RATTY CHALLENGE COMPLETION (to the tune of "Alexander Hamilton")

Rewritten by Amy Andrews and Abby Muller, Photoshop help by Derek Wilson '15

[LONDON]
How do the Brown Band seniors, last time to start a
Semester, dropped in the middle of a
Forgotten spot in the Refectory in Providence
Exhausted but empowered
Wake up to camp out inside for twelve hours?

[ARMANI]
The senior class, graduating full of class and sass
Sax and all the brass, all just hangin' out en masse
Takin' a break from classes

But they still gotta pass this

Test. By May, we'll be done and have
Finished our last

[BEN]
But here today while we were eating pancakes and tater tots
Away across the table, we rallied and kept our chins up
Inside, we were longing for something comfy to sit on
The bandies were ready to nap, sleep, or get our drink on

[CHARLIE]
When the hurricane* came, and devastation reigned (*hurricane is a metaphor for like 3pm)
Our band saw our spirit drip, dripping down the drain
Put our fingers to a laptop, connected them to our brains
And we wrote some words inane, a testament to our pain

[ABBY]
Well, the word got around, they said, “These kids are insane, team”
Took up a collection just to send 'em to the main green
“Get your education, don’t forget the whole damn scheme, and
The world is gonna know your dream. What’s your sky dream?”

[SENIORS]
Ratty Challenge completion.
Our dream is Ratty Challenge completion.
And there’s a few things we haven't eaten
But just you wait*, just you wait... (*it's like 5:40 right now)

[CHRIS]
At 10 AM, the door beeping, we were weeping, debt-ridden* (*we're college students)

Two hours later, not enough of our thesis pages written
Half-dead sittin in the wood chairs, these Brown Bears

[ANAISA]
As the day went on, the end was in our prayers

[BROOKE]
Started playin' some games, like Peasant Quest and Ticket to Ride
Winning helped us find some extra pride, helped us hit our stride
A voice saying

[SID]
“Bandies, you gotta fend for yourself.”

[KEN]
We started retreatin’ and eatin’ every pizza on the shelf

[AMY]
There would have been nothin’ left to do
For bandies less astute
We woulda just left after grapefruit
Abandoned this band institution
Started readin’, eatin' all the free food that we could swing
Wishin' for vodka and rum and all the booze we couldn't bring
Scammin’ for every table we can get our hands on
Plannin’ for the future see us now as we stand near
The door of the Ratty headed for a new land
In Meehan* we can be a new Band (*we're actually going to Pizzitola after this but it's fine)

[BANDIES]
In Meehan we can
Be a new band—
In Meehan you can
Be a new band—
In Meehan we can be a new band—

[SOME BANDIES]
In Meehan—

[MORE BANDIES]
Meehan—

[SENIORS]
Just you wait!

[BANDIES]
Ratty Challenge completion.
We are waiting in the Cave* for you (*we're actually near the Grill line but shh)
We could never back down
We've done nothing but waste our time!
Oh, Ratty Challenge completion
When Gail and co.* applaud for you (*cause ~so~ many people have applauded us today)
Do they know what we overcame?
Will they know we rewrote the game?

Our lives will never be the same, oh

[SENIORS]
The end is getting nearer now
See if we can make it

Another hour more
We think that we can take it

Our families think we're insane
It's true, they don't mistake it 

[FRESHMEN]

Us? We gamed with them

[SOPHOMORES]

Us? We dined with them

[JUNIORS]

Us? We swiped for them

[ALUMS]

Us? We skyped with them

[SENIORS]

And us? We're the damn fools that chose this

[BANDIES]
And there’s a few things we haven't eaten
But just you wait* (*it's like 6:25 right now)

[GAIL]
What’s your dream, team?

[SENIORS]
Ratty Challenge Completion!