Learn the lyrics to your favorite Cal songs! Golden Bear Written in 1895 by Charles Mills Gayley; arranged by Jonathan B. Elkus. © UC Regents. All Rights Reserved. Oh, have you seen the heavens blue, heavens blue, When just sev'n stars are shining through, shining through Right overhead a jovial crew? They're joining hands to make the Bear. Right overhead a jovial crew? They're joining hands to make the Bear! And oh, that Bear's a glorious sight, glorious sight, A-circling 'round the pole all night, pole all night; And once you've seen him, you're all right, You've seen our California Bear. And once you've seen him, you're all right, You've seen our California Bear! Oh have you seen our banner blue, banner blue? The Golden Bear is on it too, on it too, A Californian through and through, Our totem, He, the Golden Bear. A Californian through and through, Our totem, He, the Golden Bear! He has a very patient air, patient air, He wears a Paderewski hair, 'rewski hair, He's the center rush of the heavens I swear, Our silent, sturdy Golden Bear. He's the center rush of the heavens I swear, Our silent, sturdy Golden Bear! He might have been a Wolverine, Wolverine, A Tiger, or a Badger been, Badger been, Or yet some other beast, I ween, He had his choice and lo -- a Bear. Or yet some other beast, I ween, He had his choice and lo -- a Bear! He might have smiled on Michigan, Michigan, Or countenanced the Harvard man, Harvard man, Or even gone Yalesian. But no -- he's California's Bear. Or even gone Yalesian. But no -- he's California's Bear. Our totem takes us in his tow, in his tow, He hugs our flag where e'er we go, e'er we go, He makes it cold for every foe, He is their frigid polar Bear. He makes it cold for every foe, He is their frigid polar Bear! 'Twas he that froze the U. of P., U. of P. And Princeton and Schenectady, 'nectady, And all the Western galaxy; He hugged them tight, our Golden Bear. And all the Western galaxy; He hugged them tight, our Golden Bear!

• published: 10 Mar 2014
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