MARY KUO: Now I’m pleased to welcome Tom Kitt,
Columbia College Class of 1996,
and Brandon Victor Dixon,
Columbia College Class of 2007,
with a special, in-person premiere of Columbia's newest song.
Thank you.
[Ensemble plays “Oh, Columbia”]
BRANDON VICTOR DIXON: I’d do anything to be by your side
I’d travel the world both far and wide
[Hums]
Columbia, oh Columbia
But now the skies are the brightest blue
And voices echo down the avenue
It seems that everything reminds me of you
Columbia, oh Columbia
Stand up, stand tall
Don’t let yourself give way
Tomorrow’s still the future
Today is still today
From Low steps to the campus store
We feel your spirit
in our very core
So roar you lions,
roar you lions, roar
Columbia, oh Columbia
Stand up, stand proud
The day has just begun
Though we can't always sing together
We can still sing as one
So raise a glass to our old Broadway
Where we shall raise one together some day,
And toast our Alma Mater, now and for aye
Columbia,
oh Columbia,
oh Columbia
Now and for aye.
[Crowd cheers]