The Red and Black shall triumph,
As we're struggling down the field!
Oh fight for Cincinnati, McMicken's foes shall yield:
Remember men, the honor, that hangs upon this game;
Remember you are battling now for old McMicken's fame!
Fight, Cincinnati, and show the foe who holds the sway;
For the Red and Black shall drive them back,
And win the game today:
Fight Cincinnati: the victory's ours again,
The bonfire's light will flare tonight,
The Red and Black shall reign!