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Lyrics

According to this (pdf), Penn State owns the copyright to this song (the document is from 2002, so may not still be valid). However, seeing as the song was written in 1901 it seems that the song should be in the public domain and the lyrics should be allowed. If anyone can make sure of this it would be appreciated. Phydend 17:00, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry but I attended Penn State in the 1990s and have gone back for many games since. The practice of singing "We don't know the god damn words" still continues among students and alumna alike. I personally never found the song to be that good itself. If anything its taken on a life of its own as a tradition. So, no, the practice did not die out with the advent of electronic scoreboards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.207.250.23 (talk) 02:34, 2 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]