A group calling itself The Yellow Dog Howlers, made up of Harris County prosecutors and defense lawyers, want to help bring down Ted Cruz through music.

"A yellow dog in Texas means you would vote for a yellow dog before you would vote for a Republican," Mitcham explained. "And we're howling at the political situation."

It all came from a love of the law and a shared dislike of Ted Cruz.

And a little Texas history.

“Before John F. Kennedy the only person to ever defeat Lyndon Johnson for public office was Pappy Lee O'Daniel," said Special Assistant County Attorney Terry O'Rourke. "Pappy Lee beat Johnson by having a band and they went around to all these courthouses in Texas playing this song – 'Pass the Biscuits Pappy' – and Lyndon Johnson lost that election."

Seeking to replicate that success, the legally-minded balladeers recorded three songs in support of Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke, including ditties like "Viva Texas! Viva Beto!" - released on YouTube Saturday.

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A little music can’t hurt. Right?