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On, On, U of K, also punctuated as "On! On! U of K", is a
fight song A fight song is a rousing short song associated with a sports team. The term is most common in the United States and Canada. In Australia, Mexico, and New Zealand these songs are called the team anthem, team song, or games song. First associated ...
at the
University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state ...
. Although it is primarily associated with the historically successful
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball The Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team is an American college basketball team that represents the University of Kentucky. Kentucky is the most successful NCAA Division I basketball program in history in terms of all-time winning percentag ...
program, the lyrics are actually specific to football. Aside from this song, the school is rarely referred to as "U of K" but simply as "UK." The melody was written in 1922 by Dr. Carl Lampert, a music professor and the first UK music department chair, while the lyrics were written the following year by Troy Perkins, a student. The song was first published in ''The 1925 Kentuckian'', the University of Kentucky
yearbook A yearbook, also known as an annual, is a type of a book published annually. One use is to record, highlight, and commemorate the past year of a school. The term also refers to a book of statistics or facts published annually. A yearbook often ...
. The catchy tune is well known to most college sports fans and has been consistently ranked as one of the 'best' and most original college fight songs. Although there are lyrics to the song, it is not uncommon for
Wildcat The wildcat is a species complex comprising two small wild cat species: the European wildcat (''Felis silvestris'') and the African wildcat (''F. lybica''). The European wildcat inhabits forests in Europe, Anatolia and the Caucasus, while th ...
fans to stand and clap while the song is played, as opposed to singing the lyrics. Lyrics “On, on U of K. We are right for the fight today! Hold that ball and hit that line. Every Wildcat star will shine. We’ll fight, fight, fight for the Blue and White, as we roll to that goal,varsity. And we’ll kick, pass and run ‘till the battle is won, and we’ll bring home the victory”


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