I was looking for a song about Arkansas in order to announce our state change. You know, something like Georgia on My Mind, Rocky Top, Sweet Home Alabama. But no, all i could find was this...
A chant of “Woo Pig Sooie” is known worldwide as a Hog Call. Just like any good tradition, there are lots of versions of the Hog Call (even spellings).
A properly executed Hog Call is composed of three “calls,” slowly raising one’s arms from the knees to above the head during the “Woo.” Traditionalists prescribe an eight second “Woo.” The fingers should be wiggled and the “Woo” should build in volume and pitch as the arms rise.
Upon completion of the “Woo,” both arms are brought straight down with fists clinched as if executing a chin-up while yelling, “Pig”. The right arm is extended up and out with the “Sooie.”
A full Hog Call -- the kind one will always hear victorious Razorback teams execute after contests -- requires two more Hog Calls, followed immediately by a “Razor-Backs” yell, coordinated with a pumping motion of the right arm after the third “Sooie.” So, in order, the full Hog Call is:
Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie!
Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie!
Woooooooo. Pig. Sooie!
Razorbacks!
All I can say is, not a chance I will be doing that! And I mean it!
5 comments:
this is too funny! We love yall and are excited about your new venture. I can't wait to read more.
You absolutely WILL do that- and I will come up there and do it with you- you are an Arkansaian now- go pigs!
that is HILARIOUS. No, i cannot see you ever doing it. Chip, on the other hand...definitely :)
too funny!!! so what is the timeline?
When we went to D.C. in the 9th grade, we ate dinner one night at a dinner theater. The play was some sort of Huck Finn play and there was a song I've never been able to get out of my head. It goes something like this:
"Arkansas, Arkansas,
How I love old Arkansas!
I love my ma and love my pa,
But what I love is Arkansas!"
That one is short enough that the kids could learn it too and truly drive you crazy! :)
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