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Alma Mater

Where the western light's long shadows, over the boundless prairies fling, and the mountain winds are vocal with thy dear name, Wyoming.  There it is the Brown and Yellow, floats in loving loyalty, and the college throws it's portals open wide to all men free.

Yonder we can see it standing, circled by the purple hills, while the flaming fire of sunset every western window fills; "Tis the College!  Ah, we know it! Shrine of many joys and tears, and the rays that light upon it are prophetic of it's years.

Refrain

And so our songs we bring, our Alma Mater sing, to her our hearts shall cling, shall cling forever more.

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Music by the Western Thunder Marching Band

Ragtime Cowboy Joe

"He always sings
Raggy music to the cattle
as he swings
back and forward in the saddle,
on a horse - a pretty good horse!
He's got a syncopated gaiter,
and you ought to hear the meter
to the roar of his repeater;
how they run - yes run! -
when they hear him 'a-comin',
cause the western folks all know,
he's a high-falootin', rootin, tootin',
son of a gun from ol' Wyoming,
Ragtime Cowboy
Talk about your Cowboy,
Ragtime Cowboy Joe."

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More information on traditions can be found on the official UW Athletics site at
www.wyomingathletics.com