Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.'s Song/Chant "I Will Jump" (four YouTube examples & lyrics)

rgrays1038, Jun 12, 2013

Clinton Que' Ran from Omega Psi Phi Zeta Phi Chapter.

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents some YouTube examples of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. song/chant "I Will Jump". 

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer of this song/chant. Thanks to all those members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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This is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on historically Black Greek letter fraternities and sororities. Click the tags below or google [the name of the fraternity or sorority] pancocojams  [for instance: Omega Psi Phi pancocojams] to find other posts in this series.

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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is the first historically Black fraternity or sorority that was founded at a historically Black university (Howard University, Washington D. C., Nov. 17, 2011).

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Historically Black Greek letter fraternity & sorority chants and songs are part of African American culture that can be appreciated by people inside and outside of those organizations. Examples of these performances and compositions are cultural artifacts that should be collected, preserved, and studied along with information and comments about those performances/compositions.

However, in accordance with the cultural traditions, historically Black Greek letter fraternity & sorority chants and songs should only be recited and/or performed by those who are members or pledges of the specific organization that is affiliated with that particular chant.

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LYRICS FOR "I WILL JUMP" *
I will jump
[jump] across the highest mountain
I will swim
[backstroke] across the deep blue sea
So that I
[Ah Be what]
Can be an Omega man

[Repeat this song as a chant accompanied by Omega hops.]
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* I transcribed these lyrics from the YouTube video given as Example #3 below.

These lyrics appear to be relatively fixed (i.e. I haven't come across any other versions of this song/chant except for slight changes such as the non-use of the repeated word "jump", the use of the word "backstroke" instead of the word "swim", and the question "Ah Be What" before the words "can be an Omega man). For example, here's a quote from this twitter page
https://twitter.com/OfficialOPPF/status/1075504470535081985

Omega Psi Phi® Fraternity

@OfficialOPPF

"I jump over the highest mountain, backstroke across the deepest sea, just so I can be an Omega Man! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Congratulations to all Graduates!!!!"

4:33 PM · Dec 19, 2018

from Georgia, USA

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The  earliest YouTube example of this Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. song/chant that I found was published in 2010. That video is given as Example #2 below.

If you know when this Omega song/chant was first composed and who performed it, please share it for the historical and cultural record. Thanks!

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Fisk University Omega Psi Phi: Marchin' Eta Psi - I Will Jump

Garfezus, Sep 16, 2010

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 -Sigma Delta Ques Auburn University 2018 Probate

The Port City Globetrotter, Apr 16, 2018
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Here's a comment exchange from that video's discussion thread:

Beatrice Lee, 2020
"Why homie got a tie dress on?"
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Reply
The Port City Globetrotter,2021
"He’s African. It’s a dashiki."

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 -“JUMP” & “ATOMIC DOG”

 

Antoine McDonald, Jan 28, 2019

The Brothers of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity  Inc: BETA, PHI EPSILON and BETA PSI chapters performing at University of Rochester

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