Fire Fighter Cadences Query:

I'm reposting this query that was submitted to my website:

"Any ideas on where I can find firefighter jody/cadence calls? Thanks"
-James, 10/21/2007
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I'm not sure what other answer to give James besidese changing the words to already existing cadences, or making up some new ones. Does anyone here know any firefighter jodies/cadences?

Here's the only two firefighter cadences that are featured on my website's page on Military Cadences:

When I Get To Heaven {Version #2} [Fire Academy Chant]
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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When My Great Granny Was 91 [Fire Academy Chant]
"Fire Academy's in the U.S often train in a para-military style. The following is a common cadence heard in the Fire Academy.

When my great granny was 91
She did PT just for fun
When my great granny was 92
She did PT better than you
When my great granny was 93
She did PT better than me
When my great granny was 94
She did PT more and more
When my great granny was 95
She did PT to stay alive
When my great granny was 96
She did PT just for kicks
When my great granny was 97
She up, she died, she went to heaven
When my great granny was 98
She meet St. Peter at the Pearly Gate
She said St. Peter, St. Peter sorry I'm late"
- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_call


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It appears that james is not the only one searching for firefighter cadences.

http://forums.firehouse.com/archive/index.php/t-80295.html includes this post:

"fireslayer12370 3-31-2006, 12:04 PM
does anyone now any good fire caidences. i am going through my academy now and needed some for our runs and while loading hose"

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Unfortunately, no examples of cadences were posted to that thread, but fireslayer12370 was given the advice to "Change the words [of military cadences] to suit your academy or local FD, and you have something to start with.

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That's what I said. :o}

But, I wonder does anyone know any military cadences that were changed to firefighter cadences? Or does anyone have any suggestions of which military cadences could be changed into firefighter cadences?

I'll email the URL of this thread to james in the hopes that he might join in this conversation. And I'll send him any suggestions that might be posted here.

Thanks in advance.