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Texas Fight is the official fight song of The University of Texas at Austin and was written by Colonel Walter S. Hunnicutt in collaboration with James E. King, then director of the Marlin High School Band. The words of the song as finally adopted were written by "Blondie" Pharr, director of the Longhorn Band from 1917 to 1937. "Texas Fight" is played following touchdowns and extra points at University of Texas football games as well as on other occasions of celebration.
What may not be obvious to many is that the first strain of "Texas Fight" is really a sped up version of "Taps," the song played at many military funerals. The repeated strain contains portions of "The Eyes of Texas," the school's alma mater.
Notes
Note 1: A&M refers to UT's in-state rival, Texas A&M University.
Note 2: "Hail, Hail, the gang's all here" is replaced with "Give 'em hell, Give 'em hell, Go Horns Go!" in most singings. Students generally replace the line with the more vulgar "Give 'em hell, Give 'em hell, make 'em eat shit!"
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