Oski Yell
The Oski Yell is the
Lyrics
Berkeley's lyrics are:
- Oski Wow-Wow!
- Whiskey Wee-Wee!
- Olee! Muckie-eye!
- Olee! Berkeley-eye!
- California! Wow!
The Oski Yell is currently rarely heard in the stands, its function overtaken by spirit songs such as "
Oskee Wee Wee
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League have a version of the Oski Yell, originally created by Vince Wirtz in the early 1920s. Wirtz developed the choreography for the cheer which was performed by "Pigskin Pete."[2] The yell is still in use in a modified form called "Oskee Wee Wee" by the current Pigskin Pete at Tiger-Cats games:[2][3]
- Oskee Wee Wee
- Oskee Waa Waa
- Holy Mackinaw
- Tigers ... Eat 'em RAW!!
Wirtz's original version of the cheer is the following:
- Oskee Wee Wee
- Whiskey Wa Wa
- Holy Mackinaw
- Tigers ... Eat'em RAW!![2]
In 1968, the cheer was the subject of a National Film Board of Canada documentary Oskee Wee Wee.[4]
Bossy Cow Cow
A parody of the Berkeley cheer, called Bossy Cow Cow, exists at UC Davis (which was originally established as a farm for the use of Berkeley's College of Agriculture). This variation of the cheer made its debut during UCD's 1926 football game against the College of the Pacific.[5]
- Bossy Cow-Cow!
- Honey Bee-Bee!
- Oleo! Margarine!
- Oleo! Butterine!
- Alfalfa! Hay!
Bossy Cow-Cow, however, is still used today by the
References
- ^ "University Yells". uihistories.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ a b c d Hamilton Tiger-Cat Alumni Association. "Cheers." Hamilton Tiger-Cats History. Retrieved: 2013-11-24.
- ^ Pigskin Pete Pigskin Pete Leads the Cheer at Ivor Wynne (1998). Retrieved: 2013-11-24.
- ^ Pettigrew, William (1968). "NFB film Oskee Wee Wee". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Bossy Cow Cow". Davis Wiki.