University of Tennessee Fight Song - "Down the Field"

[RBW90]

Stolen Yale fight songs for the win!

[LSUTigersRULE27]

Ahh the Tennessee Volunteers! Property of Les Miles and the Tigers of LSU!!!!

[DBCS23]

Can anyone tell me how the lyrics match up with the music or have a version where the lyrics are sung along? I'd really like to learn it but no one I've asked seems to know...

[auburnblowsdonkey]

gatorbait!!!!! 33-23 chumps!!!!

[2012nebula]

@auburnblowsdonkey shocker u beat another mediocre UT team. You guys got some issues to work out as well.

[2012nebula]

@auburnblowsdonkey shocker u beat another mediocre UT team. You guys got some issues to work out as well.

[auburnblowsdonkey]

@2012nebula cool story bruh, U mad?

[2012nebula]

@auburnblowsdonkey Sorry, my little brother always has to get on my account and reply to people...that's seriously the truth. He does it all the time. However, you did beat a mediocre team by 10 points...that's all I'm gonna say lol.

[volmaniac992]

@auburnblowsdonkey How many all time Championships you got? All time wins? Did you even have a team before Spurrier came along? Not really. Glad you guys are finally fading back to obscurity while we are just part of the cycle.

[auburnblowsdonkey]

@volmaniac992 More than you terds do!!!!

[volmaniac992]

@auburnblowsdonkey Are you a Bama or Florida fan?

[auburnblowsdonkey]

unoriginal, they fucking stole this from Yale.

[Nightavenger2]

Although very well known that UT VOls band plays rocky top it is not the schools song.

[gaaraisnotahappyman]

I think ive heard Florida play this song. This is getting bad... UT band needs to start playing it asap.

[tuck5492]

GO VOLS!

Kick bama, kentuc, 'ol Mrs, Mrs state, lizards, vandyboats, roosters, allburn, razorporks, beengals, and everyone else!

[volunteernation16]

only reason i know this is from the ncaa videogame

[MisterMxyzptlk0824]

Maybe they don't play this song as much as you'd like since it's actually ripped off from a 105-year-old yale fight song... :P

[2012UTvolunteer]

Although I dont/cant go to any tennessee games, they play this song when the team comes out through the T, and after every touchdown, then a silent version of it while the team is about to kick the extra point, then when its up and good play the rest louder, then go into rocky top. So, I think they play this a lot...just my opinion. go vols!

[HuskerSC]

This is so much less annoying than Rocky Top. Maybe its because they don't play it after every play like they do with Rocky Top. Tenn gets a TD cue Rocky Top, Tenn gets a first down cue Rocky Top, Tenn gets 3 yards on the play cue Rocky Top, Tenn gets sacked for minus 10 yards cue Rocky Top, Tenn fumbles the ball cue Rocky Top.

[RavenousChinchilla]

@HuskerSC I agree and I'm a Tennessee fan. We play Rocky Top too often. Our band director needs to find a few new songs.

[autigerssuck]

,l,, ( -_- ) ,,l, you tennessee volunteers!!

[Mickagume]

This is one of the best college fight songs ever written! PERIOD!

[tcorum92]

like better than rocky top

[2012oceanlover]

Ok rocky top and this are both amazing! Rocky top is never annoying! They might play it too much, but hey its rocky top! go vols!

[pcrosthwait]

that's just the problem. Tennessee never scores any touchdowns so you never hear this song



[heels23fan]

This is 1,000,000 times better than Rocky Top. Seriously, why don't you guys plays this song instead of that lame country song?

[Shelovesmusic14]

@heels23fan Obviously your not a Tennesse fan if you don't love Rocky Top. Everybody loves Rocky Top.

[heels23fan]

@Shelovesmusic14 No, I'm a huge Oregon Ducks fan. Lived in Eugene my entire life and I'm currently a student at the UofO. I travelled to Knoxville for the game, and Rocky Top annoyed me, it was play way too much. This song is way better.

[MaddMan621]

most prefer rocky top , though its unofficial, and why doesnt anyone pay attention to UT basketball? They're actually better than the football team now

[2012oceanlover]

5 more months guys!!

[mhawks2]

tar heels would shit on the sucky vols.i hate the volunteers

[Herpkid56]

@mhawks2 wtf you talking about shit head???you will try to run when you play us

[stessaboi]

@mhawks2 I know what's in your water, but it's obviously made you insane. the vols would KILL the tar heels.

[evanmelgaard]

Reigns band, rocky top

[UTEV2012]

8 more months till its football time in tennessee!!! lol

[SeniorShaq1]

with double D on the sidelines

[chipotle29]

@UTEV2012 Ugh, another 8 months, and i can't wait, win, lose, or tie.

[TitansNation]

this is cool, but stick with ROCKY TOP!!! GO VOLS!!

[RondoGuitarDude]

I wish our band played this song more. it would sound awesome after interceptions and junk. Not that I dont love Rocky Top or don't want to hear it, but this song is NEVER... EVER... EVER... EVER played at games. I mean it's pretty bad when 9/10ths of your fan base don't even know these lyrics. and this is supposed to be our official fight song? what a joke.

REPRESENT! PLAY OUR REAL SONG MORE!!!!!!

[caskew215]

Actually, "Down the Field" is played after every touchdown....

[RondoGuitarDude]

maybe I've been too busy giving high-5s and shouting to notice...

[UTEV2012]

i so agree w/playing this more, i agree with everything u said!

[TheMemphisSlim]

Yep, this song plays at every touchdown followed by Rocky Top.. This is also the song that is played when the Vols break the tunnel and run through the T.

[moxeus]

@RondoGuitarDude No dude, then it would be a played out gimmick like rocky top. Sure we all love to sing a long but its after every pick, extra point, field goal, etc. They play down the field when we put up 6 on em. Right where it belongs, I wouldn't change a thing.

[RondoGuitarDude]

@moxeus so you think Rocky Top is a played-out gimmick?

[moxeus]

@RondoGuitarDude I do. I hate hearing it 45 times a game. 65 if it's basketball. I like that at least our fight song is sacred enough that they don't play it enough to make me dislike it too.

[RondoGuitarDude]

@moxeus if you really don't like it that much why don't you just go root for another team?

[wrestling09band]

@RondoGuitarDude and most ppl dont realize that this is the fight song and not rocky top lol..

[AgentCarter]

they ought to just make rocky top the official fight song. thats the song everybody associates with UT

[harperLAX]

@RondoGuitarDude What do you mean they never play this song at the games? It's played after every touchdown....BEFORE they play Rocky Top.

[closetmonkey89]

@RondoGuitarDude I hear it played when they score all the time. They just fade it into Rocky Top when it is over.

[meliessaanne]

@RondoGuitarDude

Dude, you have no idea what you are talking about. They play this song every time Tennesse scores a touchdown. I too love this song, but to say that it is never played is bogus. Pay better attention before making such crazy statements.

[RondoGuitarDude]

@meliessaanne first off don't post the same comment 15 times.

like I said who takes note of that? every time we score people are cheering and never notice. I'd love to hear it at other times in the game.

[meliessaanne]

No need to get snippy...I couldn't tell whether or not my comment got posted. We are all VOL fans here. However, coming from a former Pride Member...I can honestly say that we feel that we play it enough during every touchdown, pregame, salute to the hill, and the march to the stadium. If you want to see the Pride play it more, stop whining about it on Youtube and do something about it by calling the director of bands..Dr. Sousa.

[RondoGuitarDude]

@meliessaanne you flat out said I don't know what I'm talking about and are now calling me a whiner. of course I'm going to get defensive. my comment said we don't play it enough during games. to me, during the game means the 60 minutes that players are on the field, not the pregame, the march, or salute to the hill (all of which I enjoy and love). but the only time it's played during games is after a TD when the crowd is too excited to notice, and even then it's only the last phrase of the song

[RondoGuitarDude]

@meliessaanne basically an extremely condensed version of the song, the extra point is up and good, and then were playing Rocky Top (which I also love). I want to hear Down The Field with the entire verse, and at a point in the game where people will notice it.

I'm not whining, just making a suggestion and giving my 2 cents. Comment was from over a year ago. But thanks for your time in the band, we all appreciate the hard work, GO VOLS

[TKwarrior17]

@RondoGuitarDude Rocky Top sounds cooler, that's why.

[DavidDestiny]

@RondoGuitarDude The Pride of the Southland plays "Down the Field" not only during pre-game, but directly after the team scores a touchdown or field goal before playing "Rocky Top" The Band respects it as the official fight song. Rocky Top just seems to pump up the fans and motivate the team more than "Down the Field" does, so it is played more often.

[Huskertuba]

@RondoGuitarDude The Pride actually plays this song after every touchdown that is scored....i guess it could be hard to hear though haha

[phillyphanatic1830]

@RondoGuitarDude Talk about misrepresentation...

Top 3:

1) St. Patrick's Day color is blue, not green.

2) National pastimes are usually least popular sport. (cricket in England and football in USA)

3) Most traditions at Notre Dame are Scottish in origin.

[Nightavenger2]

@RondoGuitarDude If this is their football song then do they have a song for their Basketball team? It's almost College Football season, and Vols play Montana to start the season. It's going to be a terrific year for the Vols. I'm not saying they win the National Championship plus go undefeated but I think they can end the losing streak vs LSU, Florida, win more games in the SEC.

[DrumlineNerd5]

@RondoGuitarDude down the field is played after every TD and is played when the team runs through the T.

[volmaniac992]

@RondoGuitarDude Are you serious? Rocky Top IS Tennessee. People leave with the orange burned in their eyes and Rocky Top bouncing in their ears. Not taking away from this song, but you can't say play Rocky Top less. Rocky Top is about volume. Besides this song isn't even original, two other teams (Nevada and Yale) have the same one. Not to mention they play this after every touchdown/field goal.

[FridayTN]

@RondoGuitarDude - DUDE... it's reserved to be played after every touchdown. THEN they play Rocky Top. Listen up next time you're in the stadium.

[chipotle29]

@RondoGuitarDude Tis why I llike scoring on NCAA 12. Plays both.

[RockyTop4Life]

Lol yea i think ill stick with rocky top

[zdmay]

This is my high school's fight song, too. Never knew where it came from, I've always thought it was original. :)

[Undertaker5712]

it really came from yale university.

[misskellibell]

no. my substitute teacher, Mr. Lionel King wrote this while he was a drum major a Tennessee University.

[misskellibell]

my substitute teacher, Mr. Lionel King wrote this when he was a drum major for Tennesse University. He is 79 right now. He has been teaching music for 60 years!

[UTEV2012]

ok i didnt think they stole it, but someone said they did, and im like really? who cares about yale anyway lol

[hockeyfreak350]

rocky top is way better

[tman247890]

they stole this from Yale

[UTEV2012]

how did they steal this from yale?

[angelus4282]

He's not wrong. Being a Vol fan, this piqued my curiosity. I just looked it up and (to my surprise) Yale, Tennessee and Nevada all play different versions of the same fight song. Yale, being the oldest of the three schools, was indeed the one who originated "Down the Field."

[misskellibell]

They didn't. I know because my substitute teacher, Mr. Lionel King wrote this when he was a drum major for the Tennessee University.

[MarkLawOk]

Kelli, "Down the Field" was a Yale fight song over a century ago, long before your substitute teacher was even born.

[xxdboi]

aww man this is my high school fight song gwhs i didn't know thie was tenn. song...

[edwardluver1313]

go TN greatplace to live and you know it

[icecold444455555]

i actually like it

[WBBugleBoy]

Awesome! How many people were in the band at that time?

[oldtimeseller]

This is the official University of Tennessee, Knoxville fight song. This version is indeed from an old LP album when Doctor Jay Julian was the director. I was in the "Pride of the Southland" band at the time; I believe it was 1968 or 1969.

Yale and Syracuse Universities both share this fight song with Tennessee.

Rocky Top came along much later and has become the "unofficial" UT fight song.

[flutegurl2010]

this song is our fight song at my high school

[psugeog11]

No offense, but is much nicer to listen to than Rocky Top. It's much more of a classic college song. Tennessee should promote it over RT.

[ccbrwn012]

yea your right

[Futurecoach16]

This song does have it's own special place. It is the first thing that is played after a score, either touchdown or field goal, but more importantly it is the song that is played during the one of the best parts of a gameday at Neyland, and that is when the Pride of the Southland opens the T and the team runs through. Glad to see someone else likes the official fight song, though.

[Moocow002]

i agree

[drew317scots]

The University of Tennessee Men's Chorale has begun performing this fight song and other more traditional ones at their concerts. It's been good to see those brought back to life with folks singing the lyrics.

[Coursaire]

Those of us who graduated in the 70's remember this so well. Rocky Top may be more well known, but Down the Field will always be in my heart, a 4th generation UT graduate.

[autigerssuck]

Queers for old tennessee never well sever We pledge our virginity forever and ever fucking our football team fondling always Suck and blow with all of our might for tennessee

[ladyvolsfans]

Gotta Love It ~~~> Go~VOLS~Go!

[TudyGuid]

Down The Field Tennessee is still the official fight song, but Rocky Top is more well-known.

[katieex57]

Rocky Top is way better

[flutegurl2010]

Dwn the field is my high school's fight song and we play it pretty good

[frozenhell98]

rocky top was changed to the fight song about 25 years ago

[xWDxcore]

you are wrong.

Nothing more to say.

[derkommissar1917]

You're dead wrong. Rocky Top is an unofficial fight song; it's true the band at UT plays it a LOT, but it has no official sanction. Down the Field is the official UT fight song.

[autigerssuck]

More like down the drain LMFAO. losing to

Wyoming? hahahaha

[autigerssuck]

Rocky Top, Oh Rocky Top, youll always be really gayyyyy toooo meeeeee, Good Ole Rocky Top, Last in the SEC

[eksplosyon]

wow, there's actually "football" on these lyrics? wow, just wow..

[JNvids]

Props to Tennesee, scheduling a home/home series with my Buckeyes even though it won't happen for like another decade. Nice to see an SEC team with balls! This song is kinda lame compared to that Rocky top song, (it's third in my list of CFB songs after the buckeye battle cry and the USC fight song)...Anywho see you in 10 years, and please whoop that Gayturd ass for me this year!

[NIKEJOC]

hey go ut the buckeyes are ok too

[neckored]

Roll Tide Roll 41-17!!!

[donmarco510]

i like rocky top better

[viper90987]

Love University of Tennessee,none better go up there every chance I get! GO VOLS !THIS IS BIG ORANGE COUNTRY!!!!!

[basketballguru45]

I thought the joke was GATOR COUNTRY!!!!

[viper90987]

i never even posted this comment some ones been on my account and who the hells viper90988?

[viper90988]

Oh i got somethin' to say to UT world 1.)GO

2.)HOGS 3.)GO!!!

[knoxvegas98]

Oh I got something to say to viper909088's small close minded little world 1.)You 2.)got 3.)ass 4.)raped.....at least we can make it to the sweet sixteen. How quickly do you forget the 20 point ass woopin you got from UT at TBA three weeks ago. Yall acted like you won the national title when you beat UT, you did not even win the tourny, because you couldn't put away Georgia! Georgia?!

[marcel52789]

Can You do Notre Dame