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So it looks like the Aggie War Hymn was stolen from a song called Hello, My Coney Island Baby.
Hellom My Coney Island Baby
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The Aggie War Hymn was originally written as a ballad set to the music of an old ragtime song, "Hello, My Coney Island Baby,". The Aggie War Hymn was written by J.V. "Pinky" Wilson, one of many Aggies who fought in World War I. Wilson combined several yells (the Aggie version of cheers) then in use at the time into a song called "Good-bye to The University of Texas." '
The beginning words of the song refer to the sound of a train crossing the tracks in College Station, Texas, home of Texas A&M: "Hullabaloo, caneck, caneck! Hullabaloo, caneck, caneck!"[citation needed]
In 1928, Wilson wrote another verse at the request of several Aggie students who thought the original was too focused on the Aggies' rivalry with the University of Texas. This verse is now the first verse of the song but never caught on, in part because many felt it sounded too much like an Ivy League song. To this day, the second (original) verse is usually sung twice.[2]
The second verse opens with "Good-bye to The University of Texas". These words were chosen since Aggies traditionally refer to their principal athletic rival, the University of Texas, as "The University of Texas", or "t.u."
So it looks like the Aggie War Hymn was stolen from a song called Hello, My Coney Island Baby.
Hellom My Coney Island Baby
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The Aggie War Hymn was originally written as a ballad set to the music of an old ragtime song, "Hello, My Coney Island Baby,". The Aggie War Hymn was written by J.V. "Pinky" Wilson, one of many Aggies who fought in World War I. Wilson combined several yells (the Aggie version of cheers) then in use at the time into a song called "Good-bye to The University of Texas." '
The beginning words of the song refer to the sound of a train crossing the tracks in College Station, Texas, home of Texas A&M: "Hullabaloo, caneck, caneck! Hullabaloo, caneck, caneck!"[citation needed]
In 1928, Wilson wrote another verse at the request of several Aggie students who thought the original was too focused on the Aggies' rivalry with the University of Texas. This verse is now the first verse of the song but never caught on, in part because many felt it sounded too much like an Ivy League song. To this day, the second (original) verse is usually sung twice.[2]
The second verse opens with "Good-bye to The University of Texas". These words were chosen since Aggies traditionally refer to their principal athletic rival, the University of Texas, as "The University of Texas", or "t.u."
