And, in case you were wondering — or hoping to sing along yourself — the song does have rarely heard lyrics, written sometime in the 1900s by Albert Gamse: Hail to the Chief we have chosen for ...

Sir Walter Scott wrote the lyrics in 1810 for his long ... According to music historian Elise K. Kirk, “Hail to the Chief” first became associated with the presidency at the end of the War ...

He became almost profane when he heard it." time. It didn’t catch on. "Hail to the Chief" did. Is there any other song that so straightforwardly telegraphs a person's entrance? Well, yes ...

which serves primarily to play music for the president year-round, typically plays "Hail to the Chief" and its preceding fanfare at the inauguration. What are the lyrics to "Hail to the Chief?" ...

In one early scene, Roderick’s pike-wielding, tartan-clad clansmen serenade him with a lusty “Boat Song,” the source of our national tribute: “Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!

Sir Walter Scott wrote the lyrics in 1810 for his long ... According to music historian Elise K. Kirk, “Hail to the Chief” first became associated with the presidency at the end of the War ...