Triway High School Marching Band Cheers

During the fourth quarter of football games, the seniors would lead the band in band cheers. It was always a lot of fun. I looked forward to the time I would be a senior and would be able to lead them. Unfortunately, the cheers were pretty much done away with after I graduated. I have heard the band do "Two Bits" from time to time, but that's about it. Here are all the cheers we used to do, unedited for your reading and listening pleasure.

Two Bits

Two bits, four bits, up to sixteen

All for Triway stand up and lean (Cheer leader points which way to lean)

A-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean (Cheer leader points the other way)

A-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean a-lean

Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry shortcake, banana split

We think your team’s full of (or: plays like)

Shift to the left, shift to the right

Stand up, sit down

Fight, fight, fight

Hear the cheer HERE (.mp3 file)

Go Bananas

Go bananas, go, go bananas

Peel to the left (Open left side of jacket)

Peel to the right (Open right side of jacket)

Open up the middle and -ungh- take a bite

(Open both sides of jacket and do an Elvis hip thrust on -ungh-)

Hear the cheer HERE (.mp3 file)

Gimme A Yell

Gimme a yell, gimme a yell

Gimme a good old-fashioned yell

And when we yell we yell like hell

And this is what we yell:

Go Titans! Go Titans! Go Titans!

Hear the cheer HERE (.mp3 file)

A-Boom-A-Chick-A-Boom

Leader: I said a-boom-a-chick-a-boom

Band: I said a-boom-a-chick-a-boom

Leader: I said a-boom-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom

Band: I said a-boom-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-rock-a-chick-a-boom

Leader: Uh-huh

Band: Uh-huh

Leader: Oh yeah

Band: Oh yeah

Leader: One more time

Band: One more time

Leader: ________ style (Pick a style)

Band: ________ style (Repeat with new style)

McDonald’s Style: A-boom-a-chick-a-mac, A-boom-a-chick-a-mac-in-a-value-pack

Valley Girl Style: Like a-boom-a-chick-a-boom, Like a-boom-a-chick-a-boom, like gag-me-with-a-spoon

Janitor Style: A-broom-a-chick-a-broom, A-broom-a-chick-a-mop-a-chick-a-mop-a-chick-a-broom

Cadillac Style: A-boom-a-chick-a-caddy, A-boom-a-chick-a-caddy-that-I-stole-from-your-daddy

City Style: A-boom-a-chick-a-yo(h), A-boom-a-chick-a-yo(h), let’s-get-down-on-the-flo’

Doggy Style: A-boom-a-chick-a-hound, A-boom-a-chick-a-hound, let’s-get-down-on-the-ground

Elvis Style: A-boom-a-chick-a “Uh huh,” A-boom-a-chick-a “Uh huh, thank you very much”

Brooks Style: A-boom-a-chick-a “Duh!,” A-boom-a-chick-a “Duh, what are you doing?!”

Tim VanSickle’s Cheer

(also known as Paula's cheer by those who never knew Tim)

Chorus----- Leader: Na na-na-na-na

Leader: Na na-na-na-na-na

Band: Na na-na-na-na-na

Leader: Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Band: Na-na-na-na-na-na-na

Leader: Na na-na-na-na-na

Band: Na na-na-na-na-na

(The chorus does have a tune, but it should be sung so loudly that it’s rather unrecognizable)

Band: I said from coast to coast

Leader: Triway Band’s got the most

Band: Triway Band’s got the most

CHORUS

Additional Verses- I said from east to west, Triway Band is the best

I said from story to story, Triway Band’s got the glory

I said from street to street, Triway Band’s got the beat

I said from brass to brass, Triway Band’s got class (Triway Band kicks some butt)

I said from slide to slide, Triway Band’s got pride

I said from sticks to sticks, Triway Band’s got the chicks

I said from skies to skies, Triway Band’s got the guys

I said from hooks to hooks, Triway Band’s got Mr.Brooks

POPEYE MEETS THE CAVEMAN

(a Michael Stein cheer)

Leader: Aye-aye-aye-aye

Band: Aye-aye-aye-aye

Leader: Aye-aye-aye-aye

Band: Aye-aye-aye-aye

Leader: Ooh-ga, ooh-ga, ooh-ga-ooh-ga-ooh-ga

Band: Ooh-ga, ooh-ga, ooh-ga-ooh-ga-ooh-ga

Violent Cheers

(or chants with no particular name)

Maim them, kill them, tear off their arms and legs RIP!

Repel them, repel them, make them relinquish the ball

Kill, kill, hate, hate, murder, murder, mutilate, blood makes the grass grow

(Repeat all as many times as desired)

GO HOME!