The eyes of texas is performed at a slower tempo than what is usually heard today and the song is introduced with a yell.
The eyes of texas song history. The eyes of texas are upon you all the live long day. A history of the song is here. While the eyes of texas doesn t contain any explicitly racist language it does sit adjacent to other continued forms of institutional racism and traces its history from racist minstrel shows to. Sing me a song of prexy of days long since gone by.
Students faculty staff and alumni of the university sing the song at longhorn sports games and other events. Fight it s not clear whether this was included just for the recording or if in 1928 a yell was a normal prelude to singing the eyes. The eyes of texas are upon you you can not get away do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn the eyes of texas are. The eyes of texas is nearly as old as the university of texas itself.
Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn the eyes of texas are upon you til gabriel blows his horn. Smiles of gracious welcome before my memory rise again. Do not think you can escape them at night or early in the morn the. It is set to the tune of i ve been working on the railroad with alternate lyrics written in 1904.
The eyes of texas was first sung and played at a minstrel show which featured performers in black face the song was written and performed in a period of intense anti black sentiment in texas gordon said. The eyes of texas is the school spirit song of the university of texas at el paso and the university of texas at austin it is set to the tune of i ve been working on the railroad students faculty staff and alumni of the university sing the song at longhorn sports games before the fireworks and other events. The university of texas at least originally had very clear minstrel connections gordon said. The eyes of texas is the spirit song of the university of texas at austin and the university of texas at el paso.
The eyes of texas are upon you you cannot get away. The eyes of texas are upon you you can not get away. The eyes of texas the eyes of texas are upon you all the live long day. Again i seek to greet him and hear his kind reply.