He Rambled
(Tune: The Rambling Wreck of George Tech)

[Quickly] A freshman came to college
And he thought he'd join a frat
But first he took a look around
To see where he was at
And just because he was the best
The town had ever seen
Why the colors he wore next day
Were scarlet, white and green.

He rambled up to heaven
Just to see the fellows there
And all the gang was loping up and down the golden stair
Some were smoking cigarettes
And some were dancing jigs
Everyone of them were friends of his
They were all Kappa Sig's

Well he rambled
He rambled
He rambled all around
In and out of town
Oh, he rambled
He rammmmbbleeeed
He rambled 'til he put the colors on

He had a talk with Moses
And he interviewed Saint Paul
He met the wives of Solomon
And kissed them one-and-all
And as they all lined up for drinks
Before the heavenly bar
Every angel on his on his shirt front
Wore the crescent and the star.

He rambled down to Hades
Just to see the lost poor souls
The SAE's and Sigma Nu's
Were roasting on the coals
The Beta and Delta U's
The sizzle had begun
While the Kappa Sig's in velvet seats
Were watching all the fun.

The Sigma's Chi's were laid aside
And placed upon the shelf
While in walked Beelzebub
The King of Hell himself
He gave them all a friendly grip
For he could not renege
Yes he was a charter member
And a damned good Kappa Sig

Adam was the first man
And the Kappa Sigma for kicks [?]
Solomon was the wisest man
That ever wore the pin
Alexander was alright
Except he had the itch
And if Julius Caesar comes to life
We'll pledge the son-of-a-gun.

Yes he rambled
He rambled
He rambled all around
In and out of town
Yes he rambled
He rambled
He rambled 'til they put the colors on

[Slowly] Many a Kappa Sigma
On his jersey from afar
Has had his path illumined
By the crescent and the star
We'll sing hurrah for Kappa Sig
We'll sing until we die
Yes, we'll sing hurrah for Kappa Sig
In heaven bye-and-bye.

Transcribed from an privately issued fraternity 78 record. Issued ca 1947.
The 2nd chorus is sung by Hoagy Carmichael. Carmichael had pledged
to Kappa Sigma in 1922.

The chorus of this version borrows from "The Derby Ram" and the 1902
song "Didn't He Ramble". See the following mudcat thread for info on the
"Ramble" song and the chorus:

https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=33313


Listen to the record here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQHFXtybX6E



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