The Brigadier Chants

With a mission to bring the noise back to hallowed halls of the Pepsi Center, the Burgundy Brigade is proud to publish the following battle cries for the 2011-12 Colorado Avalanche season. Be sure to join us for our first game on October 30 to participate in the chants, which were written and produced by Burgundy Brigade co-leader Kevin Goff.

1. Build a Bonfire

(to the tune of Clementine)

 Build a bonfire, build a bonfire
Put the (opponent) on the top
Put the Red Wings in the middle
And we’ll burn the stinkin’ lot.
Repeat x2

2. Everywhere We Go

(Avalanche ‘call and respond’ chant)

 Everywhere we go! (Everywhere we go)
People wanna know (People wanna know)
Who we are (who we are)
So we tell them (so we tell them)
We are the Avalanche! (We are the Avalanche)
The mighty mighty Avalanche (echo)
A-V-A-L-A-N-C-H-E
Avalanche (clap clap clap)

3. I Believe

 I (echo)
I believe (echo)
I believe that (echo)
I believe that we (echo)
I believe that we will win (echo and repeat)

4. Avs Burgundy

(to the tune of Yellow Submarine)

We all bleed in the Avs burgundy
The Avs burgundy, the Avs burgundy.
We all bleed in the Avs burgundy
The Avs burgundy, the Avs burgundy.
Ole ole, ole ole, Colorado here we go.
Ole ole, ole ole, Colorado here we go.

 5. Opponent Penalty

(to the tune of Hail to the Busdriver)

 You took a penalty, penalty, penalty
You took a penalty, GET IN THE BOX
The ref caught you cheating and now that you’re seated
The Avs are gonna score on THE POWER PLAY!
LETS GO AVS (repeat)

6. Go Mental

(to the tune of Yankee Doodle)

 Colorado here we go
We need to score a goal
Put the puck into the net
And we will all go mental!
La de da da da da da
La de da da da da
La de da da da da da
And we will all go mental!

7. Celebrate the NHL

(to the tune of Dynamite by Tai Cruz)

I throw my hands up in the air sometimes
Saying Aaa-oh, go Avs Go!
I want to celebrate the Avs tonight
Singing aaa-oh, go Avs go.
Cuz we’re gonna rock the can, we gonna go all night
Avs gonna light the lamp, every single night
Cuz I told you once, now I told you twice
The the A-va-lanche, gonna win to-night. (repeat)
Let’s Go Avs!!! (repeat)

8. Your Goalie is a Sieve

(to the tune of Farmer in the dell)

Your goalie is a sieve
Your goalie is a sieve
You gotta plug the leak in net
Your goalie is a sieve. (repeat until satisfied)

9. Glory, Glory Colorado

(to the tune of Glory, Glory Hallelujah)

 Glory, Glory Colorado.
Glory, Glory Colorado.
Glory, Glory Colorado
And the Avs go marching on (GO AVS)!
(Repeat and speed up each repeat)

10. Erik Johnson Battle Cry

(to the tune of The Ants Go Marching)

La la, la la, la la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la, la la
La la, la la, la la, la la
He skates as though his feet were jets
EJ, EJ
He’ll put the puck right in your net
EJ, EJ
He used to play in St. Lou-I
But now he’s here, a mile high
Erik Johnson, Avs number 6
(repeat first section and end)

11. Matt Duchene Battle Cry

(to the tune of Cocaine by Eric Clapton)

Scoring goals on the fly Don’t need to try Duchene
If the goals tit for tat You can count on Matt Duchene
Number 9 Number 9 Number 9
Duchene

12. The Bang Bang Dance

Bang, Bang, Bangity Bang,
A Bang bang, Bangity bang.
Bang, Bang Bang, GOOOO AVS!!!

13. Gabriel Landeskog Battle Cry

He’s blonde, he hits, he’ll send you into fits.
Landeskog.  Landeskog.
You’d best, get set, he’ll put it in the net
He’ll put it in the net!!!
Landeskog Landeskog Landeskog,
Landeskog Landeskog Landeskog