Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Back to Ypsilanti

I guess I'm a little late to the Back to Ypsilanti party. MarkMaynard posted about it back in 2007. I didn't know about the song until today when 7ravis posted it to r/ypsilanti. For those of you not in the know, Lee Osler's 1983 ode to Ypsilanti is the City's official song. It's clear why: no other song chronicles more details about the city. Click through for lyrics:

In Michigan there is a place called Ypsilanti
it is a small, small town (small, small town)
I like to think of all the times in Ypsilanti
Oh how they love to get down (to get down)

CHORUS:
I'm going back to Ypsilanti
Back to Ypsilanti
Where I come from (where I come from)
I'm going back to Ypsilanti
Back to Ypsilanti
To have some fun (to have some fun)

It's just about 30 miles west of the big, big Detroit City
It is a small college town (small college town)
They all have rhythm and they sing in Ypsilanti
Oh how they love to get down (love to get down)

CHORUS

In Ypsilanti there is a big old water tower
Ypsilanti, it's a name of Ancient Greece
In Ypsilanti people come in every hour
Ypsilanti's such a nice place to be

CHORUS

In Ypsilanti you can get an education
Ypsilanti, play hard at EMU
Some people come from overseas to Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti's just a chance for me and you

CHORUS

BREAKDOWN

In Ypsilanti there is a big old water tower
Ypsilanti, it's a name of Ancient Greece
In Ypsilanti people come in every hour
Ypsilanti's such a nice place to be

CHORUS

I'm going back,
I'm going back to Ypsi City yeah
where the girls they are so pretty
Going back going back (to have some fun)
Down in depot town where they used to hang around
Up on Cross street where they used to eat at least
Back on Washtenaw where it's such a busy street
They want to gather round, it's all they ever do

Going back to Ypsilanti, back to Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti here I come

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