Start your day with the Rangers Victory Song

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Good morning fans! While we all have so many bigger concerns right now any sense of normalcy is welcome. Last night, Ray Castoldi the Madison Square Garden organist tweeted out this video. He played the Rangers Victory Song and hoped to see everyone at the Garden soon.

John Amirante

The late great anthem singer John Amirante actually sang it for the fans. In a 90’s MSG broadcast, he gave Rangers fans a treat, here’s the clip.

Rangers Victory Song History

The Following is from the NYR website:

The “Rangers Victory Song” was written in 1940 by J. Fred Coots in tribute to the team that finished the 1939-40 season as Stanley Cup champions. He officially dedicated the song to “Lester Patrick and the New York Rangers.

In addition to being a native New Yorker and avid Rangers fan, Coots was a nationally-known songwriter who authored more than 700 songs. His most famous works included “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “Love Letters in the Sand.”

A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Coots died in 1985 at the age of 87, but his love for the Rangers has lived on for decades in the song played after every Blueshirts win at Madison Square Garden.

Lyrics

Listen to the cheering of the people in the stands
Twenty Thousand hockey bugs and each a Ranger fan!
It’s plain as day to see
They want a victory!
All together now strike up the band!

Chorus
Just keep your stick on that puck
And don’t lay down on your luck;
That’s the Rangers’ Victory Song!
Get through the enemy’s goal
With all your heart and your soul;
That’s the Rangers’ Victory Song!

You’ve got to fight, Rangers fight
With a grin on your chin!
Tonight is the night
So get in there and win!

This game is worth any price;
Go out and put it on ice
That’s the Rangers’ Victory Song!

By Anthony Scultore

Anthony Scultore has been covering the New York Rangers and the NHL since 2014. His work also appears at... More about Anthony Scultore

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