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Black Berets
Six hundred soldiers
Caught in a valley by the NVA
Billy was worried, didn't know what to do
So he called on me and you
We jumped on in in the middle of the night
Looks like another bloody fire fight
I set my weapon on Rock n Roll
I boogied and woogied and continued to stroll
Killing Communists just for fun
High body count now two for one
If you got trouble in the world today
Just call on the men of the black beret!
Caught in a valley by the NVA
Billy was worried, didn't know what to do
So he called on me and you
We jumped on in in the middle of the night
Looks like another bloody fire fight
I set my weapon on Rock n Roll
I boogied and woogied and continued to stroll
Killing Communists just for fun
High body count now two for one
If you got trouble in the world today
Just call on the men of the black beret!
- Tim Smith
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Double-Time... Anytime... March!
C-130 rolling down the strip
64 troopers gonna take a little trip
Mission top secret, destination unknown
And they don't give a damn if they ever come home
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If that main don't open wide
I've got a reserve by my side
And if that one should fail me too
Here is all that I should do
Roll over get up and run off the DZ
Cause never in HELL will ya' bury me !
64 troopers gonna take a little trip
Mission top secret, destination unknown
And they don't give a damn if they ever come home
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If that main don't open wide
I've got a reserve by my side
And if that one should fail me too
Here is all that I should do
Roll over get up and run off the DZ
Cause never in HELL will ya' bury me !
- Tim Smith
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First Formation
First formation it was pouring rain,
1 SG said it was time for pain.
Then he said extend to the right,
All you sick calls get out of my sight.
Spent last night out drinking' gin,
Knew for sure I'd see it again.
Pushup, sit-ups, run in place,
1 SG was setting a helluva pace.
High jumper, longer, and body twist,
So many others too numerous to list.
By the time we assembled to the right,
I was praying with all my might.
1 SG spotted me in my daze,
Said where've you been the last couple of days?
Told him I spent them with my girl,
Oh, how she makes my head swirl.
1 SG said that's well and fine,
But today, hero, your ass is mine.
How many times do I have to say,
If you play the game you got to pay.
1 SG said it was time for pain.
Then he said extend to the right,
All you sick calls get out of my sight.
Spent last night out drinking' gin,
Knew for sure I'd see it again.
Pushup, sit-ups, run in place,
1 SG was setting a helluva pace.
High jumper, longer, and body twist,
So many others too numerous to list.
By the time we assembled to the right,
I was praying with all my might.
1 SG spotted me in my daze,
Said where've you been the last couple of days?
Told him I spent them with my girl,
Oh, how she makes my head swirl.
1 SG said that's well and fine,
But today, hero, your ass is mine.
How many times do I have to say,
If you play the game you got to pay.
- Tim Smith
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Long Distance Daddy
Mamma and Papa were laying' in bed,
Papa rolled over and this is what he said...
Gimme some.
P.T.
It's good for you,
It's good for me.
We'll get up in morning with the rising sun,
We'll run all day till the day is done.
Mile one,
Having' fun.
Mile two,
Good for you.
Mile three,
Good for me.
Mile four,
I want some more.
Mile five,
Keep me alive.
Mile six,
Great kicks.
Mile seven,
This is heaven.
Mile eight,
This is great.
Mile nine,
Mighty fine.
Mile ten,
Let's do it again.
Papa rolled over and this is what he said...
Gimme some.
P.T.
It's good for you,
It's good for me.
We'll get up in morning with the rising sun,
We'll run all day till the day is done.
Mile one,
Having' fun.
Mile two,
Good for you.
Mile three,
Good for me.
Mile four,
I want some more.
Mile five,
Keep me alive.
Mile six,
Great kicks.
Mile seven,
This is heaven.
Mile eight,
This is great.
Mile nine,
Mighty fine.
Mile ten,
Let's do it again.
- Tim Smith
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Chairborne Ranger
It's one thirty now on the strip
Chairborne daddy gonna take a little trip
Stand up, lock up, shuffle to the door
The club for lunch and home by four
If there's something to decide
Close your door and try to hide
Every time you get a call
You're out playing racquetball
First revise the SOP
Make a change in policy
Ours is not to wonder why
It's written down in the LOI
God forbid we should go to war
All that paperwork would be a bore
Let me stay behind my desk
Anything is better than the leaning rest
Chairborne Ranger, that's what I am
One of a kind, I'm and AG man !
Chairborne daddy gonna take a little trip
Stand up, lock up, shuffle to the door
The club for lunch and home by four
If there's something to decide
Close your door and try to hide
Every time you get a call
You're out playing racquetball
First revise the SOP
Make a change in policy
Ours is not to wonder why
It's written down in the LOI
God forbid we should go to war
All that paperwork would be a bore
Let me stay behind my desk
Anything is better than the leaning rest
Chairborne Ranger, that's what I am
One of a kind, I'm and AG man !
- Tim Smith
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Discharge
Aint no use in looking down
Aint no discharge on the ground
Sound off.. 1 .. 2..
Sound off.. 3.. 4..
1.. 2.. 3.. 4..
1.. 2..
3. 4
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Aint no discharge on the ground
Sound off.. 1 .. 2..
Sound off.. 3.. 4..
1.. 2.. 3.. 4..
1.. 2..
3. 4
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- Steve Millman
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I got a gal / Other verses
Cadence Caller calls first line
Squad repeats (or echoes) the line
Cadence Caller calls second line
Squad echoes the line
Cadence Caller Calls Sound Off
Squad does the count
Repeat Sequence for each verse:
I got a gal in every port -
Suing' me for non-support
Sound Off!
(One - Two)
Sound Off!
(Three - Four)
Bring it on down now -
(One - Two - Three - Four
One-Two - THREE-FOUR!)
I got a gal in Old Kentuck -
All she wants to do is - - Kiss
Sound Off! etc...
I got a gal in Paris, France -
She won't let me in her - - house
Sound off! etc...
I got a gal in New Orleans -
She's got a tiger in her - - tank
Sound Off! etc...
I got a gal in Kansas City
She's got a mole on her left - - ear
Sound off! etc...
Hey! Ain't no use in going' home -
Jody's got your girl and gone!
Sound off! etc...
The Air Force is a flying' corps -
So what on earth we marching' for?
Sound Off! etc...
Ready on the left and ready on the right!
The 83d is here to fight!
Sound off! etc...
When Cadence Caller ran out of verses, guys in the ranks would bring out some of the originals they'd dreamt up when they should have been studying or cleaning rifles, shining shoes, etc... Some got pretty wild - mostly X-Rated!
Squad repeats (or echoes) the line
Cadence Caller calls second line
Squad echoes the line
Cadence Caller Calls Sound Off
Squad does the count
Repeat Sequence for each verse:
I got a gal in every port -
Suing' me for non-support
Sound Off!
(One - Two)
Sound Off!
(Three - Four)
Bring it on down now -
(One - Two - Three - Four
One-Two - THREE-FOUR!)
I got a gal in Old Kentuck -
All she wants to do is - - Kiss
Sound Off! etc...
I got a gal in Paris, France -
She won't let me in her - - house
Sound off! etc...
I got a gal in New Orleans -
She's got a tiger in her - - tank
Sound Off! etc...
I got a gal in Kansas City
She's got a mole on her left - - ear
Sound off! etc...
Hey! Ain't no use in going' home -
Jody's got your girl and gone!
Sound off! etc...
The Air Force is a flying' corps -
So what on earth we marching' for?
Sound Off! etc...
Ready on the left and ready on the right!
The 83d is here to fight!
Sound off! etc...
When Cadence Caller ran out of verses, guys in the ranks would bring out some of the originals they'd dreamt up when they should have been studying or cleaning rifles, shining shoes, etc... Some got pretty wild - mostly X-Rated!
- Dick Roue
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In The Navy (?)
The chicken in the Navy,
They say is mighty fine,
But a leg got off the table,
And started marching time!
Oh, I don't want no more of Navy life,
Please Ma I wanna go,
But they won't let me go,
Please Ma I wanna go ho o ome!
The biscuits in the Navy,
They say is mighty fine,
But one rolled off the table,
And killed a friend of mine!
Oh, I don't want no more of Navy life,
Please Ma I wanna go,
But they won't let me go,
Please Ma I wanna go ho o ome!
The jackets in the Navy,
They say is mighty fine,
But I need Dolly Parton,
To fill the front of mine!
Oh, I don't want no more of Navy life,
Please Ma I wanna go,
But they won't let me go,
Please Ma I wanna go ho o ome!
They say is mighty fine,
But a leg got off the table,
And started marching time!
Oh, I don't want no more of Navy life,
Please Ma I wanna go,
But they won't let me go,
Please Ma I wanna go ho o ome!
The biscuits in the Navy,
They say is mighty fine,
But one rolled off the table,
And killed a friend of mine!
Oh, I don't want no more of Navy life,
Please Ma I wanna go,
But they won't let me go,
Please Ma I wanna go ho o ome!
The jackets in the Navy,
They say is mighty fine,
But I need Dolly Parton,
To fill the front of mine!
Oh, I don't want no more of Navy life,
Please Ma I wanna go,
But they won't let me go,
Please Ma I wanna go ho o ome!
- Vickie Pittman
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Railroad Track
Hey-yo Captain Jack
Meet me down at the railroad track
Put a rifle in my hand
I want to be a fighting man
(The first phrase is repeated)
Put a bible in my hand
I want to be a preaching man
(First phrase repeated)
Put a map in my hand,
I want to be a traveling man.
(first phrase)
Put a six pack in my hand
I want to be a drinking man
Hey-yo your left right,
Your left your right now pick up the step, your left your right you left!
Meet me down at the railroad track
Put a rifle in my hand
I want to be a fighting man
(The first phrase is repeated)
Put a bible in my hand
I want to be a preaching man
(First phrase repeated)
Put a map in my hand,
I want to be a traveling man.
(first phrase)
Put a six pack in my hand
I want to be a drinking man
Hey-yo your left right,
Your left your right now pick up the step, your left your right you left!
- MSG Jansen, Dennis
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There Was A Bird
There was a bird
With a yellow bill
He landed on my window sill
I let him in
With crumbs of bread
Then I crushed
His ******* head.
With a yellow bill
He landed on my window sill
I let him in
With crumbs of bread
Then I crushed
His ******* head.
- Keith Davis
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Running Thru the Jungle
Running thru the Jungle with my M-16
I'm a mean motor scoter I'm a US Marine
And Running thru the Jungle with my .45 I'm a Bad Mother,
I'm the only one alive...
I'm a mean motor scoter I'm a US Marine
And Running thru the Jungle with my .45 I'm a Bad Mother,
I'm the only one alive...
- Felix Davila
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Discharge
Ain't no use in looking down,
ain't no discharge on the ground,
Aint no use in looking down,
ain't no discharge on the ground.
mama mama can't you see,
what the army doing to me,
mama mama can't you see,
what the army doing to me.
Took away my faded jeans,
now I'm wearing army,
took away my fading jeans,
now I'm wearing army greens.
Used to drive a chevrolet, now I'm marching everyday,
used to drive a chevrolet, now I'm marching everyday....
woo woo woo woo ....
woo woo woo woo woo woo woo.
repeat
ain't no discharge on the ground,
Aint no use in looking down,
ain't no discharge on the ground.
mama mama can't you see,
what the army doing to me,
mama mama can't you see,
what the army doing to me.
Took away my faded jeans,
now I'm wearing army,
took away my fading jeans,
now I'm wearing army greens.
Used to drive a chevrolet, now I'm marching everyday,
used to drive a chevrolet, now I'm marching everyday....
woo woo woo woo ....
woo woo woo woo woo woo woo.
repeat
- Gary Bowker
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C130
C130 rolling down the strip
Airborne froggies gonna take a little trip
stand up buckle up shuffle to the door
jump right out and count to four
and if my chute don't open wide
I gotta another one by my side
and if that one should fail me too
I'll be the first froggie to hit the ground
if I die in a combat zone
box me up and ship me home
put my fins up on my chest
and bury me in the leaning rest !
Airborne froggies gonna take a little trip
stand up buckle up shuffle to the door
jump right out and count to four
and if my chute don't open wide
I gotta another one by my side
and if that one should fail me too
I'll be the first froggie to hit the ground
if I die in a combat zone
box me up and ship me home
put my fins up on my chest
and bury me in the leaning rest !
- Brengman
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Can't You See
Mama, Mama can't you see?
O, what the navy's done to me...
They sat me down in the chair,
When I looked I had no hair
O, Mama Mama can't you see??
O what that co done to me...
He made me march real far...
Then he passed me in his car
Mama Mama can't ya see???
O, what that Navy done to me....
I used to drive a Chevrolet,
but now I march around all day
Mama, Mama can't you see?
O, what the Navy done to me??
I used to drive a Cadillac...
now I carry one on my back...
O, what the navy's done to me...
They sat me down in the chair,
When I looked I had no hair
O, Mama Mama can't you see??
O what that co done to me...
He made me march real far...
Then he passed me in his car
Mama Mama can't ya see???
O, what that Navy done to me....
I used to drive a Chevrolet,
but now I march around all day
Mama, Mama can't you see?
O, what the Navy done to me??
I used to drive a Cadillac...
now I carry one on my back...
- Henry Allen
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Army of One
Over in Kuwait
I heard them crying
I saw them Dying,
Dying in vain
I grabbed my weapon
I came a running,
I am the army
An Army of ONE
Down in Grenada
I heard them crying
I saw them dying,
dying in vain
I grabbed my weapon
I came a running,
I am the Army
An Army of One
Up in New York
We heard them crying
We saw them dying
Dying in vain
We grabbed our rucksacks
We came a running
We are the Army
The Army of On!
I heard them crying
I saw them Dying,
Dying in vain
I grabbed my weapon
I came a running,
I am the army
An Army of ONE
Down in Grenada
I heard them crying
I saw them dying,
dying in vain
I grabbed my weapon
I came a running,
I am the Army
An Army of One
Up in New York
We heard them crying
We saw them dying
Dying in vain
We grabbed our rucksacks
We came a running
We are the Army
The Army of On!
- John Cole
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