"Everywhere we go, people want to know..." (1967)

[Wilson Gray]

It's the "mighty" that grabs my attention:

Are you ready, mighty Bulldogs?!
Mighty, mighty Bulldogs!!

Cheer/chant used by the all-black Sumner High school of St. Louis during the
'50's (and, perhaps, still).

-Wilson Gray


On 12/21/05, Sam Clements <SClements at neo.rr.com> wrote:
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> 1959, Swanson Jr. High School, Arlington, Va.  Cheerleaders.
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> Everywhere we go-o,
> People want to know-o
> Who we are,
> So we tell them,
> We are the Admirals,
> Mighty, mighty Admirals,
> etc.
>
> Sam Clements
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:44 PM
> Subject: "Everywhere we go, people want to know..." (1967)
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>
> >I also heard this chant during today's strike. I don't know if Fred is
> > collecting union chants. I first heard this at summer camp during "color
> > war."
> > ...
> > ...
> > ...
> > _http://www.laborheritage.org/chants.html_
> > (http://www.laborheritage.org/chants.html)
> > 29. (Call and response)
> > WE ARE THE UNION - WE ARE THE UNION
> > MIGHTY,  MIGHTY UNION - MIGHTY, MIGHTY UNION
> > EVERYWHERE WE GO - EVERYWHERE WE  GO
> > PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW - PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
> > WHO WE ARE - WHO WE ARE
> > SO  WE TELL THEM - SO WE TELL THEM
> > (go to beginning)
> > ...
> > ...
> > _Children  From Watts Get Vacation at Army Camp_
> > (
> http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=90590946&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=10&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&V
> > Name=HNP&TS=1135215590&clientId=65882)
> > By NANCY J. ADLER  Special to The New York Times. New York Times
> > (1857-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Sep 3, 1967. p. 36 (1 page) :
> > They were marching across a parade ground, and as they marched they
> sang:
> > "Everywhere we go/People want to know/Where we come from/We are from
> > Watts!/Mighty, mighty Watts!"
> >
>



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-Wilson Gray