"Whiffenppof Song" (2 Jul 1918)
[TTBB vocal setting]
Words, 1909, by Meade Minnigerode (1887-1967)
and George S. Pomeroy (1888-1964)
[Originally the melody from 1893-1894 by Guy H. Scull (1876-1920) was
written to accompany Rudyard Kipling's poem "Gentlemen-rankers"]
Music [adapted] by Tod B. Galloway (1863-1935)

Published by G. Shirmer, Inc., New York
[Source: pages 118-119 from
"The New Yale Song-Book: A Collection of Songs
in use by The Glee Club and Students of Yale University"
Compiled and Edited by
G. Frank Goodale
Musical Director of the Yale Glee Club
Price
Paper, $1.00 net; Cloth, $2.50 net]

To the table’s down at Mory’s,
to the place where Louie dwells,
To the dear old Temple Bar we love so well,
Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled
with their glasses raised on high,
And the magic of their singing casts its spell,
Yes, the magic of their singing
of the songs we love so well,
“Shall I wanting,” and “Mavourneen,”
and the rest;
We shall serenade our Louis
while life and voice shall last,
Then we’ll pass and be forgotten with the rest.
We’re poor little lambs who have lost their way:
Baa! Baa! Baa!
We’re little black sheep who have gone astray:
Baa! Baa! Baa!
Gentlemen songsters off on a spree,
Dancing and singing eternally;
Pray have mercy on such as we:
Baa! Baa! Baa!