Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

"THE RAMBLIN WRECK"
The fierce rivalry between Georgia Tech and Georgia is often the source of heated topics throughout the Peach State. While the University of Georgia doesn’t address the rivalry in their fight song “Glory, Glory,” Georgia Tech makes no bones about their disdain for the Bulldogs. While the song could never be written and introduced in today’s politically correct world, it certainly reflects the more carefree days that might have been present at the engineering school.

The Ramblin Wreck fight song grew out of an old folk ballad, “The Sons of the Gamboliers,” and had its first beginnings as early as 1887. The song achieved such notoriety over the years that it was sung by Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev at their historic 1959 face to face meeting in Moscow. Listed below are the lyrics that they sang.

“I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and a Hell of an engineer,
a helluva, helluva, helluva, helluva, hell of an engineer,
like all the jolly good fellows, I drink my whiskey clear,
I’m a Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech and a hell of an engineer.
Oh, if I had a daughter, sir, I’d dress her in White and Gold,
And put her on the campus, to cheer the brave and bold.
But if I had a son, sir, I’ll tell you what he’d do.
He would yell “To Hell with Georgia,” like his daddy used to do.
Oh, I wish I had a barrel of rum and sugar three thousand pounds,
A college bell to put it in and a clapper to stir it around.
I’d drink to all good fellows who come from far and near.
I’m a ramblin’, gamblin’, hell of an engineer.”