Ohio University’s fight song, entitled “Stand Up and Cheer,” has been sung as an “athletic song” since the early 1900s. The song’s words and theme were adapted from a previous melody, originally composed by Paul McNeely.

"Stand Up and Cheer" performed by the Marching 110

"Stand Up and Cheer" performed by the Singing Men of Ohio (SMO)

Stand Up and Cheer

Stand up and cheer
Cheer loud and long for old Ohio
For today we raise
The Green and White above the rest

Our team is fighting,
And we are bound to win the fray
We’ve got the team,
We’ve got the steam,
For this is old Ohio’s day!

Rah! Rah! Rah!

The historical information for this page was collected from the Ohio University Student Handbook from the Office of the Dean of Students