The Freshmen Up at Yale Get No Tail
# The Freshmen Up at Yale Get No Tail

"The Freshmen Up at Yale Get No Tail" is a humorous song historically sung by Yale University's Ivy League rivals. The song questions the sexual prowess of Yale students and suggests that they frequently self-gratify with masturbation. Like many songs of its genre, this piece features frequently variable lyrics.

Variations substitute 'fellas' for 'freshmen' and 'down at Yale' for 'up at Yale' when sung by rivals located to the north of Yale's New Haven, Connecticut, location, such as Yale's perennial main rival Harvard University. Although the song's origins are not entirely clear, the Columbia University Marching Band is sometimes given credit for composing it.

## Lyrics

   Oh the freshmen up at Yale get no tail Oh the freshmen up at Yale get no tail So to satisfy their yen,
   they go out with Harvard men Oh the freshmen up at Yale get no tail
   Oh the Sophomores up at Yale get no tail Oh the Sophomores up at Yale get no tail So that half the freshmen class
   has to take it up the ass Oh the Sophomores up at Yale get no tail
   Oh the Juniors up at Yale get no tail Oh the Juniors up at Yale get no tail So to release their frustrations They resort to masturbation
   Oh the Juniors up at Yale get no tail
   Oh the Seniors up at Yale they get tail Oh the Seniors up at Yale they get tail But after three years with the guys
   they can hardly get a rise Oh the Seniors up at Yale they get tail
   Oh the Bulldog up at Yale has no tail Oh the Bulldog up at Yale has no tail Well after running through those halls He is lucky he has balls Oh the Bulldog up at Yale has no tail
