South Carolina's "The Fighting Gamecocks Lead The Way"

FS #134; FSV 123.
Here we are, the fight song of USC of the East. For this one it is the lyric from a musical called "How Now, Dow Jones." This piece was originally titled "Step to the Rear."
In the case of this song, Carwin Music copyrights it. Paul Deitzel, an athletics head and former American football coach used it and put the current words to their fight song. It debuted in 1969.
Why I did this fight song vid is that USC of the East won their first-ever NCAA baseball national championship and their first-ever men's championship in 2010; they have repeated in 2011. They now have three total team championships as of now. When making this vid, it was quite cumbersome, but I got through it.
Hope you like the words and font I put into the song.
Thanks for commenting cleanly, subscribing, favouriting, and avoiding the temptation to copy this video and claim as your own.

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[hanncoll]

One small thing -- It's "USC will win tonight" (not 'today') -- rhymes with "FIGHT!"

[excelsior27]

@hanncoll : No, according to the academic website, the words I posted are correct, and I presume that it will have to rhyme with "way."

[ezmake343]

@DaveJ721 The word "cock" doesn't mean penis. It's another word for rooster. A Gamecock is a fighting rooster, used in cockfighting. The nickname was made before our retarded teens and 22 year olds made it mean penis.

[ChristianU2ubeh]

@DaveJ721 The Gamecock is named after Thomas Sumter, who acquired the nickname, "The Carolina Gamecock" during the American Revolution for his fierce fighting tactics, regardless of the size of his forces or the opposition. A British General commented that Sumter "fought like a gamecock", and Cornwallis paid him the finest tribute when he described the Gamecock as his greatest plague. Learn some history please.

[peakster753]

@Flashhh14 msTrumpet14 has a version up with that tweak...

[Flashhh14]

This is great! But this year during the 12 measure interlude they added a part where the fans chant C-A-R-O-L-I-N-A GOOOOO COCKS! Its pretty cool.

[Zerna11]

Bestest ever

[DaveJ721]

Gamecock.....that's a horrible mascot name.

The logo is of a rooster with razors tied to its ankles. Good grief!

[heat3032]

GOOOOOOOOOOO cocks. Jeeze i have school spirit. Great school, great tanasity,

and great pride. Go cocks

[BluePuppy133]

go carolina gamecocks!!!!!imma b their cheerleader one day!!

[tron81]

@mattdog750 it's a rooter(male chicken) that can fight other gamecocks.

[mattdog750]

Just a question out of curiosity, what exactly is a Gamecock?