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==Chorus==
== Chorus ==
:We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,
:We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,
:We can, we can, we can, we can demolish forty beers.
:We can, we can, we can, we can demolish forty beers.
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:For we don't give a damn for any damn man, who don't give a damn for us.
:For we don't give a damn for any damn man, who don't give a damn for us.


==Verses about Godiva==
== Verses about Godiva ==
''The first verse is always sung first before the chorus, typically followed by the second. After that it's anyone's game!''
 
:Godiva was a lady who through Coventry did ride,
:Godiva was a lady who through Coventry did ride,
:To show to all the villagers her fine and lily-white hide.
:To show to all the villagers her fine and lily-white hide.
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:Was the only one to notice that Godiva rode a horse.
:Was the only one to notice that Godiva rode a horse.


:She said I’ve come a long, long way, and I will go as far,
:Said she, "I’ve come a long, long way, and I will go as far,
:With the man who takes me from this horse, and leads me to a bar.
:With the man who takes me from this horse, and leads me to a bar."
:The men who took her from her steed, and led her to a beer,
:The men who took her from her steed, and led her to a beer,
:Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a drunken Engineer.
:Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a drunken Engineer.
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:Were a broken-down Surveyor and a bloodshot Engineer.
:Were a broken-down Surveyor and a bloodshot Engineer.


:Godiva died and where she fell a benchmark marks the spot,
:Godiva died and where she fell a bench marks the spot,
:In any Engineering text, its level can be got.
:In any Engineering text, its level can be got.
:And up in Heaven, everyday Godiva craves for beer,
:And up in Heaven, every day Godiva craves for beer,
:But she'll have to wait until the gates let in the Engineers
:But she'll have to wait until the gates let in the Engineers


:Godiva was a lady well-endowed, of that there was no doubt.
:Godiva was a lady well-endowed, of that there was no doubt.
:She never wore a stich of clothes, just wound her hair about.
:She never wore a stitch of clothes, just wound her hair about.
:The first man who ever made her was an Engineer of course,
:The first man who ever made her was an Engineer of course,
:But an Artsie queer, on just one beer once made Godiva's horse.
:But an Artsie queer, on just one beer once made Godiva's horse.
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:But on just one drink, and Artsie fink once made Godiva's horse.
:But on just one drink, and Artsie fink once made Godiva's horse.


==Female Verse==
== Female Verse ==
:We are, we are, we are, we are the female Engineers,
:We are, we are, we are, we are the female Engineers,
:We can, we can, we can, we can demolish twice as many beers.
:We can, we can, we can, we can demolish twice as many beers.
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:And sleep with girls who study friction, motion, stress and force.
:And sleep with girls who study friction, motion, stress and force.


==Version française==
== Version française ==
:Nous sommes, nous sommes, nous sommes, nous sommes les ingénieurs français
:Nous sommes, nous sommes, nous sommes, nous sommes les ingénieurs français
:Quand on a fini de boire la bière, on sort le Bourgelais
:Quand on a fini de boire la bière, on sort le Bourgelais
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:Rien de mieux que la langue française pour stimuler un corps.
:Rien de mieux que la langue française pour stimuler un corps.


==Politically Correct Verse==
== Politically Correct Verse ==
:We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,
:We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,
:We can, we can, we can, we fix anything with gears.
:We can, we can, we can, we fix anything with gears.
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:For we don't give a damn for any damn man, who don't give a damn for us.
:For we don't give a damn for any damn man, who don't give a damn for us.


==Pubcrawl Verse==
== Pubcrawl Verse ==
:We're lost, we're lost, we're lost, we're lost, we don't know where we are,
:We're lost, we're lost, we're lost, we're lost, we don't know where we are,
:We want, we want, we want, we want, we want to find a bar.
:We want, we want, we want, we want, we want to find a bar.
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:For we don't know where the hell we are but fuck we're on a bus!
:For we don't know where the hell we are but fuck we're on a bus!


==Verses about Engineering==
== Verses about Engineering ==
:Professors put demands on us, they say we have to tool,
:Professors put demands on us, they say we have to tool,
:But all we want to do is sleep, we hate this fucking school.
:But all we want to do is sleep, we hate this fucking school.
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:But the Comp kept rambling on and on and on recursively!
:But the Comp kept rambling on and on and on recursively!


==Verses about other faculties==
== Verses about other faculties ==
:An Artsie and an Engineer once found a gallon can,
:An Artsie and an Engineer once found a gallon can,
:Said the Artsie, “Match me drink for drink as long as you can stand.”
:Said the Artsie, “Match me drink for drink as long as you can stand.”
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:While an Artsie with a PHD can work at Mickey D’s.
:While an Artsie with a PHD can work at Mickey D’s.


==Verses about fictional engineers==
== Verses about fictional engineers ==
:Said Spock to Captain Kirk "the logic you cannot refute,
:Said Spock to Captain Kirk "the logic you cannot refute,
:the odds of our survival are so small I can't compute."
:the odds of our survival are so small I can't compute."
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:For he just remembered Scotty was the resident engineer!
:For he just remembered Scotty was the resident engineer!


==New Verses from Godiva Hymn Contest (2015)==
== New Verses from Godiva Hymn Contest (2015) ==
:I came across a girl whose skin was glazed in purple hue,
:I came across a girl whose skin was glazed in purple hue,
:Her aura proud, her spirit loud, her words were strong and true;
:Her aura proud, her spirit loud, her words were strong and true;
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:They came for academics but soon learned there's so much more,
:They came for academics but soon learned there's so much more,
:So come on down to U of T and hear the Cannon roar!
:So come on down to U of T and hear the Cannon roar!
== Closing verse (traditional) ==
:Now you've heard our story and you know we're Engineers,
:We love to hate our problem sets, we love to drink our beers.
:We drink to every person who comes here from far and near,
:'Cause we're a HELL-OF-A, HELL-OF-A, HELL-OF -A, HELL-OF-A, HELL-OF-AN-ENGINEER!!!

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