For Boston

"For Boston" is the traditional fight song of Boston College and Boston College High School. It was written and composed by T.J. Hurley, a member of the Boston College Class of 1885.

"For Boston" is the traditional fight song of Boston College and Boston College High School. It was written and composed by T.J. Hurley, a member of the Boston College Class of 1885.

Lyrics

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For Boston, for Boston,

We sing our proud refrain!

For Boston, for Boston,

'Tis Wisdom's earthly fane.

For here all are one

And their hearts are true,

And the towers on the Heights

Reach to Heav'ns own blue.

For Boston, for Boston,

Till the echoes ring again!

For Boston, for Boston,

Thy glory is our own!

For Boston, for Boston,

'Tis here that Truth is known.

And ever with the Right

Shall thy heirs be found,

Till time shall be no more

And thy work is crown'd.

For Boston, for Boston,

For Thee and Thine alone.

The lyrics were modified in the 1980s to reflect coeducation: the 5th line, "For here Men are Men," and the 16th line, "Shall thy sons be found," were changed to "For here all are one" and "Shall thy heirs be found," respectively.^[1]

In popular culture

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In 2001, the song was performed by the Boston punk rock band Dropkick Murphys for their third studio album, Sing Loud Sing Proud. The Dropkick Murphys' version is often played at Boston College football games. An instrumental version of the song is briefly featured in the Season 28 Episode of The Simpsons, “The Town” during a parade for the fictional “Boston Americans” football team.

In 2021, Netflix's Moxie, directed by BC alumn Amy Poehler, uses the BC fight song in a high school pep rally scene.

References

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^ "Fight Songs". Boston College Eagles Athletics Department. July 18, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2019.

External links

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English Wikisource has original text related to this article:

For Boston

"For Boston" MP3 Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

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Located in: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

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Fight songs of the Atlantic Coast Conference

"For Boston" (Boston College)
"Fight for California" and "Big C" (California)
"Tiger Rag" (Clemson)
"Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" and "Blue and White" (Duke)
FSU Fight Song (Florida State)
"Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" and "Up With the White and Gold" (Georgia Tech)
"Fight! U of L!" (Louisville)
"Miami U" and "Hail to the Spirit of Miami U" (Miami (FL))
NCSU Fight Song (NC State)
"I'm a Tar Heel Born" and "Here Comes Carolina" (North Carolina)
Victory March (Notre Dame)
"Hail to Pitt" and "Pitt Victory Song" (Pittsburgh)
Peruna (SMU)
Come Join the Band (Stanford)
"Down the Field" (Syracuse)
"The Cavalier Song" (Virginia)
"Tech Triumph" (Virginia Tech)
"O Here's to Wake Forest" (Wake Forest)

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Ken Casey Matt Kelly Al Barr James Lynch Tim Brennan Jeff DaRosa Kevin Rheault Campbell Webster Mike McColgan Rick Barton Jeff Erna Marc Orrell Robbie "Spicy McHaggis" Mederios Ryan Foltz Scruffy Wallace Lee Forschner
Studio albums	Do or Die (1998) The Gang's All Here (1999) Sing Loud, Sing Proud! (2001) Blackout (2003) The Warrior's Code (2005) The Meanest of Times (2007) Going Out in Style (2011) Signed and Sealed in Blood (2013) 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory (2017) Turn Up That Dial (2021) This Machine Still Kills Fascists (2022) Okemah Rising (2023) For the People (2025)
EPs	Boys on the Docks (1997) Tessie (2004) Rose Tattoo: For Boston Charity (2013)
Compilation albums	The Early Years (1998) The Singles Collection, Volume 1 (2000) Singles Collection, Volume 2 (2005)
Live albums	Live on St. Patrick's Day from Boston, MA (2002) Live on Lansdowne, Boston MA (2010)
Split releases/other	Dropkick Murphys/Ducky Boys Split 7 inch (1996) Anti-Heros vs Dropkick Murphys (1997) Unity (1999) Face to Face vs. Dropkick Murphys (2002) New England Forever (2026)
Singles	"The Wild Rover" (2002) "The Fields of Athenry" (2004) "Tessie" (2004) "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" (2006) "The State of Massachusetts" (2008) "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya" (2008) "Rose Tattoo" (2012) "You'll Never Walk Alone" (2016) "A Hero Among Many" (2025)
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