Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 29 May 06 - 06:59 PM I am training for Nijmegen again this year, and today I tried out "Johnny Come down to Hilo" as a marching song, with new lyrics designed for Canadian military marchers. It seemed to work well, especially the "Oh, wake her, oh shake her" which I could bellow all day without losing my breath. I also changed "with the blue dress on" to "with the CADPAT on", referring to the Canadian Forces pattern of camouflage combat uniforms. Edmund |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Morten Date: 12 Jun 06 - 07:26 PM Hello Edmund I'll look forward to hear "Johnny Come down to Hilo" in Nijmegen this year. CU LT M.H.Nielsen Denmark |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 13 Jun 06 - 07:28 PM Lt Nielsen: I hope I do get to sing it in Nijmegen, but I may well not be able to go. People who have completed all the training and have never gone before have priority, and there were enough first timers who qualified this year to fill all the spots on my team. My chances of going will now depend on a spot becoming vacant on another team. If I don't go this year, I will tell my team mates to sing it for me. Have a good march. Edmund Thomas |
Subject: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,samantt Date: 16 Jun 06 - 06:29 PM We doing a chairity march 9 and a bit miles we desperatly looking for songs we can learn quickly and easily to spur on our cadets so anybody with a hand would be extremly helpful and what tune there sang to we got a few but no where near enough |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Azizi Date: 16 Jun 06 - 06:53 PM I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but I found alot of interesting examples of cadences on http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi I'm not sure about if you'll be familiar with the tunes though, if your not from the US. I hope it helps. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 16 Jun 06 - 08:31 PM Samantt: I could give you the lyrics to quite a few songs, but if you don't know the tunes the words won't help you much. A lot of good marching songs are based on traditional and older British and American popular tunes. For example, "Our Sergeant Major" mentioned earlier in this thread is sung to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." I have had good results with a couple of sea chanties, "Johnny Come Down to Hilo" and "Roll the Old Chariot". If you know any sea chanties, some could work well for you. Some of my favourite marching songs are "Mama, mama, can't you see", "They say that in the Army", "Hey, hey, Captain Jack", and "Way, hey, rock and roll." The words are often pretty stupid and the tunes are simple, but they can keep you going when you are tired and your feet hurt. You will need at least one real song leader, somebody who can sing loud and isn't tone deaf. A "good" voice is nice, but not essential. Call and response songs are the easiest because the whole group doesn't have to learn all the words. However, the song leader has to know the tune cold, even if he or she uses a song sheet for the words. Simple tunes, without too much variation in pitch and fairly short lines, work the best. I have found that some good songs don't adapt easily to marching because they are just too hard to sing while marching at 5 km an hour or more. My marching was done wearing a rucksack, so it might be easier for your group. Final word of advice: make sure your cadets drink lots of water throughout the march. They will suffer if they don't. Good luck Edmund |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Cap't Bob Date: 16 Jun 06 - 10:43 PM For the botanists ~ The words are from Gray's Manual of Botany ~ I had the entire botany class marching along singing this song while on a field trip. Oh well,at least I still remember the characteristics of the family Primulaceae. To the tune The Ants Go Marching One by One Herbs with opposite or whorled leaves Hurrah, Hurrah Flowers five merous the petals united Hurrah, Hurrah Stamens five and opposite the petals, Ovary superior, placentation free central, And the fruit is a capsule in Primulaceae. Cap't Bob |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Famous Date: 14 Jul 06 - 04:43 PM Here is one from the fifties - "your pants are tight, your step is light, your cajones swing from left to right, sound off, etc Won't work very well if you have females in your unit. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,britt Date: 21 Aug 06 - 01:17 AM Does anybody know AH Oh Captain Jack? because i would really like to know the words to it |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Azizi Date: 21 Aug 06 - 02:35 AM Here's one version of Captain Jack: Captain Jack Hey, hey Captain Jack Meet me down by the railroad track With that rifle in my hand I'm gonna be a shootin' man A shootin' man The best I can For Uncle Sam Hey, hey Captain Jack Meet me down by the railroad track With that knife in my hand I'm gonna be a cuttin' man A cuttin' man A shootin' man The best I can For Uncle Sam Hey, hey Captain Jack Meet me down by the railroad track With that grenade in my hand I'm gonna be a killin' man A killin' man A cuttin' man A shootin' man The best I can For Uncle Sam Hey, hey Captain Jack Meet me down by the railroad track With that bottle in my hand I'm gonna be a drinkin' man A drinkin' man A killin' man A cuttin' man A shootin' man The best I can For Uncle Sam Hey, hey Captain Jack Meet me down by the railroad track With that book in my hand I'm gonna be a studyin' man A studyin' man A drinkin' man A killin' man A cuttin' man A shootin' man The best I can For Uncle Sam http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi?folder=journal&next=28 -snip- That website has a number of other cadences. Check it out! |
Subject: RE: uamc Marching Songs From: GUEST Date: 10 Oct 06 - 09:27 AM |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,a canadian eh! Date: 18 Feb 07 - 06:01 PM just wondering if any one has hered The O C O, i don't know all the words it a rifles song, just wondered if any could post the words. or any other rifle songs. it goes along the lines of "the oco is a merry asshole,.......beer, beer, beer, said the riflemen and a merry ol men are we." somethin like that. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST Date: 18 Feb 07 - 11:00 PM Airborne! Airborne! have you heard! (repeat) We're gonna jump from a big assed bird! (repeat) C130 on the line! (repeat) Every-body's do-ing fine! (repeat) Stand Up! Hook up! shuffle to the door! (repeat) Jump right out and count to four! (repeat) If my chute don't open wide! (repeat) I've got another one by my side! (repeat) And, if that chute don't open too! (repeat) Look out world, I'm a-commin' thru! (repeat) Tell my girl I done my best! (repeat) And pin my wings upon my chest! (repeat) Singin' OhOhOhOhOh!!! (repeat) Singin' OhOhOhOhOh!!! (repeat) Airborne!!! (repeat) Airborne!!! (repeat) Kill!!! (repeat) Kill!!! (repeat) All the way!!! (repeat) All the way!!! (repeat) |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,The Banjoest Date: 18 Feb 07 - 11:14 PM Here's another one I remember, It's much like the one I posted above. C-130 running down the strip (repeat) Airborne ranger on a one way trip (repeat) Mission top secret, destination unknown (repeat) Don't even know if I'm going home (repeat) Stand-up, hook-up, shuffle to the door (repeat) Jump right out and count to four (repeat) If my main don't open wide (repeat) I got a reserve on my side (repeat) If that one should fail me too (repeat) Look out ground there's a ranger comin' through (repeat) I said hey all the way (repeat) I say hey every day (repeat) If I die on the old drop zone (repeat) Then box me up and send me home (repeat) Bury me at leaning rest (repeat) Tell my mama I've done my best (repeat) I said hey all the way (repeat) I say hey every day (repeat) |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Burke Date: 19 Feb 07 - 12:05 AM I wanna be an airborne ranger I wanna live a life of danger Going to viet nam Patch'em up in saigon One more river to cross Parts of two I remember from '66. There were about a million Jody calls. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: LukeKellylives (Chris) Date: 19 Feb 07 - 09:49 AM Cadence to Arms, maybe? |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 27 Feb 07 - 10:12 PM Guest: That's definitely a Canadian army song, but the correct title is "Old King Cole". I first heard when I was in Army Cadets years ago. It goes like this: Old King Cole was a (merry old soul)(or horny ass hole) And a merry old soul was he And he called for his pipe in the middle of the night (in the first that I first heard it was "he called for his wife") And he called for his privates three. Beer, beer, beer said the privates, Merry men are we There's none so fair as can compare To (insert name of unit or other group that rhymes with we, e.g. Bravo Company) The song then builds, adding a rank each time, always ending up with beer, beer, beer said the privates. There are various versions. One that comes to mind right now is: Left, right, left, right, left said the corporals Move to the right in threes said the sergeants Put that man on charge said the warrants What shall we do now? said the louies We do all the work said the captains We want six weeks leave said the majors Bring us in more wine said the colonels Where the hell's my car, said the generals Edmund |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,lyrics anyone? Date: 18 Mar 07 - 01:33 PM I am a cadet in the Air Training Corps (Air Cadets) and currently doing training for the nijmegen march, although I can't do it this year as I'm not yet 16. So far the training weekends I've done have gone really well, and I've definately been helped along by the singing (good and bad). I especially like 'Way, hey rock and roll' - that's best in the early morning down by the sea front when it's raining. I've sung a lot of the songs mentioned here, but some with slightly different versions. Does anyone know any different lyrics to the song with the chorus "Glory, glory what a hell of a way to die"? I heard a couple of people singing a really good version with not so many repeats and I really want to learn it. Here's another song that has a good tune: (Verses to be repeated after each line) When my grandaddy Was one hundred and one He did the Nijmegen marches Just for fun Chorus (to be sung after each verse): He sang 'your left, your left' (others) Your left, your left Your left, right, left (others) Your left, right, left He sang 'your left, your left' (others) Your left, your left Your nijmegen left (others) Your nijmegen left When my grandaddy Was one hundred and two He did the Nijmegen marches Just like me and you Chorus Verses are repeated with the following: One hundred and three - He did the Nijmegen marches/ Between his lunch and his tea One hundred and four - He said I can't slow down now/ For you boys no more One hundred and five - Well he taught me the two-step/ For the Nijmegen jive One hundred and six - He said well come on boys/ This ones for forty clicks One hundred and seven - Well the poor man died/ And he went to heaven One hundred and eight - With his head held high/ Walked through those pearly gates One hundred and nine - Well he had all them angels/ All marching in time One hundred and ten - He said let me back down/ I want to do that again Thanks to Edmund for all his suggestions and tips on doing the actual Nijmegen. You should get webbing - it's so much better than wearing a rucksack. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 26 Mar 07 - 09:32 PM I can't think right now of other lyrics to go with the chorus of "Glory, glory what a hell of a way to die." I'll post them later on if I come up with something. I am training (with my boss's permission) for Nijmegen yet again, but I have no more expectation than last year of being able to go. However, it does me good and gets me out of the office three times a week. The new small pack that has now been issued to just about everybody in the Canadian Army is a good piece of kit - a lot better than the old rucksack. We have to carry 10 kg of dead weight, i.e. beyond water and food, so I'm not sure that webbing would do the trick. I'm glad to see someone your age using the Mudcat. Why not get a membership? Edmund |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST Date: 03 Apr 07 - 03:15 AM when i did the training for nijmegen (Air training corp) the songs really pulled me through(i only did the training because i was away). Hopefully doing it next year is there any chance people can send me various songs that we can add to our lengthy list already? email:suzy989@hotmail.com Suz |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Azizi Date: 03 Apr 07 - 08:13 AM Suz, you're asking people to send you "various songs that we can add to our lengthy list already" but you're not sharing any of those songs by posting them here. That doesn't seem very sporting of you. I apologize if you've already posted some marching songs or cadence chants on this thread. If not, why not?? |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Wilfried Schaum Date: 03 Apr 07 - 08:43 AM A collection of Grunt's Military Cadences. "(Some cadences contain vulgar language. Please read with caution." |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Hey Ho Captain Jack Date: 31 May 07 - 01:45 PM This is a change in the worda to 'Hey Ho Captain Jack.' After singing the song for 12 years as a Canadian Contingent Marcher at Nijmegen something happened to the words. Here goes.. Hey Ho Captain Jack Walking down this railway track With a pencil in my hand. I.............am crazy Crazy, crazy, crazy Certified crazy. Bonified crazy, My Mama says I'm crazy, The Lone Ranger, Hi Ho Silver. Getti up, Getti up, getti up, up up I'm going to be your writing man, The best I can, For Uncle sam Hey Ho Captain jack, Walking down this rail road track etc......... With a rifle......shooting man with a knife .....poking man with a bible......preaching man bottle............drinking book..............studying man The best I can For uncle Sam |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 31 May 07 - 08:17 PM Guest: It sounds like some of the lyrics you quoted belong in a different song altogether. The part in your version that goes: "I.............am crazy Crazy, crazy, crazy Certified crazy. Bonified crazy, My Mama says I'm crazy, The Lone Ranger, Hi Ho Silver. Getti up, Getti up, getti up, up up" doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Captain Jack song. At any rate, I haven't heard these words in the last three years. Do we know each other, by the way? I may be at Nijmegen this summer, so say hello if you make it there. CET |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST Date: 09 Jun 07 - 01:05 AM An old VULGAR Cadence we used back in 86 at Ft. Dix... I wish all the ladies were pies on the shelf and I was a baker I'd eat em all myself I wish all the ladies were rocks in a pile and I was a mason I'd lay em all with style I wish all the ladies were potholes in the road and I was a dumpster I'd fill em with my load I wish all the ladies were bells in the tower and I was a preacher I'd bang em eevry hour |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 10 Jun 07 - 05:55 PM Nowadays at Nijmegen you're likely to hear that one sung by the Dutch, but not by the Canadians or Americans. The stars have aligned themselves in my favour, and it looks like I will be marching at Nijmegen after all, but on an international team rather than one of the Canadian Forces teams. Here's one that I wrote last year for my Nijmegen team, to the tune of "Johnny Come Down to Hilo". Local references: CADPAT = Canadian Disruptive Pattern camouflage; the Rideau is the Rideau River that joins the Ottawa River not very far from my house: JOHNNY COME DOWN THE RIDEAU I ain't never seen the like since I've been born, Canadian soldier with his rucksack on, Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! CHORUS: Oh wake her, oh shake her! Shake that gal with the CADPAT on! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! I heard the Sergeant-Major say I like marching every day! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! Oh, get your ass up off your rack Cause we're marching there and we're marching back! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! Oh, life is good and life is sweet When you've got blisters on both your feet! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! I don't go marching for the cash. I only do it 'cause I like heat rash! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! Oh, I got a gal across the sea, She's a marching fool and she says to me Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! I wish we'd march the civilian way, And stop at Timmie's nine times a day! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! I heard my team leader shout My toenail's black and it's falling out! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! You ask me how we deal with pain. The secret is we have no brain! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! Why do I march in any weather? It's just because I like black leather! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! Oh, you don't need drugs, you don't need a pill. You'll never get sick if you just do drill! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! Oh, when it rains, it's a damn sure bet That the infantry is getting wet! Johnny come down the Rideau, poor old man! |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,tiffypoo Date: 15 Jun 07 - 09:33 PM I've always said a different line in what you call "Glory, glory what a hell of a way to die" - formaly known as "The Flying Fortress" Here goes... Glory, glory what a hell of a way to die With a rifle up your ass and a bullet in your eye.. Heres a few more I know, if anyones interested... Airborne Ranger Two old lady's lyin in a bed.. One rolled over and the other one said I wanna life of danger I wanna be an airborne ranger C-130 rollin down the strip Airborne Rangers' gonna take a trip Stand up, buckle up, shufle to the door Jump right out on the count of four If my main don't open wide I gotta reserve by my side and if that one should fail me two look out ground im comin through (change to sing-song tune...) And when I go to heaven St Peter's gonna say "How'd you enjoy your livin boy How'd you enjoy your pay?" And I reply with a little bit of anger I lived my life as an Airborne Ranger Blood and guts, glory and danger That's the life of an Airborne Ranger And when I go to hell Satan's gonna say "How'd you enjoy your livin boy, How'd you enjoy your pay?" And I'll reply with a whole lot of anger I lived my life as an Aiborne Ranger Blood and guts, glory and danger That's the life of an Airborne Ranger Here's a pretty obscene marching song... Walkin round Canal street, knockin on every door, God d*** son of a b****, couldn't find a w****. Finally found a wh***, She was tall and thin, God d*** son of a b**** couldn't get it in. Finally got it in, Wiggled it all around, God d*** son of a b****, couldn't get it out. Finally got it out, It was red and sore. The moral of the story is to never f*** a wh*** Yellow Bird Yellow bird with a yellow bill sittin on my window sill I lured him in with a piece of bread and then i smashed his f***ing head. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST Date: 27 Jun 07 - 12:11 PM i am sorry if i didn't seem very sporting, i did not mean it in a selfish way. i haven't been on here for a while so at your request here are some songs :) Lady in red - is repeated after every line There's a lady in red she makes her living on the bed There's a lady in red she makes her living on the bed (chorus) singing nar nar nar nar wooo whooo do do do do do do do do Theres a lady in green she a rampant sex machine Theres a lady in green she a rampant sex machine (chorus) black- see like to take it from the back white- earns her living through the night blue- she is making eyes at you yellow - shes a funny looking fellow grey- she likes to do it in the hay there is some others but they get ruder and ruder The prettiest girl (again this is the lead and is to be repeated after each line and then the whole verse is repeated) the prettiest girl, i ever saw was sipping vodka, through a straw the prettiest girl, i ever saw was sipping vodka, through a straw (Chorus) we are the team, who feel no pain, but thats because, we have no brains, (or/and) oh here we go, we're at it again, we're moving out, we're moving in, i walked right up, and sat right down, and ordered up, another round, (Chorus) i put my hand, upon her toe, she said young man, your rather low, (Chorus) i put my hand, upon her knee, she said young man, your teasing me, (Chorus) i put my hand, upon her thigh, she said young man, you're far too high, (Chorus) i picked her up, and laid her down, her long blonde hair, fell all around, (Chorus) i put my hand, inside her vest, she said young man, you surely jest, (Chorus) i put my hand, upon her crutch, she said young man, you're far too much, (Chorus) i pushed it in, i pulled it out, it was so good, it made her shout, (Chorus) the wedding was, a formal one, her father hand, a white shotgun, (Chorus) and now i have, a mother-in-law, and fourteen kids, who call me pa, (Chorus) the moral of, this story is clear, instead of vodka, stick to beer. 'what a way to die' (flying fortress or blood upon the risers) one version goes something like this: they flew the flying fortress up to forty thousand feet they flew the flying fortress up to forty thousand feet they flew the flying fortress up to forty thousand feet and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) glory glory what a hell of a way to die with a bayonet up your arse hole and a bullet in your eye glory glory what a hell of a way to die and he ent going to jump no more he was a rooky trooper and he surly shook with fright as he checked on his equipment and made sure his pack was tight he had to sit and listen to those powerful engines roar and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) 'is everybody happy'? cried the sergaent looking up our hero feebly answered yes and then they shood him up he leaped right out into the blast his static line unhooked and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) he counted loud, he counted long, he waited for the shock he felt the wind, he felt the clouds, he felt the awful drop he jerked his cord, the silk spilled out and wrapped around his legs and he ent going o jump no more (chorus) the riser wrapped around his neck , connectors cracked his dome suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones the canopy became a shroud, he hurtled to the ground and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) the days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind he thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind he thought about the medics and he wondered what they'd find and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) the ambulance was on the shot, the GI's running wild the medics jumped and screamed with glee, they rolled up their sleeves and smiled for it had been at least a week since last a chute had failed and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) he hit the ground, the sound was splat, his blood went spirting high his comrades all were heard to say; ' what a helluva way to die' he lay there rolling round in the welter of his gore and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) the was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute intestines were a danding from the paratroopers' boots they poured him from his helmet and the scraped him from his chute and he ent going to jump no more (chorus) i hope these are ones you dont have already Suz |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Azizi Date: 22 Oct 07 - 11:04 PM 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 ** 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 **** 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 **** 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" -snip- 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. -snip- 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. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Rowan Date: 22 Oct 07 - 11:37 PM Sung by various Oz infantry in WWI (and featuring in "Oh what a lovely war") to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic; One staff officer jumped right over another staff officer's back then the second staff officer jumped right over the first staff officer's back; a third staff office jumped right over the second staff officer's back then the fourth staff officer jumped right over'll the other staff officers' backs. cho They were only playing leap frog they were only playing leap frog they were only playing leap frog when the last staff officer jumped right over'll the other staff officers' backs. And, sung in MUR in 1963 and other Oz units before (no doubt) and since; We're a pack of bastards, bastards are we. We're from Australia, the arsehole of the world and all the universe, oh we're a pack of bastards, bastards are we. We'd rather f**k than fight, for liberty! While I don't know the name of the tune for the latter (and I've never known it to have any other words, let alone polite ones), I noticed it was used by a military band not long ago during a public ceremony sending some Oz troops to Iraq; sensitivities must have become dulled. Cheers, Rowan |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Deek Date: 29 Nov 07 - 12:41 PM when I was in Basic we had cadence that DS told us that we had to whisper. It was quite dirty and i have been trying to find it online with no luck. I do not recall all of the words except,"ring day dity dah doo dah dat, soft and furry like a pussy cat..." If there is a soldier from Yesterday's Army not Today's Army please help. If it helps DS was a Green Beret |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: topical tom Date: 30 Nov 07 - 11:08 AM A Boer War song: We Are Marching To Pretoria:Marchin to Pretoria I'm with you and you're with me And so we're all together. So we're all together So we're all together Sing with me, I'll sing with you And so we will sing together As we march along. Cho: We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria, Pretoria We are marching to Pretoria, Pretoria today. We have food, the food is good, And so we will eat together. So we will eat together So we will eat together. When we eat, 'twill be a treat, So let us sing together As we march along: (make up verses) and the melody:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VxtMq4KdGg |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Curious Date: 03 Dec 07 - 05:44 PM I dont know the title of the song or the proper lyrics maybe someone will and post it here but here is what i know. (probably all wrong) If i was a married maid thank the lord im not sir the only man thats right for me is the number one sir. And he'd Order on, I'd order on We'd all order on Together (something something) middle of the night Ordering together If i was a married maid thank the lord im not sir the only man thats right for me is the Number 2 sir And He'd Pull Chord id pull chord we'd all pull chord together etc #3 is Lay on #4 is Run Pole #5 is pull trail #6 is run Line #7 is load ammo or something Then it goes to things like Recce man... He'd get lost I'd get lost we'd all get lost together The FOO Man He'd Fuck up I'd Fuck up etc... Please someone write the proper lyrics |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,the coolest Date: 03 Mar 08 - 05:09 AM Is everybody happy Said the sergeant looking up Our hero feebly answered "Yes" And then they hooked him up, He jumped into the slipstream, And he twisted twenty times, And he ain't going to jump no more. Chorus: |: Glory glory what a hell of a way to die, Glory glory what a hell of a way to die, And he ain't going to jump no more. 2. He counted loud, he counted long And waited for the shock He felt the wind, he felt the air, He felt that awful drop, He pulled his lines, the silk came down And wrapped around his legs And he ain't going to jump no more. Chorus: 3. The days he lived and loved and laughed Kept running through his mind He thought about the medics And wondered what they would find, He thought about the girl back home, The one he left behind. And he ain't going to jump no more. Chorus: 4. The lines all wrapped around his neck, The D rings broke his dome, His lift webs wrapped themselves In knots around each skinny bone, His canopy became his shroud As he hurtled to the ground , And he ain't going to jump no more. Chorus: 5. The ambulance was on the spot, The jeeps were running wild, The medics, they clapped their hands And rolled their sleeves and smiled, For it had been a week or more, Since last a chute had failed, And he ain't going to jump no more. Chorus: 6. He hit the ground, the sound was "splat", The blood went spurting high, His pals were heard to say Oh what a lovely way to die, They rolled him up still in his chute, And poured him from his boots, And he ain't going to jump no more. Chorus: 7. There was blood upon his lift webs, There was blood upon his chute, Blood that came a trickling From his paratrooper boots, And there he lay like jelly In the welter of his gore, And he ain't going to jump no more. Chorus: |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 03 Mar 08 - 09:33 AM I may have a source for the "If I was a married maid" song. More to follow. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Chicken Charlie Date: 03 Mar 08 - 10:54 AM At Ft. Benning, 1968 we used a version closest to what Suz posted just above. The chorus as we did it was "Gory, gory," not "Glory, glory...." And we'd substitute the name of our least popular 'TAC' e.g., "Sergeant Brinker was the last to jump, the first to hit the ground ...." Other than that, that one's been about covered. Oh, but at the risk of being bashed as a pedant, it's got to be, "They took the Flying BOXCAR up to forty thousand feet," not the Flying Fortress, a bomber that wouldn't have anything to do with Airborne. The Flying Boxcar, should anyone care, was an old twin-boom two-engine plane, the C-119. We were about at the end of its tenure; later it was probably, "They took the C-one-thirty up to forty thousand feet." Actually I don't remember literally marching to "Helluva Way to Die." We sang it if we were being trucked between training sites--just like in Band of Brothers, where they sing it on the road. The song for the three-mile run was generally another one already noted but with minor changes. Our version always revolved around Bo Diddly Bo Diddly Bo Diddly, where you been? Round the world and back again. BD, BD, have you heard? I'm gonna jump from a big iron bird. And so on, as above. When they did let us march and not double-time, a standard was "Yellow Ribbon" In her hair, she wore a yellow ribbon, She wore it in the springtime and in the month of May (hey! hey!) And if you asked her why the Hell she wore it, She wore it for her trooper who was far, far away. Far away! (Far away!) Far away! (Far away!) She wore it for her trooper who was far far away. Around the block, she pushed the baby carriage, She pushed it in the springtime ... And if you .... she pushed it, She put it for her trooper .... Sometimes it was done "for her trooper in the airborne infantry," even though that cost the rhyme. Madamoiselle from Armentriers (pronounced ar-men-TREERS regardless of what the real French pronuncement might be) is WW I era, but it was brought back in WW II. MfA, parlez vous? MfA, parlez vous? MfA has not been kissed for twenty years! Inky dinky parlez vous. The second lieutenant carries a pack, parlez vous? x2 The 2nd Lt. carries a pack; we hope to Hell it breaks his back! Inky dinky parlez vous. They say this is a mechanized war--parlez vous? x2 They say this is a mechanized war; what in the Hell are we walking for? Inky dinky parlez vous. ---- There was a Bismarck era German one that I hope I can find some day; all I know is one couplet & I'd be thankful for more. Bear in mind that the first line is just nonsense and "Schneidig" is evidently an obsolete usage, but it was: Zicke! Zacke! Jup hei die! Schneidig ist die Infantrie. Free translation: "Ta-ra-ra boom de ay! The Infantry is snappy." Finally, again at Ft. Benning, late sixties, we had two Irish Guards officers sent over to train with us in an "exchange program." They had a great one about a group of British soldiers going through all the miseries of service and horrors of war. I only heard it once, and only recall that the last line was about what they planned to do when they got out: "And we'll fornicate our ----ing lives away!" If anyone can help with the last two, I'd appreciate it. Chicken Charlie 42nd Training Company (Airborne) |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Charmion's brother Andrew Date: 04 Mar 08 - 06:39 AM In response to Curious's request of December 7, I remember the lyrics as: If I were the marrying kind, which, thank the Lord, I'm not, Sir, The only man whom I would wed would be a Number One, Sir; He'd order "Fire!" and I'd order "Fire!" and we'd order "Fire!" together. We'd be all right in the middle of the night ordering "Fire!" together. Number Two pulls the cord, Number Three lays on, Number Four plants pole, etc. Perhaps the song Chicken Charlie is trying to remember is "I don't want to join the Army." I don't want to join the Army, I don't want to go to war; I'd rather hang around Pickadilly Underground Living off the earnings of a high-born lady. I don't want a bayonet up me arsehole, I don't want me bollocks shot away. I'd rather be in England -- Merry, merry England -- Rogering me bloody life away, Gor blimey. Monday, I touched her on the ankle, Tuesday, I touched her on the knee, Wednesday night, success! I lifted up her dress, Thursday night, she asked me home to tea. Friday night, I put my hand upon it. Saturday night, she gave me balls a tweak. On Sunday after supper, I shoved the Old Boy up 'er, And now she earns me seven and six a week, Gor Blimey.... |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Chicken Charlie Date: 04 Mar 08 - 10:24 AM Dear Charmion's Brother, Andrew-- I do believe we've got it! (Jolly good show, old boy! I say! Bloody good, what? Etc., etc.) The other one in your post is likewise entertaining. :) Thanks!!!! Chicken Charlie |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Guest Date: 25 Mar 08 - 10:16 AM I am in the Air Traing Corps and have heard a song recently called 'way hay rock and role' but i have only heard the song once can some one post the lyrics to it please? |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Curious Date: 25 Mar 08 - 04:53 PM Sweet Thanks |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: CET Date: 27 Mar 08 - 08:36 PM Here's "Wey, hey, Rock and Roll" thanks to Google. I've changed a word here and there, to conform with the lyrics as I remember them. Also, the last verse below was not on the version I found through my Google search. I liked to sing this with a different chorus that went like this: Halo, halo infantry Queen of Battle, follow me Canadian life's the life for me But nothing in the world is free That's how I heard it in 2004, but I'm sure that "Canadian life" was something else in the original. The tune was also different from the tune that is commonly sung to to "Way, hey, Rock and Roll". Rock n' Roll - Call & Response Chorus: Wahey Rock and Roll Wahey Rock and Roll A little bit of rhythm and soul Early in the morning You've landed on the beach again Your orders are, you're diggin' in The rising sun's a beautiful thing Early in the morning Chorus You stand-to when the sun goes down You're watching all the ground around You stand to watch it rise again Early in the morning Chorus From the bush a rustling sound Someone's moving on your ground The enemy's lying all around Early in the morning Chorus The enemy starts a creeping in Machine gun crews begin to grin The GPMG makes a terrible din - (Sung jimpy) Early in the morning Chorus You hear a bullet whistle by You see your buddies fall and cry Behind you there's a final sigh Early in the morning Chorus You see the Harrier over head And then you see a flash of red The rockets are gone, the enemy's dead Early in the morning Chorus You look back to the rear and then You see the choppers coming in The rising sun's a beautiful thing Early in the morning Chorus They're hovering just above your head And then they're down and someone said We'll take the wounded then the dead Early in the Morning Chorus Now look up to the front you men They'll come again, you know not when The rising sun's a beautiful thing Early in the morning Chorus The mortar bombs are raining down But you just want to hug the ground You hear your buddies calling round Early in the morning Chorus Your plane is flying far away You know you're homeward bound today It's sad so many had to pay Early in the morning Chorus You're on the street You're walking tall You turn to hear the people call You've made the grade, you've done it all Early in the morning Chorus |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,Jay Dougal Date: 02 May 08 - 02:26 PM Just been walking at the WARMA march last weekend, and a Dutch group went by us the first day and were singing "hail oh hail oh infantry", but it did sound like halo Infantry. And that would make sense because I heard "Airbourn rangers life for me". But since googling hail oh hail oh infantry I found this link http://users.netropolis.net/schwartz/jodie.htm Was still a good song and has been stuck in my head all week. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Azizi Date: 02 May 08 - 02:41 PM GUEST,Jay Dougal, here's the hyperlink for that website: http://users.netropolis.net/schwartz/jodie.htm |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Azizi Date: 02 May 08 - 03:11 PM The website that Jay Dougal pointed us to has a number of cadences whose tunes and words appear to be modified versions of 19th/early 20th century African American dance songs and rhymes {that in the late 20th & early 21st century would be considered children's rhymes, but didn't necessarily originate as rhymes for children}. For instance, see these running cadence chants with either the title of the title or the verse/s of the source songs or rhymes given in brackets: "Sittin' on a mountain top, beating my drum Beat it so hard that [t]he MP's come I said MP, MP, don't arrest me Arrest that leg behind the tree He stole the whiskey, I stole the wine All I ever do is double-time " [...Oh, Mistah Washin'ton, Don't whoop me, Whoop dat N**ger Back 'hind dat tree. He stole tucky, I didn't steal none, Go wuk him in de co'n field jes fer fun.] -from T-U-Turkey in Thomas W. Talley: Negro Folk Rhymes, Wise And Otherwise {Kennikat Press Edition, 1968; pps 6-7; originally published, 1922 {also found as "policeman, policeman, don't arrest me" in some collections of children's rhymes} ** Two old ladies lying in bed One rolled over to the other and said, "I wanna be an Airborne Ranger Live a life of sex and danger Blood, guts, sex, and danger That's the life of an Airborne Ranger!" [line #1-2; "Shortnin Bread"] ** "AWOL, AWOL, where've you been? Down in the bars, drinking gin What ya gonna do when you get back? Sweat it all out on the PT track" ["Hambone"] ** There are other examples on that page, but here's a marching cadence posted there whose source song is very easy to identify: "You get a line and I'll get a pole ) CC Honey, honey ) G You get a line and I'll get a pole ) CC Baby, baby ) G You get a line and I'll get a pole ) ALL We'll go down to the fishin' hole ) ALL Refrain: Honey, oh baby, be mine ) ALL Go to your left, your right, your left ) ALL Go to your left, your right, your left, hey! ) ALL I had a girl who lived on a creek Honey, honey I had a girl who lived on a creek Baby, baby I had a girl who lived on a creek She was cute and she was sweet I had a girl, looked good in blue Honey, honey I had a girl, looked good in blue Baby, baby I had a girl, looked good in blue She could make a fool out of you" [The Crawdad Song] Here are the instructions that were posted on that page for that song: "This one doesn't follow the normal call and echo of most cadences. The cadence caller says the CC lines, and the group replies with the G lines, instead of echoing the CC lines, then all call the ALL lines, with no echoing." |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Azizi Date: 02 May 08 - 03:38 PM Here's one more example from that http://users.netropolis.net/schwartz/jodie.htm website. They say that in the Army, the chicken's mighty fine One jumped off the table and started marking time Refrain: Oh, Lord I wanna go But they won't let me go (group ends this line with home, stretched out over 8 paces, and a "Hey" on the right foot to end the refrain) They say that in the Army, the pay is mighty fine They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine They say that in the Army, the coffee's mighty fine It looks like muddy water, and tastes like turpentine They say that in the Army, the biscuits are mighty fine One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine They say that in the Army, the meat is mighty fine Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only nine They say that in the Army, the shoes are mighty fine You ask for size eleven, they give you size nine They say that in the Army, the pancakes are mighty fine You can try to chew them, but you're only wasting time They say that in the Army, the bed's are mighty fine But how the hell would I know, I've never slept in mine They say that in the Army, the mail is so great Today I got a letter dated 1948 They say that in the Army, the hours are just right Start early in the morning and work on through the night They say that in the Army, the buses are mighty fine One went round the corner, and left three wheels behind They say that in the Army, the coffee's mighty fine It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine They say that in the Army, the chicken's mighty fine One jumped off the table and killed a friend of mine -snip- I'm not sure whether this chant has once source song or several. There are a number of rhymes in Talley's Negro Folk Rhyme book that have lines with the end rhymes "fine/time/nine", but one old rhyme that comes to mind is this one: "Some folks say dat a N**ger won't steal, But Mosser cotch six in a watermillion fiel'" -excerpt from "'They Steal' Gossip" ; Talley, p. 110 [Kennikat Edition, 1968 {I've also seen the word "N**gers" given as "preachers". ** The end rhymes "fine/dime/time/turpentine" are also commonly found in contemporary African American children's rhymes {and contemporary rhymes from other children as well} However, maybe because that product isn't used anymore and children aren't familiar with it, I haven't found any lines in contemporary children's rhymes that rhyme the word "iodine" with any of those other "ine" or near "ine" words. ** The person who posted that "They Say..." cadence and the "You Get A Line" cadence found in my last post to this thread indicated that they were marching cadences and wrote this comment about them: "These two have been around for a long time. There is an old US Army Signal Corps film from the First World War which shows basic trainees at Fort Leonard Wood singing these". ** Thanks to the person who collected those candences [I couldn't find his [her?] name on that website]. And thanks also to Jay Dougal for alerting Mudcat to that website! |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST Date: 14 May 08 - 10:14 AM Does any one know the name of the movie where they sing the Sponge Bob Cadence? |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,alana Date: 25 May 08 - 04:04 PM Does any body knows where I can find the lyrics from navy seals cadence?? |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST,CDT F.P (ATC) Date: 25 Jun 08 - 02:25 PM I was did Cosford this year and stumbled apon the song In 1941 Darby's Rangers just begun. I know this song has been posted on many websites but my SQN and me were walking with the Danish forces when we listenend to the song for about half and hour, theres was a lot more words to it but I cant seem to find them. Maybe its the Danes special version? Can anyone help? Cheers |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: GUEST Date: 25 Jul 08 - 02:34 PM There was a song that a buddy of mine sang to me during international manouvres in Europe. I was with the Dutch 105 batallion of the Korps Commando troepen. He was with the 75th Ranger batallion. It was something about .....he's an Airborne Ranger.... ...something something.. and it refers to mother, father etc. crying cause he died. I wish I had more for you guys. Sorry. Please coudl someone tell me what song this is and have the lyrics to it? The Ranger passed away not so long ago and he was a dear friend. Thank you so much. |
Subject: RE: Cadence or Marching Songs From: Leadfingers Date: 25 Jul 08 - 02:37 PM 100 !! |
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