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Thread #2915   Message #2161641
Posted By: Azizi
02-Oct-07 - 02:12 AM
Thread Name: Military Jodies?
Subject: RE: Military Jodies?
GUEST,mac, here's an example of a police cadence that was included in this wikipedia article about cadences {jodies}: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_call

"Police personnel who train in para-military fashion also have acquired the tradition for its recruits in the police academy. However, the "lyrics" are changed for law enforcement, for example:

A six gun a tin star a horse named Blue.
In 1890 a cop held these true.
In 1930 the tommy gun.
It made police work a lot more fun.
A big block Dodge Polara it's true.
In sixty six it came out of the chute.
We got night vision on our M14's.
We're the ones they call to secure the scene
In 20 years, who knows what it will be.
Phaser guns mounted on my HumVee.
From a horse named Blue to a big HumVee
We'll still PT in the Academy!
(Last line yelled) "

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Also, you could use the folk process to make up a police cadence by changing some of the words of an already existing cadence. See for example the Sound Off {Duckworth chant} in this thread which was posted by Joe O.,{Offer?} on 29 Sep 2004:

Hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub

The heads are up
The chests are out
The arms are swinging
In cadence count
Sound off (sound off)
Sound off (sound off)
Cadence count
1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)
etc.

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Also, it seems to me that this fire fighting cadence could easily be changed to a police cadence:

WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN
When I get to heaven St. Peter's he will say "How'd you make your living" "How'd you earn your pay" I'll hold my axe up higher and higher Cause I make my living as a Fire Fighter! Fi-Er-Er-Er-Er Fight-Er-Er-Er-Er-Er And when I go to hell Ole Satan he will say "How'd you make your living" "How'd you earn your pay" I'll hold my hose up higher and higher Cause I make my living as a Fire Fighter! Fi-Er-Er-Er-Er Fight-Er-Er-Er-Er-Er
-Sam A; 11/3/2006 {from a Tech School at a USA Fire Academy}
http://www.cocojams.com/military_cadences.htm

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I hope these work for you.

Best wishes,

Azizi