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'''Godiva's Hymn''', named after [[Lady Godiva]], also sometimes called the ''Engineer's Hymn'', is a traditional song for the celebration of engineering. It has been associated with the US Army Corps of Engineers, and is widespread across numerous engineering faculties around North America. | |||
The Hymn is usually sung to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", and at Skule™ it is typically sang at every appearance of the Mighty [[Skule Cannon]], whereupon the Cannon is fired at the conclusion of the Hymn. After the Cannon firing, students at Skule™ usually break out into the [[Skule Yell]]. At Christmas time, the [[Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad]] has been known to sing the song to the tune of Good King Wenceslas. | |||
While the Hymn has many verses, it is unusual for students to sing more than the typical 2-3 standard verses commemorating Lady Godiva, or, during [[F!rosh Week]], the additional verses poking fun at other faculties. Many old verses of the song, particularly the off-colour verses, have been deprecated and are rarely remembered, much less heard, on campus. During [[Godiva Week]] at Skule™, many [[Godiva's Crown]] competitors have been known to show off their mastery in memorizing obscure verses, and many have invented their own. | |||
== 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, | ||
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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 and University == | ||
: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 we're all set to graduate, and all we need are C's! | :But we're all set to graduate, and all we need are C's! | ||
:Venus is a statue made entirely of stone, | |||
:There's not a fig leaf on her, she's as naked as a bone. | |||
:On noticing her arms were gone, an Engineer discoursed, | |||
:"The damn thing's busted concrete and it should be reinforced." | |||
:An Engineer once came to class so drunk and very late, | |||
:He stumbled through the lecture hall at an ever-diminishing rate. | |||
:The only things that held him up and kept him on his course, | |||
:Were the boundary condition and the electromotive force. | |||
:A U. of T. Engineer once found the gates of Hell, | |||
:Looked the devil in the eye and said, "You're looking well." | |||
:Satan just returned the glare and said, "Why visit me? | |||
:You've been through Hell already, since you went to U. of T.!" | |||
== Verses about Disciplines == | |||
:A Comp and an Elec did battle outside Bahen hall, | :A Comp and an Elec did battle outside Bahen hall, | ||
:Students gathered round to watch the two great students brawl. | :Students gathered round to watch the two great students brawl. | ||
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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 == | :All Eng Sci types in second year are really in a plight, | ||
:They're the masochistic ones, who haven't seen the light, | |||
:After two more years they will all be just as brain dead, | |||
:As any first year Civil Engineering cement head. | |||
:I happened once upon a girl, who eyes were full of fire, | |||
:Her physical endowments would have made yours hands perspire. | |||
"To my surprise she told me that she never had been kissed, | |||
Her boyfriend was a tired Engineering scientist. | |||
== Verses about other faculties and artsies == | |||
: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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:Each drank a glass of water, but the Artsie hit the floor, | :Each drank a glass of water, but the Artsie hit the floor, | ||
:For what he thought was H2O was H2SO4. | :For what he thought was H2O was H2SO4. | ||
:On reading Karma Sutra, a guy learned position nine | |||
:For proving masculinity, it truly was divine. | |||
:But then one day the girl rebelled and threw him on his rear, | |||
:For he was a feeble artsie and she was an Engineer. | |||
:So now you’ve heard our story and you know we are the Engineers, | :So now you’ve heard our story and you know we are the Engineers, | ||
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:An Engineer’s starting wage can pull in 60 G’s, | :An Engineer’s starting wage can pull in 60 G’s, | ||
: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 from Skule history == | |||
:The [[Jerry P. Potts trophy]] for the [[chariot race]] at Skule™ | |||
:Had been stolen from the fold but Mario said, "Dis ain't cool". | |||
:So Mario recovered it, returned it to the throngs, | |||
:On the condition that the Skule™ mates sing his praises in their song. | |||
:Joe E. Skule™'s 100 but he has a heart of gold; | |||
:He gave the meds his [[Skulehouse]] when it was 94 years old. | |||
:The meds were very grateful, but they have problems with precision, | |||
:For they use those T-squares and dividers when making their incisions. | |||
:For 50 years the engineers at Queens' have had our pole, | |||
:From Varsity they took it, and their F!rosh week was its role; | |||
:But 28 of our own went down, and with a cunning plan | |||
:[[Queen's Grease Pole Liberation (2000)|We opened up an unlocked door and brought it home again]]! | |||
== Naughty, suggestive, or verses in somewhat bad taste == | |||
<span style="background-color:#000"> | |||
:A maiden and an Engineer were sitting in the park, | |||
:The Engineer was busy doing research after dark. | |||
:His scientific method was a marvel to observe, | |||
:While his right hand wrote the figures down, his left hand traced the curves. | |||
</span> | |||
:My father peddles opium, my mother's on the dole, | |||
:My sister used to walk the streets but now she's on parole, | |||
:My brother runs a restaurant with bedrooms in the rear, | |||
:But they don't even speak to me 'cause I'm an Engineer. | |||
:Fornication, Copulation, Penetration, Fuck | |||
:Rim job, reem job, nose job, blow job, cunnilingus, Suck | |||
:Eating beaver, dipping wick, taking it up the rear; | |||
:These words don't mean a thing to me cause I'm an engineer! | |||
== Verses about fictional engineers == | == Verses about fictional engineers == | ||
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:Said Kirk "Oh no! We all shall die!" but then he gave a cheer, | :Said Kirk "Oh no! We all shall die!" but then he gave a cheer, | ||
:For he just remembered Scotty was the resident engineer! | :For he just remembered Scotty was the resident engineer! | ||
== Verses about history and mythology == | |||
:Sir Francis Drake and all his men set out for Calais Bay, | |||
:They'd heard the Spanish Rum fleet was headed up that way. | |||
:But the Engineers had beat them by a night and half a day, | |||
:And though as drunk as they could be, you still could hear them say... | |||
:Caesar went to Egypt at the age of fifty-three, | |||
:Cleopatra's blood was warm, her heart was young and free. | |||
:And every night when Julius said goodnight at three o'clock, | |||
:A Roman Engineer was waiting just around the block. | |||
:Rapunzel let her hair down for two suitors down below, | |||
:So one of them could grab a hold and give the old heave-ho. | |||
:The prince began to climb at once, but soon came out the worst, | |||
:For the Engineer rode up a lift and reached Rapunzel first. | |||
:Elvis was a legend, he's the King of Rock & Roll, | |||
:But the life he was leading, well it finally took its toll, | |||
:He realized too late that he choose the wrong career, | |||
:So he faked his death, and came to Skule™ to become an Engineer. | |||
== New Verses from Godiva Hymn Contest (2015) == | == New Verses from Godiva Hymn Contest (2015) == | ||