University Yells
Os-kee-wow-wow
The original 1899 class yell was: [1]
Osky Wow! Wow!
Skilly Wow! Wow!
Ninety-nine! Ninety-nine!
Wow!
In 1912, the yell had been modified to the following and was known simply as Number Three: [2]
Os-kee-wow-wow!
Skin-nee-wow-wow!
Illinois, Illinois,
Wow!
By 1916 the yell had become: [3]
Os-kee-wow-wow!
Skin-nee-wow-wow!
Illinois, Illinois,
Yea!
The expanded version of the song, created by H.R. Green of the Class of 1912 and H.V. Hill of the Class of 1911:[4]
Old Princeton yells her Tiger,
Wisconsin, her Varsity
And they give the same old Rah, Rah, Rah,
At each University,
But the yell that always thrills me
And fills my heart with joy,
Is the good old Oskee-Wow-Wow,
That they yell at Illinois.
Chorus:-
Os-kee-Wow-Wow,
Illinois,
Our eyes are all on you.
Oskee-Wow-Wow,
Illinois,
Wave your Orange and your Blue,
Rah, Rah,
When the team trots out before you,
Every man stand up and yell,
Back the team to victory,
Os-kee-Wow-Wow.
Illinois.
In 1895 the track team of the University of California at Berkley visited Illinois as part of its Eastern Tour and defeated Illinois on its visit on June 7. There has been speculation that the Berkley team may have brought back parts of Illinois Os-kee-Wow-Wow to make the popular Berkley yell: [5]
Oski! Wow! Wow!
Whiskey! Wee! Wee!
Oley-Mucky-Ei!
Oley-Berkeley-Ei!
Cali-Forn-Ei!
Wow!!
Yea Team
First popular in 1924: [6]
Yea Team! Yea Team!
Fight em, Fight em, Fight em.
By 1921 the following variant had become popular: [7]
Yea Illini! Yea Illini!
Fight em, Fight em, Fight em.
Chee-hee
First used in 1916: [8]
Chee-hee, Chee-ha
Che-ha-ha-ha!
Illinois, Illinois, Illinois!
Go Illini
First used in 1921: [9]
Go, Illini, Go!
Go, Illini, Go!
Oskee-wow-wow! Illinois!
Go!!
Seven
First used in 1916: [10]
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah! -------!
Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Rah! Rah! Rah!
(Who?)------(Who?)
-----(Who?)-----
Skyrocket
First used in 1920: [11]
S-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s Boom!
Illinois! Yea!!
Double B Yell
First used in 1917: [12]
B-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r B O O M
B-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r B O O M
Yea--
a-
a-
a-
a-
a-
a-
ILLINOIS--(Pause with leader)
--ILLINOIS
B-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r B O O M
B-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r B O O M
Illinois rah, rah; Illinois rah, rah;
Illinois rah, rah; Illinois rah, rah;
ILLINOIS--(Pause with leader)--ILLINOIS
(Starting slowly)
I-L-L-I
Yea-rah,
Yea-rah,
N-O-I-S
Yea-rah,
Yea-rah;
I-L-L-I
Yea-rah,
Yea-rah,
N-O-I-S
Yea-rah,
Yea-rah;
I-L-L-I-N-O-I-S Yea-rah, Yea-rah;
ILLINOIS! Yea!
Siren
First used in 1924: [13]
oo oo oo OO OO OO Wow!
oo oo oo OO OO OO Wow!
oo oo oo OO OO OO Wow!
Illinois! Illinois! Illinois!
Number One
First used in 1895: [14]
Hol-a-ba-loo! Hoorah! Hoorah!
Hol-a-ba-loo! Hoorah! Hoorah!
Hoorah! Hoorah!
Illinois!
Wah-Hoo-Hah!
This derivative was first used in 1912: [15]
Hol-a-ba-loo! Rah! Rah!
Hol-a-ba-loo! Rah! Rah!
Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah!
Illinois!
Rah! Rah!
Varsity
First used in 1912: [16]
VARSITY!
VARSITY!
VARSITY!
Varsity! Varsity! Rah! Rah!
Varsity! Varsity! Rah! Rah!
Varsity! Varsity! Hoo-rah! Hoo-rah!
Illinois! Illinois! Illinois!
1902 Class Yell [17]
Who Do? We Do!
Nineteen Ought Two!
1903 Class Yell [18]
Who are We?
Who are We?
Were the class of
Nineteen-three!
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Hi, ki! HO, Ko!
Hi, ki, he!
One Nine! One Nine!
Nine Naught Three!
1904 Class Yell [19]
Hay foot! Straw foot!
Hep! Hep! Hep!
Cellar rats! Cellar rats!
Prep! Prep! Prep!
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Bow! Wow! Wow!
Hear us roar!
Crack-a-jacker! Crack-a-jacker!
Nineteen Four!
Class of 1905 [20]
Boneyard! Boneyard!
High Dive!
Boneyard! Boneyard!
High Five!
Ipsidyiki
This yell, created by C. P. Van Gundy of the class of 1888 and his collaborators, was adopted in 1888: [21]
Rah! Who! Rah!
Zip! Boom! Ah!
Hip-Zoo! Raz-Zoo!
Jimmy blow your baz-zoo!
Ipsidyiki,
U. of I,
Champaign!
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