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 ...

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!