Sing a Song of Colleges

Sing a song of colleges, I'll tell you where to go;
Oxford for its knowledges,
Cornell to learn to row (up and down the stream)
Harvard for its chappy lads,
Yale for pep and vim;
Northwestern for its pretty girls,
For good fellows, Oberlin.

Just put her in a corner, and hold her tight like this,
Just put your arms around her waist--
And on her lips a kiss (if she'll let you)
And if she starts to whimper,
And if she won't give in
Just tell her it's the sacred seal--
Of Dear Old Oberlin.

Just put him in a corner, and hold him tight like this,
Just put your arms around his waist--
And on his lips a kiss (if he'll let you)
And if he seems reluctant,
And if he seems too shy,
You can be your bottom dollar that--
He's not an Oberlin guy.

From a song sheet passed out at Oberlin college in 1963.

See online here: https://www.t2buck.com/happen.htm

This text shows the connection between the "Sing of Song of Cities
(Only an Old Beer Bottle)" and "Put Him in the Corner" as collected
by Reuss in 1963.