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Victoria College Students' Carnival. Thursday and Friday, 27th and 28th June, 1907

Chorus

Chorus.

Air — "Huntsmen's Chorus," from "Der Freischutz" (Weber).

When the air's like wine in the sunny weather,
And the breeze blows cobwebs from the brains;
When Latin's folly and Law's a tether,
And the blood goes dancing through the veins,—
Then hey! for the paths where your fancy races
Away from the city's stifling" grip,
To the playing fields and open places—
And let the world of toilers slip!
Then here's to the long white road that beckons,
The climb that baffles, the risk that nerves;
And here's to the merry heart that reckons
The rough with the smooth, and never swerves!
So let the brimming glasses clink
To the best of toasts that a man can drink!

Be it hockey stick, or oval leather,
Or skiff, or racquet, or rod or gun,—
Here's luck! for the sport we've had together,
For chances bungled and battles won;
For the wicket true, and the field in fettle,
And the man who's safe for a tingling catch;
For the losing team that shows its mettle,
And the man who wins his heat from scratch.
Then here's to the sportsman's road that beckons,
The climb that baffles, the risk that nerves;
And here's to the merry heart that reckons
Th rough with the smooth, and never swerves!
So let the brimming glasses clink
To the best of toasts that a man can drink!