I Left My Home (To Join the Army)

“Call: Your mama was home when you left.
Reply: You're (your) right!

Your daddy was home when you left.
You're right!
Your sister was home when you left.
You're right!
Your brother was home when you left.
You're right!
The dog was home when you left.
You're right!
The cat was home when you left.
You're right!
The fish was home when you left.
You're right!
Your mommy, your daddy, your brother, your sister, the dog, the cat, the fish was home when you left.
You're right!
And that's the reason you left.
You're right!

Call: I left my home,
Reply: I left my home,
Call: To join the army.
Reply: To join the army.

I left my home,
To join the army.
The day I left,
My mama cried.
She thought that I,
Would surely die.
I left my wife,
Crying at the door.
She knew that I,
Would die at war.
I left my son,
Playin in the yard.
To see daddy leave,
Made him cry so hard.
Oowie-oowie,
Oowie-oowie.
Oowie-oowie.
We joined the Army.”

There are a lot of versions. The above is transcribed from Ssgt. Michael DePalo, Sibley, Louisiana.
Basic Training Marching Cadence: I Left My Home

Typical house cover: Dj Goja x Drill Sergeant DePalo - I Left My Home