How to Sing the University of Michigan Fight Song

At any University of Michigan football game, the cheer you are most likely to hear repeatedly in the crowd is the school's fight song. Called "The Victors," the song was written in 1898 by Louis Elbel after a football win in Chicago, according to the university. Learn the song's chorus before you attend a home game in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and you'll fit right in with the thousands of other fans at the stadium, known as "The Big House."

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Familiarize yourself with the lyrics to the song:
   
   Hail! To the victors valiant
   Hail! To the conqu'ring heroes
   Hail! Hail! To Michigan
   The leaders and best
   Hail! To the victors valiant
   Hail! To the conqu'ring heroes
   Hail! Hail! To Michigan,
   The champions of the West!
2. Listen to the tune, either by watching a football game or visiting this link:
   
   http://www.umich.edu/~mgoblue/sounds/victors.wav
3. After the song's introduction and verse, the chorus begins. Clap on the beat, and every time you sing "Hail!" pump your right fist.
4. When you get to the last line, sing "The Champions of the West," then pump your fist while yelling, "Go Blue!"