Hellcat Records will release the Dropkick Murphys' update of the Royal Rooters fight song "Tessie" as a single on August 1st. All proceeds from the single will go to benefit the Red Sox Foundation. Here's a recap of the history behind the song:

DROPKICK MURPHYS and the Boston Red Sox have given a modern treatment to "Tessie." The song -- originally a Broadway hit -- became the anthem for a growing band of Boston diehards known as the Royal Rooters and helped spur the Red Sox (then known as the Boston Pilgrims) on to a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the first World Series in 1903.

The cover art can be found on Epitaph's website. You can now view a video for the song that the band recently shot at Fenway Park: Lo / Hi