"I Am Every Sooner" from OU-sical! The Musical - brentalfloss
410This one goes out to all the Oklahoma fans out there. I wonder how much of the references in this song are still true about the good old University of Oklahoma.
Sung by Denis Pimm. Music & Lyrics by brentalfloss.
To give a little context, in my 2006 musical "OU-sical! The Musical", this song serves as a speech given by Ben Tiller, the protagonist, to rally the student body against President Boren's (fictitious) ban on water, also known as the "Really Dry Campus Policy". Ultimately though, it was just a way to sneak in a fun song about the quirks of my alma mater. This show was my capstone and was performed at the Reynolds Performing Arts Center on campus at the University of Oklahoma in May of 2006.
LYRICS
[Spoken intro]
I am every Sooner, dead or alive
I am every Sooner to ever hit construction work on I-35,
From the banks of the Red River Valley
Up to Kansas, where they grow corn for fun,
By this land we're united 'gainst the wrongs to be righted,
We are Sooners, we are one!
[Monologue verse]
I am every Sooner, near of far away,
I am every Sooner to vote against marriage for the gay
(Yay!) (Boo!)
From the panhandle's glorious mesa
to the East where the West was... won?
By are all brought together by this crazy effed-up weather,
We are Sooners, we are one.
[Monologue verse]
I am every Sooner to wear crimson, burgundy, maroon, or the like!
I am every Sooner to almost get run over by an asshole on a bike,
From the pungent locker rooms of the Huffman to the Cate Center Cinnabon,
When we smell that aroma, we know it's Oklahoma,
we are Sooners, we are one.
[Monologue verse]
I am every Sooner, of every gender, race, and creed,
Ohh I am every Sooner to swear that it's Crimson that I bleed ('cause it is)
Whether you are a soldier of freedom, or you're just here to see me outdone,
By this land we're united 'gainst the wrongs to be righted
We are Sooners... we are one!
We are one!