Texas A&M University Fight Song- ”Aggie War Hymn”

J.V. "Pinky" Wilson, one of many Aggies who fought in World War I, is attributed as the primary author of the song. Wilson combined several Aggie yells into a song called "Good-bye to Texas University." He wrote the lyrics in 1918 on the back of a letter from home while holed up in a trench during a battle in France. He later put the words to music after the Armistice was signed and before he returned to the United States. Upon returning to Texas A&M in 1919, the song was frequently performed by a quartet that Wilson organized, called the "Cast-Iron Quartet." The starting phrase of the song, "Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck!" is widely thought to originate from an Old Army Aggie yell written in 1907. The lyrics and the melodies of the War Hymn are as follows: Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! Hullabaloo, Caneck! Caneck! First verse Melody: Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby by Les Applegate All hail to dear old Texas A&M Rally around Maroon and White Good luck to dear old Texas Aggies They are the boys who show the real old fight That good old Aggie spirit thrills us And makes us yell and yell and yell So let's fight for dear old Texas A&M We’re gonna beat you all to Chig-gar-roo-gar-rem Chig-gar-roo-gar-rem Rough! Tough! Real stuff! Texas A&M! Second verse Melody: Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby by Les Applegate Good-bye to Texas University So long to the orange and the white Good luck to dear old Texas Aggies They are the boys that show the real old fight “The Eyes of Texas are upon you . . .” That is the song they sing so well So good-bye to Texas University We’re gonna beat you all to Chig-gar-roo-gar-rem Chig-gar-roo-gar-rem Rough! Tough! Real stuff! Texas A&M! Chant Melody from Le devin du village by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Saw Varsity's horns off! Saw Varsity's horns off! Saw Varsity's horns off! Short! A! Varsity's horns are sawed off! Varsity's horns are sawed off! Varsity's horns are sawed off! Short! A! (Whoop) Outro Melody: A Hot Time in the Old Town by Theodore A. Metz and Joe Hayden Late one night when the t-sips were in bed Old Sul Ross took a lantern in the shed The Aggie kicked it over, he winked and then he said, "There’ll be a hot time in Austin tonight 0:00 Aggie War Hymn with Lyrics 2:35 Sing with Real Crowd