Alma Mater

 

El Paso High School

All hail to thee.

Thy name forever

A guilding light shall be.

Strong as thy mountains,

Our love will never fail.

To the Alma Mater

Hail, hail, hail. ¹

 

     The ORANGE and BLACK

 

By the silv'ry sand of the Rio Grande,

The Orange and Black floats high,

She's a grand old rag, the fairest flag

That floats in the western sky.

 

Then wave on high the banner,

May her spirit never die,

And give a rousing Rah! Rah! Rah!

For Old El Paso Hi.

 

For loyalty, for courage true,

For love she'll never lack

While the Tigers strong,

And the Tigers brave

Defend the Orange and Black.

 

Fair is her name, bright is her fame,

In defeat she's never bowed;

Hers is the right, her is the might,

The Orange and Black so proud.

 

Then wave on high the banner,

May her spirit never die,

And give a rousing Rah! Rah! Rah!

For Old El Paso Hi.

 

She stand for strength, for honor stands,

On high may she ever wave

In the western sky for El Paso High,

The sturdy old colors so brave.²

 

For when we're on the field of battle

Then for our colors we will fight,

The Orange and Black will always stand

For what we know is right.

 

Then may you wave on high your banner,

And may your spirit never die,

And give a rousing Rah! Rah! Rah!

For old El Paso High.

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¹ There is no attribution for the author of the Alma Mater.

² Here ends the original lyric, first published in 1912, composed by Francis Moore, brother of Kate Moore, a member of the first graduating class of 1887.  Francis Moore became a concert pianist, composer, and music teacher.