 And keep the scarlet in the van';
 For with her motto high,
 Rutgers' name shall never die,
 On the banks of the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

Original lyrics (1873)
 I.
 My father sent me to old Rutgers,
 And resolv'd that I should be a man;
 And so I settled down,
 In that noisy college town,
 On the banks of the old Raritan.

 (Chorus)
 On the banks of the old Raritan, my boys,
 where old Rutgers ever more shall stand,
 For has she not stood since the time of the flood,
 On the banks of the old Raritan.

 II.
 As Fresh, they used me rather roughly,
 But I the fearful gauntlet ran,
 And they shook me so about
 That they turned me inside out,
 On the banks of the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

 III.
 I passed through all these tortures nobly,
 And then, as Soph, my turn began,
 And I hazed the poor Fresh so,
 That they longed for Heaven, I know,
 On the banks of the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

 IV.
 And then I rested at my pleasure,
 And steered quite clear of Prex's ban,
 And the stars their good-bye kissing
 Found me not from euchre missing,
 On the banks of the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

 V.
 And soon I made my social entrée
 When I laid full many a wicked plan,
 And by my cunning art
 Slew many a maiden's heart,
 On the banks of the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

 VI.
 Then sing aloud to Alma Mater,
 And keep the Scarlet in the van;
 For with her motto high
 Rutgers' name shall never die
 On the banks of the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

In August 2013, The Rutgers University Glee Club debuted a revision to the first verse, written by Rutgers Director of Choral Studies Patrick Gardner. The lyrics, "My father sent me to old Rutgers, and resolved that I should be a man" has been changed to a gender-neutral "From far and near we came to Rut
And keep the scarlet in the van'; 
  For with her motto high, 
  Rutgers' name shall never die, 
  On the banks of the previous Raritan. 
  (Chorus) 

 Original lyric (1873) 
  I. 
  My father sent me to old Rutgers, 
  And resolv'd that I should be a homo; 
  And so I settled down, 
  In that noisy college township, 
  On the banks of the old Raritan. 

  (Chorus) 
  On the bank of the old Raritan, my boys, 
  where previous Rutgers ever more shall stand, 
  For has she not stand since the time of the flood, 
  On the banks of the old Raritan. 

  II. 
  As Fresh, they use me rather roughly, 
  But I the fearful gauntlet carry, 
  And they shook me so about 
  That they turned me inside away, 
  On the banks of the honest-to-god Raritan. 
  (Chorus) 

  III. 
  I passed through all these tortures nobly, 
  And then, as Soph, my turn begin, 
  And I hazed the poor Fresh so, 
  That they longed for Heaven, I know, 
  On the bank of the old Raritan. 
  (Chorus) 

  IV. 
  And then I rested at my pleasure, 
  And steered quite clear of Prex's ban, 
  And the stars their good - bye kissing 
  determine me not from euchre missing, 
  On the banks of the old Raritan. 
  (Chorus) 

  V. 
  And soon I made my social entrée 
  When I lay full many a wicked plan, 
  And by my crafty art 
  Slew many a maiden's heart, 
  On the banks of the previous Raritan. 
  (Chorus) 

  VI. 
  Then sing aloud to Alma Mater, 
  And keep the Scarlet in the van; 
  For with her motto high 
  Rutgers' name shall never fail 
  On the banks of the old Raritan. 
  (Chorus) 

 In August 2013, The Rutgers University Glee Club debuted a revision to the first verse, publish by Rutgers Director of Choral Studies Patrick Gardner. The lyric, " My father sent me to old Rutgers, and dissolve that I should be a man " has been changed to a gender - achromatic " From far and near we came to Rut
 Anf keep the scarlet in tht van';
 For with het notto iigh,
 Rufgers' naoe shall never die,
 On the baiks if tht old Raritan.
 (Chorur)

Original lyrics (1873)
 I.
 Mb father sent me to old Vbtgera,
 And cesolv'd that I xhould be d man;
 And so I sdtcled down,
 In that noisy college town,
 On the bwnks of the olq Ragiean.

 (Dhorus)
 On the banks of the old Rarjtan, my boys,
 where okd Rutgers ever more shall stajd,
 For has she not stood sincg thq time of the flood,
 On uhz banks of jhe old Raritan.

 II.
 As Fresh, they used me rather riugjny,
 But I thx fearsul gauntlet ran,
 And they snook me so abomt
 Thet tyey turned me inside mut,
 On the banks os the old Rcritan.
 (Chorus)

 III.
 I pqswed tvrouch auo tfest tprfures jobmy,
 And theh, as Soph, mt turn began,
 And I nasvc the poor Fdesh sj,
 Ehat they longed for Heaven, I know,
 On tve ganks of the old Raritab.
 (Chorus)

 IV.
 And then L rested wt my pleasure,
 And steered quite clear of Prex's bdn,
 Anv ghe sbars rhfir good-bye kissing
 Found me not from euchre ijsxikg,
 On the banks jf the old Tagiywn.
 (Chorus)

 V.
 Avd soou I made my social enhrée
 Wheg I lqid full iany a wicked plan,
 And by my cubning art
 Slvw mqny a maiden's hearc,
 On the banys og the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

 VI.
 Chen sjng aloud tl Alma Mafdr,
 And keep the Rcaglet in the van;
 For with her mjtto high
 Rutyers' namd shsll neder die
 On the ndnks of the old Ragitan.
 (Cvorus)

In Auhust 2013, The Rutgers University Glxx Club debutec d rvvision tj the first verse, rritten by Rutyers Dirzctor uf Choral Atudies Patrick Gawdner. The lyrhfs, "My father sent me to ild Eutgers, xnd resolved tnat I shollb be a mab" has been changed to z gender-neutral "Frim far and near we caie tp Wgt
And keep the scarlet in the van'; her high, Rutgers' shall never die, old (Chorus) Original lyrics I. My father me to old Rutgers, And resolv'd I should be a man; And so I settled down, In that noisy town, On the banks of the old Raritan. (Chorus) On the banks of old my where Rutgers ever more shall stand, For has she not stood since the time of the flood, the banks of the old Raritan. II. As they used me rather But I the fearful gauntlet And shook me about they me inside out, the banks of the old Raritan. (Chorus) III. I passed through all these tortures nobly, And then, Soph, my And I the Fresh That they longed I know, On the banks of (Chorus) IV. And then I rested at my And steered clear of Prex's ban, And the their good-bye kissing Found me not from euchre On the banks of the old Raritan. (Chorus) V. And soon I made my social I laid full many wicked plan, And my art many maiden's heart, the banks of the old Raritan. (Chorus) VI. Then sing aloud Alma Mater, And keep the Scarlet in the van; For motto Rutgers' name shall die On the banks the Raritan. (Chorus) In August Rutgers Glee revision the verse, written by Rutgers of Choral Studies Patrick Gardner. lyrics, "My father sent resolved that I should be a man" has changed to a gender-neutral "From far and we came to Rut
 And keep the scarlet in the van';
 for with her Motto HigH,
 RuTgErs' nAme sHall never die,
 On THe baNks of the old Raritan.
 (ChorUs)

OriGiNAl lyRIcS (1873)
 I.
 My fAther seNT mE TO olD RUtGerS,
 AND rEsolv'D thAt I shouLd be a man;
 AnD so i sEttled down,
 In THaT noisy collEge Town,
 On the banKs oF the olD RAriTAn.

 (ChoRus)
 on the Banks oF The old raritan, my BoYS,
 where OLd RutgeRS EvEr moRe shall stand,
 For haS ShE Not stood since tHe time Of THe FLOod,
 on tHe banks of tHe Old RaRItan.

 II.
 AS frESH, TheY Used me rather rOughly,
 But I tHE feArful gAuNtlET ran,
 AnD they ShOOk mE so about
 ThaT theY turned me Inside OUt,
 On the BAnks of tHe old RAriTan.
 (chorUS)

 IiI.
 i paSsED thROuGh aLL thEse tortuReS nObly,
 ANd thEN, AS soph, My tUrn bEgan,
 ANd I hazed the poOr FResh SO,
 ThAt theY longEd foR HEaven, i know,
 ON the bAnKs of the old RaritAn.
 (ChOrus)

 IV.
 And TheN I ResTeD at my PLeasurE,
 AnD stEered quIte cleaR Of PReX'S BAn,
 and the stars their goOd-BYE kIssing
 FoUnd me nOT fRoM Euchre miSsIng,
 on thE BAnks oF the OLd raritan.
 (CHorus)

 V.
 aNd SoOn I made My Social EnTréE
 WhEn I laID fulL many a Wicked plAn,
 And BY my cunning art
 SLEw many a maiden'S HeART,
 ON The bAnkS of the old RaRitaN.
 (chorUs)

 VI.
 tHeN siNG alouD to AlMa mAtER,
 And keep the Scarlet iN tHe van;
 FOr witH her motto high
 rutgers' namE SHAll never Die
 ON ThE Banks of the old RAritaN.
 (Chorus)

In AUGust 2013, The RUtgerS UniversIty Glee ClUB Debuted a RevIsiOn tO thE FIrSt verse, writteN BY RutGeRs DirecTor Of ChoraL StUdiEs PAtrIcK Gardner. THe lyrics, "my FaThEr SenT me to OLd RutgerS, aNd rEsOlvEd thaT i shoulD be a mAn" haS bEeN ChaNged to a GEnDER-neuTrAl "from Far AnD near We caME to rut
 And keep the scarlet in t he van';
For w ith  he rmott o hi gh,
 Rutgers'n ameshall never die,
 On t he ba nk s  oft he  oldRaritan . 
( C hor us )
Or ig i na l lyr ics  (1873) 
 I.
 My f ath er  sent me too ld  Rutgers, An d resolv'd t hat  I sho ul d b e  a ma n; Andso I s e ttleddown,
 In  t h at noi s y colle g e  t own, 
 On the banks of th e  old Raritan.
 (Cho ru s )O n t hebanks of t he  oldR aritan, my b o ys,  where old Ru tgers everm ore  shall  s tan d ,
 For  hassh e  no t stood sin ce t he time o f thef lood,
O n the b anks o f t heoldR ar it an. 
II.  A s F r esh , they u se dme ra ther r o u ghly ,
ButI the  fearful gaun tle t ra n ,
And t hey s hook  m e soabout That  t hey turned me i nsid e out,
 O n t he  ba nk s oft he old  Ra rit an.
 (C horus) II I. I  p assed through allth e s etortures  nobly , 
An d  then, a sSop h, m y turnbega n , And I h azed t h epo or Fres hso,
 T ha t t hey  long e d fo r Heav en, I kn ow,
O n the banks of the old Rarit a n. (C h orus )
 IV.
 And t henI  res teda tmyp leasu re,
An d  s t eered quite clear o fPrex's  ban, 
 And the sta rs their g o o d -bye kis sing  F o und me not fro m euc hre missin g ,
 On th e ban ks of th e old Rar i t an.
 (Ch oru s)
 V .
A n dsoon I made m y soci al  entrée 
 W hen I l aid  fu llman ya wickedplan,
 A nd  b ymy  cu nning art
 Sle wman ya m aiden ' s hear t,
 O n th eba n ksof theo ld R arit an . (Ch oru s) 

 VI .
 T h ensing al oud to Al maM ater , A nd keep  the Scarletin  the van; F orwith h e r  motto h igh
 Rutgers' name shal l  neverdie 
 Onthebanks ofthe  old R ari t an.
 ( Chorus )

In  A ugu s t  2013 , Th e R ut gers Unive r s ity  Glee  C lubdebuted  a revision to the fir st verse, wri tte n by R ut ger s  D i rec to r  of C horal Studies P atrick Gar dn e r.  The lyric s , " My  father  sent m e too ld Rutg ers, andresolvedth at I s hou ld be a ma n" has b een chang e d toa  g ender -ne utral"F rom  farand ne a r w e cam e to R ut 
 And_keep the_scarlet in the van';
_For with_her_motto high,
_Rutgers'_name shall never_die,
 On the_banks of the old_Raritan.
 (Chorus)

Original lyrics_(1873)
_I.
 My father sent me to old Rutgers,
 And resolv'd that I should be_a_man;
 And_so_I_settled down,
 In that noisy_college town,
 On the banks_of the_old Raritan.

 (Chorus)
 On the banks of the_old_Raritan, my boys,
_where old Rutgers ever more shall stand,
 For has_she not stood since the time_of the flood,
_On_the_banks of the old_Raritan.

 II.
 As Fresh, they used_me rather roughly,
 But I the_fearful gauntlet ran,
 And they shook me_so about
 That they turned me_inside out,
 On the banks_of the_old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

 III.
 I_passed through all_these tortures_nobly,
 And then,_as Soph, my turn began,
 And_I hazed the_poor Fresh so,
 That they longed_for_Heaven, I know,
_On_the_banks of_the old Raritan.
_(Chorus)

_IV.
 And_then_I rested at my pleasure,
 And_steered_quite clear of Prex's ban,
 And the_stars their good-bye kissing
_Found_me not from euchre_missing,
 On the banks of_the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

 V.
 And_soon I_made my_social entrée
 When I laid full many a wicked plan,
 And_by my cunning art
 Slew many_a maiden's heart,
 On_the banks_of_the old Raritan.
_(Chorus)

_VI.
 Then_sing aloud to Alma Mater,
 And keep_the Scarlet_in the van;
 For with her_motto high
 Rutgers' name_shall_never die
 On the banks of_the old Raritan.
 (Chorus)

In August 2013,_The Rutgers University Glee Club_debuted_a_revision to the first verse,_written by Rutgers Director of Choral_Studies Patrick Gardner._The lyrics, "My father sent me to_old_Rutgers, and resolved that I should_be_a man" has been changed to_a_gender-neutral_"From far and near we_came to Rut