Old vs New On Wisconsin!

The melody of “On Wisconsin” was composed in 1909 by W. T. Purdy, a corporation clerk who, prior to that time, had never set foot in Wisconsin. The words were supplied by Carl Beck, a former University of Wisconsin student. In one day, these two young men produced the song that John Philip Sousa called “the finest of college marching songs.” Old 0:00 New 1:32 Lyrics: On Wisconsin, on Wisconsin! Plunge right through that line Run the ball clear down the field, boys Touchdown sure this time! On Wisconsin, on Wisconsin! Fight on for her fame Fight, fellows! Fight, fight, fight! We'll win this game! Source: https://www.library.wisc.edu/archives...