CADENCE SONGS

[crazyphil]

Did you sing cadence songs when marching in the military?
Do you remember a favorite or two?
For example: GI beans and GI gravy,
Gee I wish I'd joined the Navy.
Or: There's a place I want to go
and it's back in Idaho.
Or: Lift your hat and show your curls
we are marching by the girls.
Most of the ones I remember would probably violate a rule.

How about you?

 

[Jessie]

" Most of the ones I remember would probably violate a rule"

^^^^^ This

 

[THE PILGRIM]

I've got six pence,
Jolly, jolly sixpence ,
I've got sixpence ,
To last me all my life!
We got a lot of songs from the Brits, including a bunch not allowed here!

 

[Bill_inBouse]

Most of ours in 68 were about some guy named Jody and can't be repeated here for sure LOL

 

[old tanker]

 

[dusty3030]

I got nothing that wouldn't get me banned.

 

[the ringo kid]

Though I never got in due to bad heaLTH BUT, IVE BEEN TOLD THERE MUST BE A MILLION VERSIONS OF wHATEVER HAPPENED TO jODY. i REMEMBER THE VERSION SANG AT THE END OF THE GREAT MOVIE: bATTLEGROUND.

Sorry for caps.

 

[PALADIN85020]

I left my wife in New Orleans
with 24 kids and a can of beans -

SOUND OFF!

John

 

[OFT II]

I don't know but I hear tell
handejector is meaner than hell.

 

[wingriderz]

They say that in the army the chow is mighty fine , a chicken got off the table and started marching time. Re up your crazy, Re up your out your mind.

 

[Glashaus]

C130 rolling down the strip
Airborne daddy going to take a trip
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump on out and count to four
If my chute opens wide
I'll be landing by your side
If my chute don't open round
I'll be the first Ranger on the ground
Sound off

 

[jscheck]

C-130 Rollin' Down the Strip
Airborn Daddy Gonna Take a Little Trip
Time of Arrival Destination Unknown
Don't Even Know If I'm Comin' Back Home!
Etc.

 

[PALADIN85020]

Gory, gory, what a helluva way to die,
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die,
Gory, gory, what a helluva way to die,
and he ain't gonna jump no more...

(sung to the tune of the Battle Hymn of the Republic)

John

 

[M1A]

I've got a gal
she lives out west
she's got, forgot the rest

 

[vytoland]

left..right...left....


[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR5yhKQo3dc[/ame]

 

[richardw]

In boot camp.

Some guys want a BAR
I just want a candy bar
Never knew I could run so far
I still would rather go by car


My gals name is Cindy Lou
Cindy I am think of you
See you when I close my eyes
Too damn tired for it to rise

I like girls with blue eyes
Eyes as bright as blue skies
Not too many of them around
But if you look they can be found


Ok That is it for me. Any other I post will get the post deleted or merit an infraction.

 

[Double-O-Dave]

Oh, so many I remember, and like others have noted, they would get me in big trouble here.

One of my favorites was the 3rd chorus(?) of "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" - the Ft. Sam Houston, Basic Medic (91-B) school version:

Behind the door her daddy kept a shotgun
He kept it in the springtime in the merry month of May
and if you asked him why the heck he kept it
He kept it cause that Medic who was far, far away
Far away!
Far away!
He kept it cause that Medic who was far, far away.

Regards,

Dave

 

[ParadiseRoad]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1-QMAE7UZY[/ame]

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDQvYE8sbc8[/ame]

 

[mrchuck]

STAND UP!
HOOK UP
RIGHT FACE
CHECK YOUR EQPT
CHECK YOUR BUDDY'S EQPT
SHUFFLE TO THE DOOR
STAND IN THE DOOR
GREEN LIGHT ON
GO! GO! GO!
I was a 1st Lt at Ft Benning in 1960, Airborne Infantry.
Then Viet-Nam for 2 tours.
Mustered out late 1964.

 

[Muley Gil]

I remember one about a corporeal , his canteen and then him turning green. Don't remember the rest though.