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Ode to Harvard

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[[Category: Tradition]]A poem, song, rap, or "ode" written by [[Diana Davis '07]] in the fall of 2003 explaining why Williams is just so much better than Harvard. There is a .wav abbreviated version of this song being performed [http://wso.williams.edu/~ddavis/abbreviated_ode.wav here].
:If Williams had rejected me, I wouldn't be an Eph;
:So that everyone who saw me would know that I was the best.
:''Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.'':''I didn't go to Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.''
:My "small" classes would be forty; my "professors" all TA's,
:I'd still be what Ross Baird called "just another Harvard kid."
:''Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.'':''I didn't go to Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.''
:When I say I go to Williams, people blink and say, "um -- where?"
:You can say you went to Harvard and make him look like a fool.
:''Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.'':''I didn't go to Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.''
:But I can't -- I go to Williams: land of mountains, fields, and trees,
:And everyone I meet seems genuinely glad they came.
:''Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.'':''I didn't go to Harvard. I didn't go to Harvard.''
:So when they send you your certificate to hang upon the wall,
:I'd rather spend my life somewhere that fits me like a glove.
:''Williams. I go to Williams.'':''I go to Williams -- I didn't go to Harvard.''
A subset of the Ode to Harvard is known as the [[Ode to Williams]].
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