As another point of reference, the tune to "Go Tell Aunt Rhody" is used in the last part of the Aggie War Hymn, the official fight song of Texas A&M University, which was written in 1919. The lyrics are "Saw varsity's horns off (x3); Short! A! Varsity's horns are sawed off (x3); Short! A!" It refers to sawing the horns off of the University of Texas mascot, the Longhorn steer.