On the Banks of the Old Raritan
(for shortened celebrations, Verses 1 and 5 are most often sung)
(VERSE 1)
From far and near we came to Rutgers,
And resolved to learn all that we can;
And so we settled down,
in that noisy college town,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
Chorus:
On the banks of the old Raritan, my friends,
Where old Rutgers evermore shall stand;
For has she not stood since the time of the flood,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(VERSE 2)
Her ardent spirit stirred and cheered me
From the day me college years began;
Gracious Alma Mater mine;
Learning’s fair and honored shrine;
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)
(VERSE 3)
I love her flaming far-flung banner
I love her triumphs proud to scan,
And I glory in her fame
That’s immortalized her name.
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)
(VERSE 4)
My heart clings closer than the ivy
As life runs out its fleeting span,
To the stately, ancient walls
Of her hallowed, classic halls
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)
(VERSE 5)
Then sing aloud to Alma Mater,
And keep the scarlet in the van’;
For with her motto high,
Rutgers’ name shall never die,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)