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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