School war cries?

[Aboriginal]

Do remember school war cries. We used to have to practice them during our Friday break times before Saturday 1st XV games. If you forgot the words the Pre's and Seniours would A beat the shit out of you with ties and pieces of toast or piss bombs (war cry practice held on Pre's lawn just in front of senior comms, scary place to be as a junior, with all the seniors smoking and shouting at you from the walls!)


Masakati makadii this is what we've come to see
Dragons fire, Dragons flame, Watch Saint Georges win the game. WAH!
C...O....L...L...E....G...E.
COLLEGE!

I sure I'll be able to remember them even with Alzheimers, they were drilled into my brain at such a young age!

[spuff]

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~petrean/welcome.htm

Scroll right down to the bottom of the page, you will see a link called Kurikuvava.


Might send some chills through your lads bones though

*open with caution*

[Shayne]

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~petrean/welcome.htm

Scroll right down to the bottom of the page, you will see a link called Kurikuvava.


Might send some chills through your lads bones though

*open with caution*

I think i know that song. Is it "Push the button" by the Sugarbabes?

[spuff]

haha Shayne, you can stop shivering now mate - no-one can see you don't worry.

[Richard]

I think i know that song. Is it "Push the button" by the Sugarbabes?

shayne it was by dido...

what was the other one: 'we want buttercup...'

[FerrariSucks]

What did they say in the chant "we are a shithouse"

[RustyBear]

what u all on about?

[Aboriginal]

Thats a pretty cool home website. The old boy network must be excellent. Notice a lot of Rhodie element maybe. Website run by Salisbury press Melbourne. Heh?

Anyway anyone remember PE's war cry at rugby. They were our biggest rivals at Saints but never really understood or was intimidated by this one..

Inky Pinky Ponky Ah Yeah!
Ponky Died Donkey Cried
Inky Pinky Ponky Ah Yeah!

repeated over and over. Anyone old PE boys any insight what that meant?

[Aboriginal]

shayne it was by dido...

what was the other one: 'we want buttercup...'

Hah ha I remember that one too. Not very intimidating what were they thinking??:smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36:

[Shayne]

I am sure i saw you near the front their Abo, holding a knife and forking singing away like there was no tomorrow.

[Aboriginal]

The Guys that did that were seen as sell outs hey? Got paid $100 bucks to have years of abuse personally and at the school. (I suppose that was alot of money then as a school boy). Remember also that Saints is the school where 'Power of One' scenes were filmed so there is good too. (In fact about the only time our school got a lick of paint ha ha!)

P.S shayne did your school have any original war cries that it didn't steal from evryone else. If so put keyboard to forum!

[TiGeR]

Geez blokes i havent had such a good giggle in YRS...funny the emotions a warcry evokes even after all these yrs...i was very fortunate to have coached my old school 1st XV & enjoyed some special moments on & off the field with some WONDERFUL youngsters, including warcries in victory & even after the odd defeat (we lost 6 games in Zim in 5 seasons) I must confess, as an old boy of the Zim schools 'system' i thoroughly enjoyed hearing the warcries of the opposition schools, ESPECIALLY the 'big five' if we excluded ourselves (Hut, Tigers, Saints, Falcon & 'gundi)...was even more pleasant after collecting their scalps of course! The beer in the school pubs just tasted better afterwards!

[Shayne]

Heres one that used to drive fear into the hearts of opposition schools. Any non St Johns school goers should not read this as a panic attack may brought on. You have been warned.

*Entire school stands and forms a strong green bond.*
*Head war crier stands in front, concentration in his eyes*
*Sweat glistens the brows as the college boys wait in anticipation*
Head war-crier: raises hand
Entire school: "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
*Silience. Wind dies down. Birds stop flying and perch*
Head war-crier: "SAYYY WHAAT???"
Entire school: "SAY SA KABUNGA WAH"
Entire school: "WIDIKA WIDIKKA, WAA CHA CHA"
*Head war-crier pauses, takes a deep breath*
Head war-crier: "CHOVA!"
Entire School: "CHOVA!"
Head war-crier:"MOTO!"
Entire School "MOTO!"
Head war-crier: "CHIPENGELE!" (SP??)
Entire school: "CHIPENGELE!"
Entire school: "WAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*Wild cheers and whistling. Touched parents wipe tears from their eyes. Opposition school sits in silence, fear gripping their faces*

Can any St Johns boys out there confirm spelling for me?

[Aboriginal]

Does it mean/translate to something?

[Aboriginal]

This was our school anthem sung at all masses before school break/ holidays
MEN FOR OTHERS

Men in Work and Men in Play
We shall not flinch nor fail
For Hartmann hill breeds Brave hearts more and more.
Come the monster in his might
Our Faith is lance and mail

We flee no foe and fear no ill
Saint George yet rides before.
We flee no foe and fear no ill
Saint george yet rides before.


It was quite stirring with all 800 boys packed ionto the Chapel shouting their lungs out as we knew that when the song ended we were all free on holidays!

[TiGeR]

Its "CHIM'KELE"...which is a horn, symbolising strength... translation would be something along the lines of "move/ destroy with fire & gore the enemy" (using the horn of strength)

The one that REALLY brings a tear to my eye, goosebumps to my skin & moves me is the school song "St John's- the call"...imagine 500 youngsters together in unity- i think the tie that bound all the greenboyz together & made St John's such a great school so quickly was adversity- a school that rose out of nothing, with EVERYONE & EVERYTHING against it, the only thing we had as pupils, parents & staff was each other & a steely determination to stand up & be counted...as a College old boy, one of my enduring memories as 1st XV coach, which i will never forget was the founder governor of the College board of governors coming & hugging me in tears at the end of the season when we stuck PE 49-6 on Jubilee, Peterhouse 40-13 at 'hut', Falcon 46-12, Saints 58-3, 'gundi 48-14, Plumtree 49-17, Churchill 40-13...his exact words were "i can now die happy- everything we did & went through was worth it"...i guess it must have been like seeing your 'baby' grow up & become a man/ woman...

St John's- the call
"Sing it out St John's, sing it loud & clear, sing it out for all to hear.
Past & present & those to be, steadfast in our loyalty.

(ch) All for one & one for all, together we will stand or fall- the men in green sing loud & long- Dominus Pastor is our song!

As we strive to give our all, for our country & our school. We will hold our heads up high, and our banner proudly fly.

(ch) All for one & one for all, together we will stand or fall- the men in green sing loud & long- Dominus Pastor is our song!

[oscar]

my word I think was just sick a bit...
Falcon had some awesome war cries and the main field echoed as it was a bowl. St Johns have no idea of camaraderie. Falcon was a hard place but I wouldn't change it for anything. When I was in form 1 Heath Streak was full back for 1st team, and as big then as he is now. they beat every team, incl St Johns 79-0. Zim team that year had 11 falcon boys, they were the best ever.

[TiGeR]

Falcon was a hard place but I wouldn't change it for anything.

Is that INCLUDING or EXCLUDING the bum banditry?

[biffon]

hey boys lets keep it clean... but i must say that all the Falcon rejects seemed to end up at St Johns..... food for thought

[Kirsty]

Damn, I wish I was born a boy. I would have thrived in that rivalry. Girls’ schools are shit for war cries and rivalry.

The biggest insult for a girls school was the song by Ace of Base that went ..."All that she wants is another baby". We would be real bitchy and say that was Chisi's theme song.

Yip, pretty lame in comparison.

Boys school rivalry kicks arse!!!!

[TiGeR]

hey boys lets keep it clean... but i must say that all the Falcon rejects seemed to end up at St Johns..... food for thought

Well SOMEONE had to teach 'em about the birds & the bees, sort out their incorrect polarity (if necessary) & usher them into normal society...

[Aboriginal]

Damn, I wish I was born a boy. I would have thrived in that rivalry. Girls’ schools are shit for war cries and rivalry.

The biggest insult for a girls school was the song by Ace of Base that went ..."All that she wants is another baby". We would be real bitchy and say that was Chisi's theme song.

Yip, pretty lame in comparison.

Boys school rivalry kicks arse!!!!

Hhaaaa haaa. Girls are nuffy!

[watershed_bestplaceever]

"Gundi are in a underwear"
"Gundi are in a underwear"

[dallas]

"Gundi are in a underwear"
"Gundi are in a underwear"

Nasty Nasty!!!! retract your claws!!!!

[sally]

yeah you tell him dal!!

[Shayne]

Its "CHIM'KELE"...which is a horn, symbolising strength... translation would be something along the lines of "move/ destroy with fire & gore the enemy" (using the horn of strength)

The one that REALLY brings a tear to my eye, goosebumps to my skin & moves me is the school song "St John's- the call"...imagine 500 youngsters together in unity- i think the tie that bound all the greenboyz together & made St John's such a great school so quickly was adversity- a school that rose out of nothing, with EVERYONE & EVERYTHING against it, the only thing we had as pupils, parents & staff was each other & a steely determination to stand up & be counted...as a College old boy, one of my enduring memories as 1st XV coach, which i will never forget was the founder governor of the College board of governors coming & hugging me in tears at the end of the season when we stuck PE 49-6 on Jubilee, Peterhouse 40-13 at 'hut', Falcon 46-12, Saints 58-3, 'gundi 48-14, Plumtree 49-17, Churchill 40-13...his exact words were "i can now die happy- everything we did & went through was worth it"...i guess it must have been like seeing your 'baby' grow up & become a man/ woman...

St John's- the call
"Sing it out St John's, sing it loud & clear, sing it out for all to hear.
Past & present & those to be, steadfast in our loyalty.

(ch) All for one & one for all, together we will stand or fall- the men in green sing loud & long- Dominus Pastor is our song!

As we strive to give our all, for our country & our school. We will hold our heads up high, and our banner proudly fly.

(ch) All for one & one for all, together we will stand or fall- the men in green sing loud & long- Dominus Pastor is our song!

I <3 Tiger :D

[Patson]

Johns boys lets face you all GAY *walks away chuckling*

[igundwane]

If you think about it logically, all that is really achieved was a divided nation of teenagers...... People talk about strength and unity of zimbabwe, but when you look deeper you ultimately end up with splintered factions.

[barto11]

it was more than that iggy...it was blatent pride on the field, but off the field it was who could scream louder for 70 mins...

[igundwane]

Does the Vague Thought of Zimbabwean Politics, Parliment and Politicians spring to mind on such a reply :smiley2:

Bearing in mind, many were / will be / are the future leaders of the country ...........

[Shayne]

St johns:

Listen to School Warcry

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Listen to School Song

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Listen to 'St. Johns The Call' by the SJC Pipe Band

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[Richard]

the business

[sally]

the pipes are fantastic!!!

[barto11]

no they werent....they were gay

wonders why there are boys that were skirts at st johns??

[TiGeR]

:smiley2: ... two comments for you mate, pick the one that fits best-
Jealousy makes you nasty OR it takes one to know one...

I think school banter is BRILL! Makes for fun times & the reality is we all end up mates anyway... i mean check this site for diversity & fun & friendships formed...

[barto11]

good call tig...

however....johns are gonna be eating dust next weekend

[TiGeR]

:whistling: i'll let the boys on the park do the talking on the scoreboard!

[sally]

:smiley2: ... two comments for you mate, pick the one that fits best-
Jealousy makes you nasty OR it takes one to know one...

I think school banter is BRILL! Makes for fun times & the reality is we all end up mates anyway... i mean check this site for diversity & fun & friendships formed...

I think i ave made some great friendships on this forum, regardless of race,religion,or school!! heres to the Chief Baboon, our familly!!

[barto11]

I think school banter is BRILL! Makes for fun times & the reality is we all end up mates anyway... i mean check this site for diversity & fun & friendships formed...

thats true...i think i had more dorps with johns, falcon and house boys than i did with georges boys during my a-level break...and over new yrs...

[Bolty]

In my time... St George's guys didnt want to drink they just wanted to fight at Hellenics, Italian club and the like, so who were to argue??? Say What???

[Ossy]

even tho its hurts me to say it... johns new warcry where they spell out "johns" with their blazers is pretty impressive... its on facebook

[barto11]

oi Ossy....shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........we've been doing that for years!!!

[Shayne]

even tho its hurts me to say it... johns new warcry where they spell out "johns" with their blazers is pretty impressive... its on facebook

Sounds pretty interesting. Can you elaborate further and tell us how it goes?

[Springbok]

Go further with the subject , we're very interested:smiley20:

[Shayne]

Check it out!

YouTube - St Johns college - School Warcry

[Chick]

Impressive stuff

[sally]

Wow, i am impressed!!

[barto11]

barto tiptoes out of thread, but not before screaming john's is for girls!!!!:smiley36:

[Exzim]

psthah.... so the whole school are cheerleaders..



Hammy, thats so gay......

[Raevoyn]

Ingonyama! Wa!
Bulala! Wa!
Wa! Wa! Who Are We?
We are, we are, can't you see!
We are, we are, can't you guess!
We are we are AHS!
ALEX!


Song:
There is a high school in our town,
And there Alex sit's them down, sit's them down.
And dreams all night ... AND DREAMS ALL DAY,
about the game on Saturday, SATURDAY!
Keep on shouting, keep on roaring,
And our backs will keep on scoring.
Let it OUT and out!
I do, I do, I do, I do.
Our boys will never let you through, let you through,
because it's A-L-E-X rugby that you see,
And that's the only place for me,
PLACE FOR ME!
ALEX!

[Armstrong-Abbott]

When I saw this thread, I started racking my brains for recollection of the Arundel one, B U T............. don't think we had one, ha! ha! ha! :smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36:

[barto11]

When I saw this thread, I started racking my brains for recollection of the Arundel one, B U T............. don't think we had one, ha! ha! ha! :smiley36: :smiley36: :smiley36:

thats coz arundel girls are too posh:smiley36:

...that being said...

MASIKATI MAKADI
THIS IS WHAT WE'VE COME TO SEE
DRAGON FIRE, DRAGON FLAME
WATCH ST GEORGE'S PLAY THE GAME

C-O-L-L-E-G-E COLLEGE

[Shayne]

Couldnt tell you if the spelling is correct!

(Leader) Ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-toto yah
(School) E-Yah!
(Leader) Ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-toto yah
(School) E-Yah!
(Leader) Ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-toto yah
(School) E-Yah!

(Leader continues x3) Ma-ma ma-ma ma-ma-toto yah
(School at the same time as leader x3) Eeeeeeeeeeeee-Yaaaaaaaaaah!

Final Shout at end
E-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah-yah E-YAH!