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[Globetrotter]

Ours was developed from that.

[MarkL]

I ran across this site while I was looking for lyrics. My father is from South Africa and he used to sing this song to us when we were young...

ZULU WARRIOR

I ziga zumba zumba zumba,
I ziga zumba zumba zai.
I ziga zumba zumba zumba,
I ziga zumba zumba zai.

Hold him down, you Zulu warrior,
Hold him down, you Zulu chief.
Hold him down, you Zulu warrior,
Hold him down, you Zulu chief, chief, chief...

Whilst half the group chant 'Chief, Chief. Chief.....
the other half start the song over.


Just saying. looks a lot like the fight song. This has been in S. African culture since the Zulu wars (1870's). Considered a children's song/camp fire song for boy scouts etc..

Thanks for posting this! It is fun hearing how the song is traditionally sung.

Here's a link with how BGSU adopted the song ... http://www.bgsusports.com/mambo/content/view/200/70/

Maybe we should have been the Bowling Green Chiefs instead of the Bowling Green Falcons. Thanks for sharing!

[Falcon Fanatic]

I ran across this site while I was looking for lyrics. My father is from South Africa and he used to sing this song to us when we were young...

ZULU WARRIOR

I ziga zumba zumba zumba,
I ziga zumba zumba zai.
I ziga zumba zumba zumba,
I ziga zumba zumba zai.

Hold him down, you Zulu warrior,
Hold him down, you Zulu chief.
Hold him down, you Zulu warrior,
Hold him down, you Zulu chief, chief, chief...

Whilst half the group chant 'Chief, Chief. Chief.....
the other half start the song over.


Just saying. looks a lot like the fight song. This has been in S. African culture since the Zulu wars (1870's). Considered a children's song/camp fire song for boy scouts etc..

Thanks for posting this! It is fun hearing how the song is traditionally sung.

Here's a link with how BGSU adopted the song ... http://www.bgsusports.com/mambo/content/view/200/70/

Maybe we should have been the Bowling Green Chiefs instead of the Bowling Green Falcons. Thanks for sharing!

I don't know about you, but I ALWAYS sang it "Roll Along and FIGHT for BGSU!" That is the way we sang it when I was here and for a long time after that. When did it change to "WIN for BGSU? Clearly, I have no problem with "winning," but it bothers me that it changed more than anything.

[hammb]

Marta I believe it changed when the world for too politically correct and were afraid fighting for bgsu would hurt somebody's feelings.

I certainly know I was taught fight for bgsu and still sing it that way.

[footballguy51]

I still use fight. I'm wondering if somebody messed up the lyrics on that website.

[MarkL]

I don't know about you, but I've ALWAYS sang it "Roll Along and FIGHT for BGSU!" That is the way we sang it when I was here and for a long time after that. When did it change to "WIN for BGSU? Clearly, I have no problem with "winning," but it bothers me that it changed more than anything.

As far as I know, it has always been "win". Several years ago I designed a shirt which became the official student section shirt and had the lyrics on the back. I had to look it up on the website because I too thought it was " fight", but the athletic department website and my old marching band handbook from even more years ago both confirmed "win". I was a bit surprised but since then have always used "win" instead of "fight".

[Critical Thinker]

I'm a current student, we've been yelling fight all year. I believe the athletics department has messed up the words to Forward Falcons and the alma mater on the website, too.

[Falcon Fanatic]

Marta I believe it changed when the world for too politically correct and were afraid fighting for bgsu would hurt somebody's feelings.

I certainly know I was taught fight for bgsu and still sing it that way.

Me too. I will ALWAYS sing "...FIGHT FOR BGSU!!"