer to fans at Ohio Stadium in 1947. The word "carmen" means song or poem in Latin, so "Carmen Ohio" literally means "Ohio Song." In 1969, the Ohio legislature adopted "Beautiful Ohio" as Ohio's state song. The Ohio State University Marching Band performing "Script Ohio" at Ohio Stadium in the 1960s. The state song of Ohio is a relatively recent addition to the state's set of official state symbols. Rah! "Ohio" was written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of the 4th of May 1970, after he had seen photos of the incident. In 1985, the Ohio General Assembly passed a resolution making “Hang on Sloopy” by Bert Berns & Wes Farrell the official state rock song (Ohio was the first state to adopt an official rock song).