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LYRICS The lyrics have changed significantly since the song was originally written, with most of the major changes occurring by 1937 . The lyrics below are the ones most commonly sung and published currently. ''Bow down to Washington, ''Bow down to Washington,'' ''Mighty are the men'' ''Who wear the purple and the gold,'' ''Joyfully we welcome them '' ''Within the victors fold.'' ''We will carve their names (names!)'' ''In the Hall of Fame (fame!) ''To preserve the memory of our devotion.'' ''So heaven help the foes of Washington;'' ''They're trembling at the feet'' ''Of mighty Washington,'' ''Our boys are there with bells (bells!),'' ''Their fighting blood excels (excels!),'' ''It's harder to push them over the line'' ''Than pass the Dardanelles .'' ''So victory's the cry of Washington'' ''Our leather lungs together'' ''With a Rah! Rah! Rah!'' ''And o'er the land'' ''The loyal band'' ''Will sing the glory'' ''Of Washington forever.'' In recent years, some fans have been heard replacing "with a rah! rah! rah!" with "with a 'Fuck Wazzu!'"--a jab at UW's biggest rival, Washington State University . {Link without Title} Also replacing the lines "It's harder to push them over the line than pass the Dardanelles" with "If you don't go to Washington, then you can go to hell" The original words to Bow Down to Washington included "Dobie, Dobie Pride of Washington! They’re trembling at the feet of Mighty Washington!” in respect of the football headcoach Gil Dobie . EXTERNAL LINK Fightmusic.com's Pac10 page includes an MP3 of ''Bow Down to Washington'' among other material REFERENCES
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