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The music for "Hot Time" has always been a part of the song. Sometimes, it is not played because of time concerns. Sometimes it is played on its own, like after a touchdown.

The words are a fairly recent invention, I'd guess from about the 1990s.


A great story about the music and origins of the Aggie War Hymn by Patrick Harris '69 can be found at

http://www.aggieband.com/story/warhymn.html
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Hot Time was around in 1980.......... we sang it all the time!

Hot Time (as sung by Aggiebandsmen)

Late one night, while the t-sips were in bed,
Old Sul Ross lit a lantern in the shed,
The Aggie kicked it over, winked his eye and said,
"It'll be a hot time in Austin tonight."

(Replace winked his eye, with tipped his hat for an alternate version)

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I shall learn them and sing them come Yell Practice Dec 27th!

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does anybody have any info on if/when/where theres a yell practice in san diego? thanks.

CanyonAg77:

Thanks for the post on Pat Harris's article. I met Pat before I knew I would one day be an Ag, the suumer before my sophomore year of high school near Dayton, OH. He was a great guy. I didn't know he was such a good writer.

Unfortunately he passed away shortly after he wrote that in a airplane accident. The Aggie family surely misses him.

There was a post a while back about where all the music for the war hymn came from (like Goodbye my Coney Island Baby).

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Sing both verses except when we play texas university, then you sing the second verse twice.

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I'm not sure if this was posted as wishful thinking or false dissemination; but regardless, the vast majority sing the second verse twice. I have heard that the Singing Cadets sing both verses though. My question is what do you yell out after “yell and yell and yell?” “That’s so swell?” “It’s a Dell?” “Doesn’t sound like Hell?”

WillD..."sounds like hell" is not part of the second verse anyways, it is an invented-after-the-fact line...

I plan on singing both verses now, except when playing tu...a full convert in just one day!! I just convinced an old ag to do the same, too!

I can be as tu-obssessed and any other Aggie, but singing the same verse twice? I've evolved! Thanks 97!

BTHO cal!

Wisconsin also plays their own version of Ms O'leary's Cow, which is also named Hot Time.

Dedicating two songs to Texas when we are playing other teams is dumb. Sing both verses.

Since we are talking history of the War Hymn, I will add my two cents.

During my time as a student 1952-1956 I was not aware that Hot Time had words and for sure I never heard anyone sing to it. I suspect that was something added at a later time.

As for the War Hymn: (According to my reference "The Story of Texas A&M" by George Sessions Perry, Copyright 1951. Copyright 1951 by The Curtis Publishing Company. McGraw-Hill Book Company.)

There are two versions of The Aggie War Hymn. The first had words and music by J.V. "Pinkie" Wilson. The second had words by "Pinkie" Wilson but arrangement by Thornton W. Allen. (Both versions are under copyright of Thorton W. Allen. I do not read music so I defer to the wit of a music major to tell the difference.)

The copyright statement on a copy of the sheet music states: "Copyright, 1921, by J. M. Reynolds. Copyright transferred, 1938, to "Pinkie" Wilson. Copyright assigned 1938, to The Thornton W. Allen, Company, New York. Copyright ,1938, by the Thornton W. Allen, Company. All Rights Reserved, including public performance for profit."

The copyrighted version of The Aggie War Hymn had two verses.

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Sing both verses except when we play texas university, then you sing the second verse twice

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I can relate to Clemson Tiger...I know the fight songs to quite a few schools (including your rival South Carolina...sorry!) Love college songs

fightmusic.com is one of my favorite sites!

The Singing Cadets sing the 1st verse at their concerts, although I always thought they sang the 2nd verse with more gusto.

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Hot Time(as sung by Aggiebandsmen)

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So singing "hot time" is a B.Q. thing? No wonder it think it's ghey.

"And he's going to be tackled before he goes down"
--Dave(mouth of the)South 10/21/06

12-7

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fightmusic.com is one of my favorite sites!

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"Texas A&M Fightin' Aggie Band"


huh?

That's good bull, Clemson Tiger.

And not that you want to necessarily teach your children this part, but after

"..That is the song they sing so well..."

comes "SOUNDS LIKE HELL!!!

Scotch...that site is managed by a Penn State fan...give him a break...or send him an email!

It's called "Hit time" and the words go:

Late one game while the t-sips were in the red
Marcus Buckley put a hit on and hurt one in the head
And when the Aggies saw it replayed, they looked around and said
Forever this will be known as "the hit"

i always assumed that after "yell and yell and yell"

would come "YELL LIKE HELL"

MAKES SENSE TO ME, AT LEAST.

"YELL LIKE HELL"....hmmm? I like it! You might have something there aggie_wes!

BTHO cal!

It is not "they are the ones who show the real fight" it is "they are the boys who show the real fight."



Old Army's been dead since Dec. 16th, 2006

I'm glad to see many different words to Hot Time as well as where the original song comes from. I couple years ago someone printed one version of the words and that's all I've heard sence. I think everyone should have their own version of Hot Time.

One cold night when the t-sips were in bed,
Ol' Sul Ross put a lantern in the shed,
When Bevo kicked it over he winked his eye and said,
It'll be a hot time in Austin tonight.

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When Bevo kicked it over he winked his eye and said,

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That treacherous COW! lol!


"Aggies don't lie, cheat, or steal, nor do they tolerate those who do!" - Aggie Code of Honor

97...I convinced two other Ags to sing both verses...except when playing tu, of course!

Maybe we can sing this verse:

Late one night when the t-sips went to bed
The Aggie Corps took a brand to Bevo's shed and When they saw that cow next mornin'
It hit them in the head, "she's branded
13-0 alright"

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97...I convinced two other Ags to sing both verses...except when playing tu, of course!

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God bless you! Baby steps...


"Aggies don't lie, cheat, or steal, nor do they tolerate those who do!" - Aggie Code of Honor

anybody can post this song with singer's sound. We only can get it with lyric. I love this song very much. Thank You.

i've lived in cs all my life, 59 years. i've never heard words to hot time!!!!!!!!!!

new army!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Greatest Aggie Tradition of All....is disagreeing over where our traditions came from and when.

I've heard em, and know em, and I played the trombone part of hot time about 10,000 times, but I probably sang the words all of five times. I just don't like them that much personally..it sounds campy and cheesy to me, but if other people enjoy it, more power to them.

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To be technical, that is not part of the Aggie War Hymn. The band just sometimes plays "Hot Time" after they play the War Hymn with no break in between.

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...although it's already been addressed, I couldn't resist: to be technical, Hot Time is the final strain of the War Hymn, and always has been.

The "Late one night..." words have been around for ages, but were sung by very few until relatively recently.

MA

How have you never heard of "Hot Time"? I'm class of '08 and I always sing Hot Time, as do many of the current students

Words to hot time weren't around in the 70's.

Tradtions are a fluid thing. They always come and go over the years.

My understanding was the the 2nd verse was actually written first. Only later one did Pinky ink the "1st" verse.

I am Class of '67, Corps of Cadets, native Texas, Aggie follower, and this thread is the first time I have ever heard of Hot Time, honestly. I cannot believe that there could have ever, ever, ever been the most minute, obscure tradition that we did not have to remember as a Fish. I guess I could have forgotten, although I still remember "...lower than the lowest piece of whale sh*t in the deepest part of the ocean", or something very close to that.

"ROGER - OUT"

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singing "hot time" is very ghey and fish campish.

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bull****! Sing it and sing it loud!!!

THIS POST IS FIRING THIS OLD BADASSBASSPLAYER UP! BEAT THE CLASS OF 74 OUT OF memphis!