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


Refrain:        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. Refrain


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. Refrain


Over the hill, some men I've seen

Head to toe in Army green

Moving tactically, not a sound

Infantry soldiers on the ground. Refrain


Assault, support are all in place

The enemy unaware of his fate

Claymores blast and 60's roar

Again, the airborne ranger scores. Refrain


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. Refrain



Somewhere there's a woman

She's crying for her man

He's an airborne ranger

He does the best he can


Refrain:        Don't cry for me

		I don't need your sympathy

		'Cause I'm an airborne ranger

		And that's all I want to be


Somewhere there's a mother

She's praying for her son

He's an airborne ranger

And his work is never done. Refrain


Somewhere there's a father

His head is bowed in grief

His son was an airborne ranger

And he died for his beliefs. Refrain


Somewhere there's a mother

Flag folded in her hands

Her son was an airborne ranger

And he died for his land. Refrain



I hear the choppers coming

They're flying overhead

They've come to get the wounded

They've come to get the dead


Refrain:        Airborne (shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

		Ranger (shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill) *

My buddy's in a foxhole

A bullet in his head

The Army says he's living

But I know that he's dead. Refrain


I ran to tell the C-O

About my buddy's head

But when I got there

The C-O was dead. Refrain


And now the battle's over

The smoke is all around

We wanted to go home

But we're six feet underground. Refrain


* In this refrain, the unit sings the words in parentheses at the same

time that the leader sings the words in italics.  The unit then repeats

the leader's words in the normal manner.



Airborne ranger, airborne ranger, where have you been

Around the world and back again


Airborne ranger, airborne ranger, how did you go

In a C-130, flying low


Airborne ranger, airborne ranger, how did you get down

In a T-10 charlie, big and round


Airborne ranger, airborne ranger, what did you do

I killed a commie for me and you


Airborne ranger, airborne ranger, how did you get back

In a black and gold body sack



Eighty-second

All-American

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


ROTC

Patch on my shoulder

Pick up your books and follow me

I'm the wanna-be infantry



I don't know why I left

But I must've done wrong


Refrain:        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 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

privates, three

Beer, beer, beer said the privates

Merry men are we

But none so fair that they can compare to the airborne infantry



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

corporals, three

I need a three-day pass said the corporals

Beer, beer, beer said the privates

Merry men are we

But none so fair that they can compare to the airborne infantry



*  The cadence continues on in this manner, with a verse about a higher

rank and repeating all of the ranks before.  Eight verses are sung with

these lyrics:  (the cadet is added only if you want to)


privates three             see above

corporals three            see above

sergeants three            "file from the left, column right said the Sgts"

lieuies three (pronounced loo-ee)  "I'll lead the way said the lieuies'

captains three             "charge that hill said the captains"

majors three               "who's gonna shine my boots said the majors"

colonels three             "where's my star said the colonels"

generals three             "war, war, war"

cadets three               "when do I get my check?"



In fourteen hundred and ninety-two

a beggar bound for college

was roaming in the streets of Spain

and selling hot tamales


Refrain:        He said the world was round-oh

				He said it could be found-of

				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 'em blow let 'em blow

Let the four winds blow

Let 'em blow from east to west

The US Army is the best


Standing tall and looking good

Ought to march in Hollywood


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



Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon

She wore it in the springtime, in the merry month of May

And if you asked her why the heck she wore it

She wore it for that Airborne Ranger far, far away


Refrain:        Far away!

				Far away!

				She wore it for that Airborne Ranger far, far away.


Around the block she pushed a baby carriage...

Around her thigh she wore a yellow garter...

Behind the door her daddy kept his shotgun...

In the church the preacher kept a license...



Everywhere I go

There's a First Sergeant there  (or Drill Sergeant)

Every where I go

There's a First Sergeant there


First Sergeant

First Sergeant

Why don't you leave me alone

And let me go back home


When I eat my chow...  (sub in for Everywhere I go)


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...



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!)



See that man in the black beret

Ask him how he earns his pay

See that man in the black beret

Killings how he earns his pay

He's the best the world will see

Airborne Ranger Infantry


See that man in the maroon beret

Ask him how he earns his pay

See that man in the maroon beret

Jumping how he earns his pay

He's the best the world will see

US Airborne Infantry


See that man in the green beret

Ask him how he earns his pay

See that man in the green beret

Teaching how he earns his pay

He's the best the world will see

Special Forces Infantry


See that man with the steel pot on

Ask him how he earns his pay

See that man with the steel pot on

Hand to hand he earns his pay

He's the best the world will see

US Army Infantry



Tiny bubbles

In my beer

Makes me happy

And full of cheer


Tiny bubbles

In my wine

Makes me happy

All the time



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



Hey hey Captain Jack

Meet me down by the railroad track

With that bottle in my hand

I wanna be a drinking man

For Uncle Sam


Hey hey Captain Jack

Meet me down by the railroad track

With that rifle in my hand

I wanna be a shooting man

A drinking man

For Uncle Sam


With that bayonet in my hand

I wanna be a cutting man



With that woman in my hand

I wanna be a loving man


With that suitcase in my hand

I wanna be a traveling man


With that pistol in my hand

I wanna be a killing man



The Army colors

the color is red

to show the world

the blood we've shed



blue...that we are true


white...that we are right

black...that we are back

gold...that we are bold

green...that we are mean

brown...that we get down

gray...that you will pay



We are ____ platoon

and we like to party

party hardy

party hardy all night long


Your left, your left, your left, right, get on down     \   This part is

Your left, your left, your left, right, get on down     \   by the group,

Now drop, and beat your face                            \   they start it

___ platoon's gonna rock this place                     \   as soon as they

Boom, check it out, check it out                        \   finish the last

Boom, check it out, check it out                        \   line of the

														\   repeated stuff.


My rifle, my rucksack, my bayonet, now get on down      \   This top part

My rifle, my rucksack, my bayonet, now get on down      \   can be sung or

Say one, twwwoooo,                                      \   the part on the

three, four,                                            \   bottom, only

Eleven Bravo, hey                                       \   depends on

Eleven Bravo, hey                                       \   which one



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 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


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


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.



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.  Any ???, ask your cadre.


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

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