Ashby

Lyrics

[Intro — instrumental only, no vocals]
[an HBCU drumline thunders, snares and bass drums rolling; the beat builds]
[Instrumental build — still no singing, let the groove settle in]
[Instrumental — the drumline and the strings carry it alone]

[Verse 1 — vocals enter at last]
Heart of the AUC where the scholars rise,
Spelman and Morehouse under western skies;
roll the drumline, let the cadence pound,
Ashby beating on the hallowed ground.

[Chorus]
Ashby, Ashby, roll and pound,
the HBCU thunder is the proudest sound;
boom, boom, boom, let the section play,
the heart of Black excellence on display.

[Verse 2]
Clark Atlanta colors and the homecoming roar,
a century of brilliance and a century more;
every drumbeat carries the dream ahead,
Ashby marching where the great ones tread.

[Chorus]
Ashby, Ashby, roll and pound,
the HBCU thunder is the proudest sound;
boom, boom, boom, let the section play,
the heart of Black excellence on display.

[Outro — vocals stop here]
[Instrumental — the drumline rides out alone, no more singing]
[Long instrumental outro — the groove fades slowly all the way down to silence]