Alma Mater
(original version -- words circa 1902-2006)

Words by Samuel B. Botsford, LL.B., clas of 1902
Music by Walter S. Goodale, M.D., class of 1903

Where once the Indian trod the silent wood,
Above the beach where antlered deer have stood,
Where martyrs brought the faith, and patriot swords
Assembled oft to repel invading hordes.

Chorus:
Brothers tonight we sing the chorus free,
Pledging the health of our University,
To U. of B., to U. of B.
Our Alma Mater by the inland sea.

Before the Saxon march the forest fell;
The Church, the School, the Shop their story tell;
Off wind-swept beach proud ships securely ride,
Here Peace hath blest and Plenty doth abide.

(Chorus)

Beside Lake Erie, where the Daring Deep,
The cont'nent's erring child, hastes to the leap,
And crushing cliffs in youthful, eager quest
From rock to rock leaps to her ocean rest.

(Chorus)

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