CADENCE SONGS
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LoboGunLeather
US Veteran
Forum rules do not allow me to post many of the marching songs we used in the Army 1968-73.
Bozz10mm
US Veteran
Man, some of those bring back the memories.
Oh Jody boy, riding down the avenue
Six more weeks and I'll be through
I'll be glad and so will you
Oh Jody boy, riding in his Cadillac
Ain't no use in looking back
You're mother was there when you left, your right
You're father was there when you left, your right
Jody was there when you left, your right
I don't know but I been told
Something something mighty cold
Late at night while you're sleepin
Charlie Cong comes a creepin
around
Stand up, hook up
Shuffle to the door
Jump right out
and count to four
Oh Jody boy, riding down the avenue
Six more weeks and I'll be through
I'll be glad and so will you
Oh Jody boy, riding in his Cadillac
Ain't no use in looking back
You're mother was there when you left, your right
You're father was there when you left, your right
Jody was there when you left, your right
I don't know but I been told
Something something mighty cold
Late at night while you're sleepin
Charlie Cong comes a creepin
around
Stand up, hook up
Shuffle to the door
Jump right out
and count to four
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Bozz10mm
US Veteran
We didn't miss each other by much. I was there in October 1968. Was the food still horrible? The mess hall lines were long and they were always running out of food. Never saw anything like that anywhere else.
joeintexas
US Veteran
After spending a year stationed in Alaska I can tell you that ain't true!
OP
Alpo
Member
Ain't no sense in lookin' down
Ain't no discharge on the ground
Ain't no sense in goin' back
Jody got your Cadillac
Ain't no sense in goin' home
Jody got your girl and gone
Ain't no discharge on the ground
Ain't no sense in goin' back
Jody got your Cadillac
Ain't no sense in goin' home
Jody got your girl and gone
Re up and buy a brand new car
Re up show what a fool you are
This was not appropriate when the first sergeant was around with his new Olds Tornado.
Re up show what a fool you are
This was not appropriate when the first sergeant was around with his new Olds Tornado.
Your left, your left, your left, your right your left.
I had a good home but I left,
You'll never get home on your left,
You had a good wife but she left.
Repeat above
I had a good home but I left,
You'll never get home on your left,
You had a good wife but she left.
Repeat above
OP
Your in the Army now
Your not behind the plow
You'll never get rich
diggin a ditch
cause your in the Army now
Your not behind the plow
You'll never get rich
diggin a ditch
cause your in the Army now
OP
I don't know but I believe
I'll still be here Christmas Eve
I'll still be here Christmas Eve
straightshooter1
US Veteran
Don't know if it's the Chemo Brain or I'm just forgetful, but all I can recall are a few about Jody. And you already know we can't post most of those.
The one I can't figure out is the one posted by old tanker-about the bad ending for the bird.
If anyone knows that one, please post or, if it is one that would be inappropriate, please PM me with the lyrics.
Bob
The one I can't figure out is the one posted by old tanker-about the bad ending for the bird.
If anyone knows that one, please post or, if it is one that would be inappropriate, please PM me with the lyrics.
Bob
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That's one I remember my dad used on us kids when he used to have us practice fire drills at home. He also used a thunder whistle. We kids got tired of his thunder whistle--took it while he was at work one-time,and buried it somewhere down the alley never to be found again.
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ParadiseRoad
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...found a cadence website at the link below...
Army Cadence – World's Largest Source of Online Military Cadences
Army Cadence – World's Largest Source of Online Military Cadences
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Dad used that'n too.
ParadiseRoad
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...this may be it...
A little bird with a yellow bill
Was sitting on my window sill
I lured him in with a piece of bread
And then i smashed his little head
joeintexas
US Veteran
ooga ooga mushkow(good ol Hank Thompson)
straightshooter1
US Veteran
ParadiseRoad:
Thanks, I guess I missed that one. Kinda glad I did.
Bob
Thanks, I guess I missed that one. Kinda glad I did.
Bob
M I C K E Y , M O U S E Mickey Mouse, Mickey Mouse Who Is the Greatest In The Land ? United States Coast Guard !
In fourteen hundred and ninety two,
A Diego from Marsilli
Was walking thru the streets o' Spain, sellin' hot tamales.
He walked right up to the Queen o' Spain,
demanding ships & cargo.
He said he'd be a son of a ____ if he didn't bring back Chicago!
He said the world was round-o,
He said it could be found-o,
That hypothetical, _______ son of a _____ Columbo!
Somebody else can add the verses about Pegleg Morgan
and the cabin boy.
A Diego from Marsilli
Was walking thru the streets o' Spain, sellin' hot tamales.
He walked right up to the Queen o' Spain,
demanding ships & cargo.
He said he'd be a son of a ____ if he didn't bring back Chicago!
He said the world was round-o,
He said it could be found-o,
That hypothetical, _______ son of a _____ Columbo!
Somebody else can add the verses about Pegleg Morgan
and the cabin boy.
Malpasowildlifer
Member
The Certifiable from Heartbreak Ridge is my favorite.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
that's not the way I remember it.......
amazingflapjack
US Veteran
A lot of ours were about some dude named Jodi at Ft. Bragg...
Alpo
Member
Our heads are down
Our stomachs in
We just got back
From chow again
Sound off
No wonder Army chow's a mess
They sent the cooks through OCS
And all they ever learned to brew
Is meat and beans and vegetable stew
Sound off
I left my wife in Tennessee
She promised she'd be true to me
Now I wonder who the heck
Is spending my allotment check
Sound off
The CO is a jerk
YOU'RE RIGHT
So's the Company Clerk
YOU'RE RIGHT
The Sergeant reads his comic books
While we do all the work
YOU'RE RIGHT
Sound off
Our stomachs in
We just got back
From chow again
Sound off
No wonder Army chow's a mess
They sent the cooks through OCS
And all they ever learned to brew
Is meat and beans and vegetable stew
Sound off
I left my wife in Tennessee
She promised she'd be true to me
Now I wonder who the heck
Is spending my allotment check
Sound off
The CO is a jerk
YOU'RE RIGHT
So's the Company Clerk
YOU'RE RIGHT
The Sergeant reads his comic books
While we do all the work
YOU'RE RIGHT
Sound off
Double-O-Dave
US Veteran
I just remembered this one from basic training (Ft. Polk, LA) circa 1975 (sung to "When Johnny Comes Marching Home"):
They issued me an M-16 yo-ho, yo-ho
They issued me an M-16 yo-ho...yo-ho
They issued me an M-16, but forgot to give me a magazine
And we'll all be dead by the time they figure it out!
_____
BTW - my apologies to you quartermaster corps guys out there.
Regards,
Dave
They issued me an M-16 yo-ho, yo-ho
They issued me an M-16 yo-ho...yo-ho
They issued me an M-16, but forgot to give me a magazine
And we'll all be dead by the time they figure it out!
_____
BTW - my apologies to you quartermaster corps guys out there.
Regards,
Dave
An Army marching song from WWII:
I wouldn't give a bean
to be a fancy pants Marine
I'd rather be a dogface soldier like I am.
I wouldn't trade my old ODs
for all the Navy's dungarees
'cuz I'm the walkin' pride of Uncle Sam.
On all the posters that I read
it says the Army builds men -
so they're tearin' me down
to build me over again.
I'm just a dogface soldier
with a rifle on my shoulder
and I'm ready for whatever comes my way -
So feed me ammunition
keep me in my old condition
your dogface soldier boy's OK!
- from a guy who actually remembers WWII...
John
I wouldn't give a bean
to be a fancy pants Marine
I'd rather be a dogface soldier like I am.
I wouldn't trade my old ODs
for all the Navy's dungarees
'cuz I'm the walkin' pride of Uncle Sam.
On all the posters that I read
it says the Army builds men -
so they're tearin' me down
to build me over again.
I'm just a dogface soldier
with a rifle on my shoulder
and I'm ready for whatever comes my way -
So feed me ammunition
keep me in my old condition
your dogface soldier boy's OK!
- from a guy who actually remembers WWII...
John
nachogrande
Member
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John Foggerty from Cadence Clearwater revival sure wrote some good ones for the unfortunate sons.
John Foggerty from Cadence Clearwater revival sure wrote some good ones for the unfortunate sons.
EQGuy
US Veteran
Fifty years ago today I was in my 7th week of basic training. In my 8th week we were singing "Two more days of polishing brass, then Fort Bliss can kiss my ___. Fill in the blank.
OP
I don't know if they actually marched to this one. It is from WWI.
Hell, I wasn't there. But 2 of my uncles were there. Interesting
enough (at least to me) one of those uncle's dad (my grandpa)
had been a member of the kaiser's guard unit. I remember his
beautiful black helmet with the gold & silver trim and the spike on
top.
Kaiser Bill went up the hill
to take a look at France
Kaiser Bill came down the hill
with bullets in his pants
Hell, I wasn't there. But 2 of my uncles were there. Interesting
enough (at least to me) one of those uncle's dad (my grandpa)
had been a member of the kaiser's guard unit. I remember his
beautiful black helmet with the gold & silver trim and the spike on
top.
Kaiser Bill went up the hill
to take a look at France
Kaiser Bill came down the hill
with bullets in his pants
labworm
US Veteran
Walking down the avenue, 2 more months and we'll be through.
You had a good home but you left, your right.
You had a good home but you left, your right.
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