"Dear Old Nebraska U" (also commonly referred to as "There Is No Place Like Nebraska") is a

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of the

University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (Nebraska, NU, or UNL) is a public land-grant research university in Lincoln, Nebraska. Chartered in 1869 by the Nebraska Legislature as part of the Morrill Act of 1862, the school was known as the Universit ...

often played at football games by the

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. There are three other fight songs, " Hail Varsity," " March of the Cornhuskers," and " The Cornhusker (Come a Runnin' Boys)".

History

In Nebraska, the lyrics and music are attributed to Harry Pecha, a 1924 Nebraska graduate. However, other schools and locales across the United States - including the

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, the

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, and the

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public school system - sing similar tunes, often with similar lyrics.

References

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