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Iowa Fight Song. The Iowa Fight Song is one of three fight songs currently used by the University of Iowa Hawkeye Marching Band along with On Iowa and Roll Along Iowa. The music and lyrics were written by Iowa native Meredith Willson, author of The Music Man, in 1951.
Summary of 'Casey at the Bat'. Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in 1888 is the full title an American poem written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer. The poem tells the story of the final half-inning of a baseball game. The home team of Mudville is losing four to two.