Ok, how is this for a song. I was reading something about the Titanic earlier today (you know how the internet leads from one subject matter to another and before you know it an hour has passed...), but I learned that the song, 'The Bells of St. Marys', most famously sung by Bing Crosby in a film of the same name (bear with me), was written in 1914 by two young men, who whilst waiting for their boat 'suddenly heard the bells of St Mary’s ringing across the River Itchen'. Although Bing Crosby changes the words for his song, anyway...
http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/archives/9188573.The_bells_of_St__Mary_s/
The song is not complicated, easy to sing, talks of Pride and Inspiration and best of all is about Saint Marys itself (or rather about our church around the corner), from which we have our nickname. It even ticks the box for a slow song with a regular cadence. In fact I would argue that it is more appropriate to us than 'Oh When the Saints', although that is of course our song we should always sing, as well.
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Full lyrics below:
“Oh Bells of Saint Mary’s,
We always will love you.
With your inspiration
We never will fail.
Your chimes will forever
Bring sweet memories of you.
So proudly ring out while we sing out
Hail, hail hail.
Saint Mary’s, Saint Mary’s,
We hear your voice calling.
Your old girls, your young girls,
The girls you love best.
To you Alma Mater,
With beauty enthralling,
We bring our hearts, we sing our praise
Beloved and best.
Saint Mary’s, Saint Mary’s, Saint Mary’s,
Saint Mary’s, Saint Mary’s.”
