Rack 'em, sack 'em, tromp 'em, Swarthmore!
Grind them in the mud!
Beat 'em, kill 'em, hit 'em, Swarthmore!
We Want BLOOD!

Well, maybe not....

For a while the rumor was that Paul McCartney and Apple Records owned the rights the ND Fight Song. The rumor was so prevalent that my very own wife, who at the time was Assistant General Counsel at Notre Dame, was asked to look into it.

She made one phone call, to Notre Dame Bands. They had all the paperwork and history -- Notre Dame Bands (note the plural) owns the songs and all the rights thereto. Apple acts as their agent in collecting royalties. The Bands have been collecting money on the fight song for years and years and still are.

For those who live Elsewhere or in caves:

The Notre Dame Victory March (the real title)

Rally sons of Notre Dame
Sing her glory and sound her fame,
Raise her Gold and Blue
And cheer with voices true:
Rah, rah, for Notre Dame
We will fight in every game,
Strong of heart and true to her name
We will ne'er forget her
And will cheer her ever
Loyal to Notre Dame

Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame,
Wake up the echoes cheering her name,
Send a volley cheer on high,
Shake down the thunder from the sky.
What though the odds be great or small
Old Notre Dame will win over all,
While her loyal sons are marching
Onward to victory.

And for Poppagator, a real tear-jerker:

Notre Dame, Our Mother

Notre Dame, our Mother
Tender, strong, and true
Proudly in thy heavens,
Gleams thy gold and blue.
Glory's mantle cloaks thee
Golden is they fame,
And our hearts forever,
Praise thee Notre Dame,
And our hearts forever,
Love thee Notre Dame.

At the end of every game, win or lose, everyone stands up and sings the last song -- or mumbles along if they don't know the words.