"The Whiffenpoof Song" & "Lay it on the Line" -- Yale University songsters

[bsteadman]

The Whiffenpoof Song - The Yale Whiffenpoofs of 2014

"The Whiffenpoof Song"

To the tables down at Mory's,
To the place where Louis dwells,
To the dear old Temple Bar
We love so well,

Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled
With their glasses raised on high,
And the magic of their singing casts its spell.

Yes, the magic of their singing
Of the songs we love so well:
"Shall I, Wasting" and "Mavourneen" and the rest.

We will serenade our Louis
While life and voice shall last
Then we'll pass and be forgotten with the rest.

We are poor little lambs
Who have lost our way.
Baa! Baa! Baa!
We are little black sheep
Who have gone astray.
Baa! Baa! Baa!

Gentlemen songsters off on a spree
Damned from here to eternity
God have mercy on such as we.
Baa! Baa! Baa!

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Whiffenpoof_Song


An Authentic Account of the Founding of the Whiffenpoofs, by The Rev. James M. Howard, Yale Class of 1909

http://www.whiffenpoofs.com/storage/...fs_History.pdf

[bsteadman]

Lay It On The Line - Yale's Whim 'N Rhythm of 2014

"Lay it on the Line"

I hate to say it, you were wrong
I saw you coming from the start
She made you think she was the one
I always knew she'd break your heart

So she was out with your boy, Dom
On the floor in a slow grind
You're asking me just what to do, boy
I say you should lay it on the line

Now remember Jenny from back in school?
She said she'd meet you at the pond, boy
Your first love, her first fool
Somehow I knew she'd lead you on, yeah

It hurts my heart to see your pain
Looking in from the outside
And now you're doing it all again, yeah
Wake up boy and lay it on the line

We've been friend for so long
I'm here for you whenever you call
But now it's time for you to speak your mind

Ooh baby, it's been so hard
Holding back everything inside
To be honest I've been a little scared
Of losing you, I can't lie

Now I got to let you know
I've been feeling you all this time
And now I'm ready to take a chance
I'm gonna lay it on the line

We've been friends for so long
I'm here for you whenever you call
But now it's time for you to speak your mind

Ooh, ooh, baby let me know
If you've been feeling me all this time
Are you ready to take a chance, boy?
Come on and lay it on the line

Said, are you ready for love?
I'm gonna lay it on the line, baby
Are you ready for real, real love?
Come on and lay it on the line

Are you feeling me like I've been feeling you, boy?
Come on and lay it, come on and lay it
You've got to lay it on the line, baby
Come on and lay it, come on and lay it on the line

http://www.songlyrics.com/divine-bro...e-line-lyrics/


HENDEL: Let's Hear it for the Girls

http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2013/0...for-the-girls/