One Version of the Chorus is as follows:[2] We are We are We are We are-- We are the engineers-- We can We can We can We can-- Demolish forty beers-- Drink rum Drink rum Drink rum all day[3]-- and come along with us for-- We don't give a damn for any old man-- Who don't give a damn for us-- Four of Godiva's Verses:[2] Godiva was a lady who through Coventry did ride-- To show to all the villagers her fine and lily-white hide-- The most observant villager, an engineer of course-- Was the only one to notice that Godiva rode a horse-- Professors put demands on us, they say we have to tool,-- But all we want to do is sleep, we hate this fucking school.-- You can bitch or tell us off, even abuse us if you please,-- But we're all set to graduate, and all we need are C's!-- Venus is a statue made entirely of stone,-- There's not a fig leaf on her, she's as naked as a bone.-- On noticing her arms were gone, an Engineer discoursed,-- "The damn thing's busted concrete and it should be reinforced."
-- An Engineer once came to class so drunk and very late,-- He stumbled through the lecture hall at an ever-diminishing rate.-- The only things that held him up and kept him on his course,-- Were the boundary condition and the electromotive force.-- This is not a variant on Godiva’s hymn.
Building sleds and throwing punches that is what we do If you challenge UofA then you better bring your crew Out shorts are tight our sled fast well leave you in the clear Oh no our Design forgot the parts, our toboggan doesn’t steer We're the ualberta wrestling crew, We're sure to pin you down; We like it rough and won't hold back we'll knock you all around; So throw your hat into the ring; to anyone who dares; You'll run out of challengers; Before we're out of chairs!
While keeping the basic roots of the original song, the band adds verses unique to the University; The chorus and verses recalling the lyricist’s rough beginnings as the child of a prostitute and a miner in Alaska remain staples of the Huskies Pep Band to this day.
So he mounted up a great big wheel And there upon set a rod of steel Two brass balls were filled with cream And the whole darn thing was run by steam
But the great big wheel went right on through Til the engineer's wife was split in two Then as if possessed by a monstrous whim It turned around and mounted him
Then it rolled through the streets and into town Mounting people up and down Covered them all with grease and cream And disappeared in a cloud of steam