Talk about the sooners the Aggies and the braves,
Talk about the tiger and his tail,
Talk about the huskers, those old cornhuskin' boys,
But I'm a bird to make 'em weep and wail.
CHORUS:
'Cause I'm a jay, jay, jay, jay, jayhawk
up at Lawrence on the Kaw
'Cause I'm a jay, jay, jay, jay, jayhawk,
With a sis-boom hip hoorah.
Got a bill that's big enough to twist the tiger's tail,
Husk some corn and listen to the cornhusker's wail
'Cause I'm a jay, jay, jay, jay, jayhawk,
Riding on a Kansas gale.
'Cause I'm a jay, jay, jay, jay, jayhawk
up at Lawrence on the Kaw
'Cause I'm a jay, jay, jay, jay, jayhawk,
With a sis-boom hip hoorah.
Got a bill that's big enough to twist the tiger's tail,
Husk some corn and listen to the cornhusker's wail
'Cause I'm a jay, jay, jay, jay, jayhawk,
Riding on a Kansas gale, and that's our team.
Perhaps the most popular fight song is K.U.'s own "I'm a Jayhawk." George "Dumpy" Bowles, a student witht he Class of 1912, produced some outstanding student musical shows. a song in one of these shows was "I'm a Jayhawk." Written in 1912, it was dormant until 1920 when a great uprising of school spirit brought out "I'm a Jayhawk" once more. The song contributed to the raising of funds to build both the stadium and union as World War I memorials. The 1926 glee club made it known nationally.