Deep in the Heart of Texas
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For other uses, see Deep in the Heart of Texas (disambiguation).
"Deep in the Heart of Texas" is an American popular song about Texas.
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"Deep in the Heart of Texas" | |
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Single by Ted Weems and His Orchestra, vocal by Perry Como[1] | |
B-side | "Ollie Ollie Outs in Free" |
Released | January 1942[2] |
Recorded | December 9, 1941, Los Angeles[3] |
Genre | Country & western |
Length | 2:42 |
Label | Decca |
Composer(s) | Don Swander |
Lyricist(s) | June Hershey |
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The 1941 song features lyrics by June Hershey and music by Don Swander. In 1942, Five versions of the song were on the Billboard charts, with three in the top 10. "Deep in the Heart of Texas" spent five weeks at the top of Your Hit Parade in 1942 during its twelve weeks stay.[4]