By M.E.Barwell, 1894

Tune: Wot Cher

To our ground there came a hostile force;
They were bent on beating us, of course;
And the College cheered till it grew hoarse,
While fiercer still and fiercer grew the fray.
See our players in their scarlet shirts,
Tassel'd hockey caps and short blue skirts;
Little reck they of their wounds and hurts -
These are all the order of the day.
Chorus:
"Play up !" all the College cried;
"Pass out to the wing, girls !
That's the sort of thing, girls !"
Run ! I thought I should have died !
Knocked it through the Newnham goal !

I can tell you that my heart beat fast
When the enemy our half-back passed,
Swept on madly like an angry blast,
Till there seemed no hope for us at all;
But though round the posts the fray was thick,
Our goal-keeper played up like a brick;
She just stepped out and she waved her stick -
Right above their heads flew off the ball.
Chorus:
etc.

Wing, just waiting in the proper place,
Went off with it at a lively pace;
All the forwards up the field did race,
Nor stopped until a goal for us they scored.
They soon saw they must play up all they knew,
If to vanquish us they wanted to.
And I shan't forget the noisy crew
Crying, "Play up, Girton !" how they roared !
Chorus:
etc.

I've no patience with those whiny folk,
Who when both their legs are nearly broke
Will not treat the matter as a joke,
Take things as they come and show some pluck.
Here's to all who play a sturdy game
On the Hockey Ground, their field of fame,
To the glory of the College name;
Here's to all the team and their good luck !
Chorus:
etc.

The Hockey Club was founded in 1890. The Annual Girton v. Newnham Match was
first played in 1892 and a Silver Challenge Cup was presented by
A.I.M.Elliot of Newnham, in 1893. This match was for many years a very
important fixture in the College Calendar.

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