The 1941 song features lyrics by June Hershey and music by Don Swander.
[4] The University of Texas Longhorn Band performs the song during each football pregame at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium;[citation needed] The Spirit of Houston Cougar Marching Band often performs the tune for home football games and the Texas Christian University Horned Frog Marching Band performs an arrangement before each game at Amon G. Carter Stadium.
[citation needed] Fans sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", followed by "Deep in the Heart of Texas" during the seventh-inning stretch of Houston Astros,[21] San Antonio Missions, Rice Owls, Houston Cougars, and Baylor Bears baseball games, and in the middle of the fifth inning at Texas Rangers games.
[22][23] Country music singer and native Texan George Strait has the song played before he gets on stage.
In The Big Bang Theory Season 4 episode “The Bus Pants Utilization”, Sheldon sings the song.