"Bonaventure Alma Mater" (Sung to "Oh Tannenbaum")
H. A. Mooney, 1909
To play a 1958 SBU Centennial recording by the SBU Men's Chorus, click here (1.5Meg, mp3). Right-click to download the file

Verse 1

With myrtle wreath we'll deck thy brow,
Bonas, old St. Bonas.
The verdant leaves our love avow,
Bonas, old St. Bonas.
Thy name was ever fair and bright,
We'll keep it thus with memory's light,
And laud thy glorious brown and white,
Bonas, old St. Bonas.

Verse 2

Our hearts shall ever be thy shrine,
Bonas, old St. Bonas.
Around thy name shall honor twine
Bonas, old St. Bonas.
E'er hallowed shall thy memory grow,
Though years have fled and years shall flow,
Within our souls thy love shall glow,
Bonas, old St. Bonas.

"Unfurl the Brown and White"
L. G. O'Brien (1925) and C. R. Kean (1924)

Unfurl the Brown and White
Into the breeze;
Snow of the mountain height;
Brown of the trees!
Emblem of loyalty
Honor and might,
We love thy shining folds
of Brown and White!

Hark! The trumpets are calling,
Drums like thunder resound;
Feet in rhythm are falling--
Armies shaking the ground!
Rise to the march
Fill the sky with a throaty cheer--Rah!

Unfurl the Brown and White
Into the breeze;
Snow of the mountain height;
Brown of the trees!
Emblem of loyalty
Honor and might,
We love thy shining folds
of Brown and White!

NOTE: In recognition of more than a thousand female athletes who have represented St. Bonaventure so honorably over the last 60 years, line six of the first and third verses was updated in 2024 to reflect that. The original line, "Manhood and Might," made perfect sense in 1924 when the authors wrote it-- all of SBU's athletes were men at a time when only a handful of women attended the college

To play an mp3 file of the 1958 Centennial recording by the SBU Marching Band click here (900K). Right-click to download.

To play an mp3 file of the 1958 Centennial recording by the SBU Men's Chorus click here (1.5Meg). Right-click to download.

Cheers and Chants

"Bonaventure Yell"

Bonaventure, Bonaventure, Rah, Rah, Rah!
Bonaventure, Bonaventure, Hah, Hah, Hah!
Bonaventure, Brown! Bonaventure White!
Team, Team, You're All Right!

"Locomotive Yell"

S-T-B-O-N-A-S, Rah, Rah, Rah,
S-T-B-O-N-A-S, Rah, Rah, Rah, (shout faster)
S-T-B-O-N-A-S, Rah, Rah, Rah, (shout even faster)
Team, Team, Team!

"The MAN!"

He's a Man! Who's a Man?
He's a Bonaventure Man...
(At this point the crowd chanted the players name 3 times.)

"We've Gotta Team"

We've gotta Team!
We've gotta Yell!
We've gotta Team that fights like... St. Booonas!

Recordings from: 100th Anniversary St. Bonaventure University. RCA Victor. 47M-2671A.

"Unfurl the Brown and White" added by D. Frank 1/19/04
mp3s added 1/21/04
Last updated: 09/06/04