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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. | 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== | |||
: We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers, | |||
: We can, we can, we can, we can demolish forty beers. | |||
: Drink rum, drink rum, drink rum, drink rum, so come along with us, | |||
: For we don't give a damn for any damn man, who don't give a damn for us. | |||
==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!'' | |||
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: Godiva was a lady who through Coventry did ride, | |||
: To show to all the villagers her fine and lily-white hide. | |||
: The most observant villager, an Engineer of course, | |||
: Was the only one to notice that Godiva rode a horse. | |||
: 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." | |||
: The men who took her from her steed, and led her to a beer, | |||
: Were a bleary-eyed Surveyor and a drunken Engineer. | |||
: Godiva woke next morning and she had an awful head, | |||
: Decided to be sensible and spend the day in bed. | |||
: The only ones to visit her and bring her lots of cheer, | |||
: Were a broken-down Surveyor and a bloodshot Engineer. | |||
: Godiva died and where she fell a bench marks the spot, | |||
: In any Engineering text, its level can be got. | |||
: And up in Heaven, every day Godiva craves for beer, | |||
: 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. | |||
: She never wore a stitch of clothes, just wound her hair about. | |||
: The first man who ever made her was an Engineer of course, | |||
: But on just one drink, and Artsie fink once made Godiva's horse. | |||
==Version française== | |||
: Nous sommes, nous sommes, nous sommes, nous sommes les ingénieurs français | |||
: Quand on a fini de boire la bière, on sort le Bourgelais | |||
: On boit sans fin, on fait la fête et les filles nous adorent | |||
: Rien de mieux que la langue française pour stimuler un corps. | |||
==New Verses from Godiva Hymn Contest (2015)== | |||
: I came across a girl whose skin was glazed in purple hue, | |||
: Her aura proud, her spirit loud, her words were strong and true; | |||
: She led a group of hundreds who were chanting far and near, | |||
: And in my mind, I had no doubt - she led the engineers! | |||
==New Verse from Godiva Hymn Contest (2017)== | |||
: At frosh week does it all begin, with cheers and purple dye | |||
: And then before we know it we’ve returned from PEY | |||
: We made it through the many years with blood and sweat and tears | |||
: Though time may pass we shan’t forget - I am an engineer! | |||
==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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<h2>Politically Correct Verse</h2><dl><dd>We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,</dd><dd>We can, we can, we can, we fix anything with gears.</dd><dd>We work real hard, we play real hard, so come along with us,</dd><dd>For we don't give a damn for any damn man, who don't give a damn for us.</dd></dl> | <h2>Politically Correct Verse</h2><dl><dd>We are, we are, we are, we are, we are the Engineers,</dd><dd>We can, we can, we can, we fix anything with gears.</dd><dd>We work real hard, we play real hard, so come along with us,</dd><dd>For we don't give a damn for any damn man, who don't give a damn for us.</dd></dl> | ||
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<dl><dd>Rapunzel let her hair down for two suitors down below,</dd><dd>So one of them could grab a hold and give the old heave-ho.</dd><dd>The prince began to climb at once, but soon came out the worst,</dd><dd>For the Engineer rode up a lift and reached Rapunzel first.</dd></dl> | <dl><dd>Rapunzel let her hair down for two suitors down below,</dd><dd>So one of them could grab a hold and give the old heave-ho.</dd><dd>The prince began to climb at once, but soon came out the worst,</dd><dd>For the Engineer rode up a lift and reached Rapunzel first.</dd></dl> | ||
<dl><dd>Elvis was a legend, he's the King of Rock & Roll,</dd><dd>But the life he was leading, well it finally took its toll,</dd><dd>He realized too late that he choose the wrong career,</dd><dd>So he faked his death, and came to Skule™ to become an Engineer.</dd></dl> | <dl><dd>Elvis was a legend, he's the King of Rock & Roll,</dd><dd>But the life he was leading, well it finally took its toll,</dd><dd>He realized too late that he choose the wrong career,</dd><dd>So he faked his death, and came to Skule™ to become an Engineer.</dd></dl> | ||