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Cadences
Cadences for marching and running are a large part of the US military tradition. Also called Jodies or sometimes Chanties in the Navy, in their present form they date back to World War II.
The following cadences are just possible versions. Part of a good cadence is improvisation, and often humor. To call a cadence, the caller, who marches or runs centered on the formation and to its left, sings or chants a line and waits for the formation to repeat it, then calls another line. A good cadence caller is loud enough to be heard and clear enough to be understood.
To listen to cadences in MP3, check out App. State University's MP3 Cadence Page.
Cadences
Refrains appear in italics.
Marching Cadences
Queen of Battle
Wake up to a mortar attack
Hit the ground, I'm out of the rack
My sergeant rushes me off to chow
But I don't eat it anyhow
Oh hail, Oh hail, Oh infantry
Queen of battle, follow me
Oh, airborne ranger's the life for me
For nothing in this world is free
From a big bird in the sky
All will jump and some will die
Off to battle we will go
To live or die, hell I don't know. Refrain
Hit the ground with American pride
A bullet through a commie's eye
He ought to be damn glad he died
He'd hate for me to take him alive
It's true that some of us will die
Airborne rangers learn to fly
But not today as I hit the ground
Lock and load another round
Over the hill, some men I've seen
Head to toe in Army green
Moving tactically, not a sound
Infantry soldiers on the ground
Assault, support are all in place
The enemy unaware of his fate
Claymores blast and 60's roar
Again, the airborne ranger scores
Its true that someday I'll be dead
Before I go I'll take more heads
Before us enemies all will flee
'Cause we're the airborne infantry
Follow Me
Eighty-second
Patch on my shoulder
Pick up your 'chutes and follow me
I'm the Airborne Infantry
One-oh-one
Screaming eagles
Pick up your ropes and follow me
I'm the Air Assault Infantry
Twenty-fifth
Tropic lightning
Pick up your rucks and follow me
I'm the Light Infantry
First division
Big red one
Jump on your tracks and follow me
I'm the Mechanized Infantry
Seventy-fifth
Black beret
Pick up your weapon and follow me
I'm the Ranger Infantry
Sixth ID
Patch on my shoulder
Pick up your snowshoes, follow me
Arctic Light Infantry
Get on Back Home
I don't know why I left
But I must've done wrong
And it won't be long
'Till I get on back home
Got a letter in the mail
Go to war or go to jail
Sat me in that barber's chair
Spun me around, I had no hair
Used to drive a Cadillac
Now I pack it on my back
Used to drive a limousine
Now I'm wearing Army green
Dress it right and cover down
Forty inches all around
Nine to the front and six to the rear
That's the way we do it here
Used to [date] a beauty queen
Now I [date] my M-16
Ain't no use in lookin' down
Ain't no discharge on the ground
Ain't no use in going back
Jody's got your Cadillac
Ain't no use in calling home
Jody's got your girl and gone
Ain't no use in feeling blue
Jody's got your sister too
Took away my faded jeans
Now I'm wearing Army greens
They took away my gin and rum
Now I'm up before the sun
Mama Mama can't you see
What this Army's done for me
Mama Mama can't you see
This Army life is killing me
Old King Cole
The lines in bold and italics are repeated together in the chorus, so that each iteration of the refrain gets longer and longer. Fore example, the second time it is sung it goes:
"How 'bout a three-day pass, said the Corporals?
Beer, beer, beer, said the Privates!
Merry men are we..."
Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he
He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his ________, three
Privates: Beer, beer, beer said the privates
Corporals: How bout a 3-day pass, said the Corporals.
Sergeants: File from the left, column left, said the Sergeants.
Lieuies: I'll lead the way, said the lieuies.
(Alt: Where the [heck] are we going)
Captains: Who's gonna drive my Jeep, said the Captains
Majors: Who's gonna shine my boots, said the Majors.
Colonels: Take that hill, said the Colonels.
Generals: Kill, kill, kill
Merry men are we
But none so fair that they can compare to the airborne infantry
1492
In fourteen hundred and ninety-two
a beggar bound for college
was roaming in the streets of Spain
and selling hot tamales
He said the world was round-oh
He said it could be found-oh
The hypothetical navigating son-of-a-gun Colombo
Said Isabel to Ferdinand
his plan sounds mighty hazy
said Ferdinand to Isabel
I think the sucker's crazy!
Let it Blow
Standing tall and looking good
Ought to march in Hollywood
Let 'em blow let 'em blow
Let the four winds blow
Let 'em blow from east to west
The US Army is the best
Alt: ___ Company/Platoon/etc. is the best
Hold your head and hold it high
___ Platoon is marching by
Close your eyes and hang your head
We are marching by the dead
Look to your right and whadta see?
A whole bunch of legs looking at me
Dress it right and cover down
Forty inches all around
Nine to the front, six to the rear
That's the way we do it here
Everywhere I Go
Everywhere I go
There's a Black Hat there (or Drill Sergeant)
Every where I go
There's a Black Hat there
Black Hat
Black Hat
Why don't you leave me alone
And let me go back home
Sub in for "Everywhere I go":
When I eat my chow...
When I comb my hair...
When I brush my teeth...
When I get my shots...
When I do PT...
When I [see] my girl...
When I get out of bed...
On an FTX...
This page is still under construction.
Count Cadence Count cadence Delay cadence Skip cadence Count (one) All you soldiers (two) You better do your best (three) Before you find yourself (four) In the leaning rest (one) Hit it (two) Kick it (three) Stab it (four) Kill it (one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four we like it here we love it here we've finally found a home a home a home a home away from home (Hey!) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everywhere We Go Everywhere we go - oh People wanna know - oh Who we are Where we come from So we tell them We are _______ (Alpha, Bravo, etc...) (Alpha used for example) Mighty Mighty Alpha Rough - n - tough Alpha Straight shooting Alpha Better than Bravo Big baby Bravo Better than Charlie Chicken chicken Charlie Better than Delta Dumb-dumb Delta Better than Echo Icky icky Echo We are Alpha Mighty mighty alpha -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pebbles and Bam-Bam Pebbles and Bam-Bam on a Friday night Trying to get to heaven on a paper kite Lightning struck (BOOM) and down they fell (AHHH) Instead of getting to heaven, they went straight to hell Dino the dog (RUFF RUFF) was on the bone (CHOMP CHOMP) While Fred and Barney rocked the microphone There was nothing that Fred or Barney could do 'cept sing "Yabba daba daba daba daba daaaaaba do!" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here we go again Same old stuff again Marching down the avenue Few more days and we'll be through I won't have to look at you So, I'll be glad and so will you -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Through the desert and across the plains Steaming jungles and tropic rains No mortal foe can stop me now This is gonna be my solemn vow I have honor and I have pride Winning serves me as my guide This Army shocks our enemies Brings them crashing to their knees Basic Training is plenty rough To make it through you must be tough Hey, Squad Leader, don't be blue They're gonna make you a soldier, too -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Boots These boots were made for walkin' And that's just what they'll do If all you're doing is markin' time They'll walk all over you These guns were made for shootin' And that's just what they'll do And if we get a mission We'll drill a hole in you This Army's trained for fightin' And that's just what we'll do If you pick a fight with us We'll walk all over you -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- They say that in the Army, the chicken's mighty fine One jumped off the table and started marking time Oh, Lord I wanna go But they won't let me go home (stomp) 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 They say that in the army, the toilets are mighty fine You flush them up at seven, they come back up at nine. They say that in the army, the tents are waterproof You wake up in the morning and you're floating on the roof.
Running Cadences
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