| Title | Stein Song
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| Artist | Rudy Vallee lyrics
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[Words by Lincoln Colcord][Music by Adelbert Sprague and E A Fenstad]Oh, fill the steins to dear old MaineShout till the rafters ringStand and drink a toast once againLet every loyal Maine man singThen drink to all the happy hoursDrink to the careless daysDrink to Maine, our alma materThe college of our hearts alwaysTo the trees, to the sky To the Spring and its glorious happinessTo the youth, to the fire To the light that is moving and calling usTo the gods, to the fate To the rulers of men and their destiniesTo the lips, to the eyes To the girls who will love us somedayOh, fill the steins to dear old MaineShout till the rafters ringStand and drink a toast once againLet every loyal Maine man singThen drink to all the happy hoursDrink to the careless daysDrink to Maine, our alma materThe college of our hearts alwaysTo the trees, to the sky To the Spring and its glorious happinessTo the youth, to the fire To the light that is moving and calling usTo the gods, to the fate To the rulers of men and their destiniesTo the lips, to the eyes To the girls who will love us somedayOh, fill the steins to dear old MaineShout till the rafters ringStand and drink a toast once againLet every loyal Maine man singThen drink to all the happy hoursDrink to the careless daysDrink to Maine, our alma materThe college of our hearts alwaysTrivia:Written in 1904 by two college freshmen Who entered it in a song competition In a campus minstrel show. The melody, partially based on a German march By E. A. Fenstad called \Opie\" Was composed by Adelbert SpragueWho became a professor of music at the University of Maine The words were written by his roommateLincoln Colcord, who was later a well-known author of sea storiesRudy Vallee spent a year at the University of Maine (1921-22) Before transferring to Yale. He recorded \"Stein Song\" in 1930 and reached #1Also recorded by Ted Wallace #8
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