THE FOUR WINDS
- My recruiter said to me
- Boy, whatcha want to be?
- I want a team that's tried and true
- I want to wear the Air Force blue
-
- Chorus: So let em blow, let em blow
- Let the four winds blow
- From the east to the west
- Air Force is the best
-
- The air was cold, the ground was wet
- They put us on a silver jet
- And when the jet hit the ground
- Air Force was all around
- Chorus
-
- And then we fought with all our might
- We fought for all we thought was right
- Mother, country, family
- We fought for our democracy
- Chorus
-
- And in the middle of the fight
- I looked over to my right
- And there laying on the ground
- My buddy fell without a sound
- Chorus
-
- When all is said and all is done
- Air Force is number one
- And then the general bowed his head
- For all the wounded and the dead
- Chorus
JOHNNY
- Chorus: Lordy lordy lordy left right left
- Lordy lordy lordy keep it in step
-
- Mama told Johnny not to go downtown
- The Air Force recruiter is hanging around
- Johnny went downtown anyway
- To see what recruiter had to say
- Recruiter asked Johnny what he wanted to do
- Johnny said wear the Air Force blue
- Recruiter asked Johnny what he wanted to be
- Johnny said fly the F-16s
- Chorus
-
- Jody asked Johnny what he wanted him to do
- Johnny said to look after Sue
- Next thing you know Johnny ' s on a bus
- Countin' cadence, don't bends and thrusts
- Johnny' s headed to the promise land
- Johnny's headed to Vietnam
- Chorus
-
- Johnny got a letter that drove him crazy
- Suzie 's pregnant with Jody's baby
- Johnny went out on a night patrol
- Lightning crackling and a thundering roll
- Johnny jumped on a hand grenade
- With this jump twelve lives he saved
- Chorus
-
- Mama mama now don't you cry
- Johnny died for you and I
- Mama mama now don't you see
- Johnny died for democracy
- Chorus
SURFER DUDE
I used to be a Surfer Dude
I used to ride some gnarly tubes
Riding waves every day
Now they took my board away
Whoa Hoa bogus deal
Hey FTO like get for real
Whoa Hoa to the max
Please don't take my surfboard wax
Whoa Hoa is this for me
Maybe surf life's history
Whoa Hoa I don't know
Should I stay or should I go
Whoa Hoa mega change
This feeling now is really strange
Whoa Hoa gnarly time
Air Force life is on my mind
In two years camp will be a blur
And I '11 be an Air Force Officer
I'11 miss the ocean and the sand
But I'11 be an American Fighting Man
Whoa Hoa I'm glad I came
My life will never be the same
Honor, pride, dignity
Now they mean much more to me
OLD KING COLE
O1' King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old
soul was he
He called for his pipe and he called for his wife
and he called for his...
...Airmen three
"Beer, beer, beer" said the airmen.
What brave men are we!
Refrain: There's none so fair that they can compare
to the Air Force ROTC
(Back to Ol' King Cole...)
...Sergeants three
"Three day pass" said the sergeants.
"Beer, beer, beer" said the airmen.
What brave men are we!
Refrain
...Lieu-ies three
"Where's my plane?" said the Lieu-ies.
"Three day pass" said the sergeants.
"Beer, beer, beer" said the airmen.
What brave men are we!
Refrain
...Captains three
"Who's gonna shine my boots?" said the
Captain.
(all the rest...you get the idea)
What brave men are we!
Refrain
...Majors three
"Who's gonna drive my jeep?" said the Majors.
...What brave men are we!
Refrain
...Colonels three
"Where's my star?" said the Colonels.
...What brave men are we!
Refrain
...Generals three
"Blood, blood, blood" said the Generals.
...What brave men are we!
Refrain
F-15 EAGLE
F-15 rolling down the strip
Eagle driver gonna take a little trip
Rev it up, taxi up, count to four
Push the throttle forward, hear the engines roar
Thirty thousand feet up in the sky
Flying this baby is a natural high
Took a look at six O'clock and what did I see
A MIG-29 was coming after me
Pulled it up, rolled it out much to his surprise
Shoulda seen the look in that turkey's eyes
Got behind him set my sights, let my missile fly
Blew that 29 right out of the sky
When you see an Eagle driver he will say
Flyin' and Fightin' is the Air Force way"
GRANNY
When my granny was 91
She did PT just for fun
When my granny was 92
She did PT better than you
When my granny was 93
She did PT better than me
When my granny was 94
She ran 2 miles and ran 10 more
When my granny was 95
She did PT to stay alive
When my granny was 96
She did PT just for kicks
When my granny was 97
She up and died and double-timed to heaven
She met St. Peter at the pearly gates
Said to St. Peter "Sorry I'm late"
St. Peter said with a big white grin
Drop down granny and give me ten
My Girl
My girl t s a vegetable
She lives in a hospital
And I t d do most anything
To keep her alive
She's got her own TV
It's called an EKG.
But I' d do most anything
To keep her alive
My girl ain't go no eyes
Just two holes and lots of flies
But I'd do most anything
To keep her alive
My girl ain't got no nose
Just a piece of rubber hose
But I' d do most anything
To keep her alive
My girl ain' t got no hands
Just a pair of teflon pans
But I f d do most anything
To keep her alive
My girl ain' t got no legs
Just some string and wooden pegs
But I t d do most anything
To keep her alive
My girl ain't got no skin
Just a bag to keep her in
But I ' d do most anything
To keep her alive
USAF
Refrain: Hey Hey every day
Air Force all the way
Flying low and feeling mean
Spot the enemy by a stream
Refrain
Drop my load and make my turn
Hear them scream and watch them burn
Refrain
I used to date a beauty queen
Now I fly a F-16
Refrain
Standing tall and looking good
You oughta be in Hollywood
Refrain
JODY
Jody Jody look and see
Look what the Air Force done to me
Tried to give me Navy blues
But I don't need those tattoos
Tried to give me Army greens
But I don't need that Army scene
Tried to make me a marine
If I were that I think I'd scream
Issued me Air Force blues
Now I'm Air Force through and through
141
141 cruising down the strip
Air Force maggots on a one way trip
Mission top secret, destination unknown
Don't even know if we're ever coming home
Arrived in the jungle at a quarter to four
We got off the plane and were ready for war
We won the battle and we won the war
Then partied all night at the local bar
Riding high and feeling good
Feel like stars in Hollywood
The Air Force is second to none
We can't be beaten, we're number one!
FALCON
F-16 rolling down the strip
Air Force jockey on a one way trip
Mission top secret, destination unknown
Don't even know if I'm ever coming home
Scorching the ground at the speed of sound
Dropping that napalm all around
Ripping through the sky at Mach 2.2
Afterburners, I'm a counting on you
If that bogey screws with me
He's going to rejoin his infantry
America counts upon our crew
The friendly skies are the Air Force blue
GEE MOM, I WANNA GO HOME
Chorus (repeat in between verses):
Gee Mom, I wanna go
But they won't let me go
Gee Mom, I wanna go
Hoooooome
They say that in the Air Force, the food is mighty
fine
Last night we had ten puppies, today we've only nine
They say that in the Air Force, the chicken's mighty
fine
One jumped off the table and started marking time
They say that in the Air Force, the pancakes are
mighty fine
But when you try to chew them, you only waste your
time
They say that in the Air Force, the coffee ' s mighty
fine
It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine
They say that in the Air Force, the biscuits are
mighty fine
But one fell off the table and killed a friend of
mine
They say that in the Air Force, the pay is mighty
fine
They pay a hundred dollars and take back 99
They say that in the Air Force, the romance is mighty
fine
But just like ripe tomatoes, we ' re rotting on the
vine
WHO WE ARE
Everywhere we go-o
People want to know-o
Who we are-r
So we tell them:
We're not the Navy
The deck-swabbin' Navy
We ' re not the Army
The ground-poundin' Army
We're not the Marine Corps
The jar-head Marine Corps
We are the Air Force
The mighty, mighty Air Force
We are the Air Force
The high flying Air Force
X FLIGHT JODY (Can be used by any flight)
Charlie Flight you ' re doing fine,
Got socks that smile and shoes that shine.
Our beds four inches from the wall,
And wooly boogers runnin' down the hall.
FT, FT don't feel blue
Four more weeks and you ' 11 be through.
When you get there you will know,
The Air Force is the way to go!
A through J, you're doing alright,
Gonna make some real good flights.
Couldn't do it without our FTO,
But this PT stuff has got to go.
Am I right or am I wrong? (You're right)
Am I going strong? (You're strong)
Soundoff. (one, two)
Soundoff! (three, four)
Bring it on down now!
One, two, three, four, U.S. Air Force
TINY BUBBLES
Ti - ny Bubbles
In my wine
Makes me feel happy
Makes me feel fine
Ti - ny Bubbles
In my whiskey
Makes me feel happy
Makes me feel frisky
Make up more verses using your favorite alcohol beverage
and an
appropriate rhyme
CAPTAIN JACK
Hey hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad track
With a weapon in my hand
I'm gonna be a fighting man
A fighting man
For Uncle Sam
With a button in my hand
I'm gonna be a missile man
With a bottle in my hand
I'm gonna be a drinking man
With a woman in my hand
I'm gonna be a loving man
With a suitcase in my hand
I'm gonna be a traveling man
With a compass in my hand
I'm gonna be a navigating man
With a file in my hand
I'm gonna be a D.A. man
With a calculator in my hand
I'm gonna be an engineering man
With a golf club in my hand
I'm gonna be a golfing man
With a sea bag in my hand
I'm gonna be a sailing man
With some sneakers in my hand
I'm gonna be a PT man
With a computer in my hand
I'm gonna be a programming man
With some shoes in my hand
I'm gonna be a drilling man
(Can substitute in some other names)
Hey hey Captain Carr
Meet me down by the nearest bar
With a boom box in my hand
I'm gonna be a dancing man
A dancing man
For Uncle Sam
Hey hey Captain Paul
On the way back to my dorm hall
With a belly full of chow
I'm gonna be an killing man
An killing man
For Uncle Sam
Hey hey Sergeant Tool
Meet me down in the motor pool
With a wrench in my hand
I'm gonna be a maintenance man
A maintenance man
For Uncle Sam
Hey hey Major Hopper
We wanna fly an Air Force Chopper
With a rifle on my knee
I'm gonna be in infantry
In infantry
For Uncle Sam
Hey hey Captain Baine
I wanna fly a fighter plane
Push that throttle to the floor
I'm gonna fight my country's war
My country' s war
For Uncle Sam
CAMP BLUES
Chorus: Heidi Heidi Ho
Heidi Heidi Hey
Heidi Heidi Ho
Heidi Heidi Hey
I used to drive a Chevrolet
Now I'm marching all the way
Used to drive a Chevrolet
Now I'm Marching all the way
Chorus
I used to date a beauty queen
Now I fly an F-16
Used to date a beauty queen
Now I fly an F-16
Chorus
AIR FORCE PILOT
Chorus: Sound off (one, two)
Sound off (three, four)
Bring it on down now (1, 2, 3, 4, U.S. Air Force)
I wanna be an Air Force pilot
I wanna fly that F-16
I wanna fly with the canopy open
Just to hear them commies scream
Chorus
I wanna be an Air Force pilot
I wanna fly that big C-5
I want a plane that looks like a whale
Swimming around with tanks inside
Chorus
I wanna be an Air Force pilot
I wanna shoot at Russian tanks
I wanna fly the mean A-10
And make all them dumb grunts say thanks
Chorus
DA MAN
Remember my name if you can
I'm the one they call D.A. man
D.A. man I' m number one
I fix the files but I sure can't run
If you're in need come to me
I even fix coffee but it ain't free
D.A. man D.A. man hear my song
I've been chairborne much too long
Used to train and knew how to fight
Then top found out I read and write
Since that time I'm sitting all day
Writin' and typin' to earn my pay
If my girlfriend asks about my death
Tell her I was bored with my last breath
PT PILL
Old John Wayne was a friend of mine
We did PT all the time
Push-up, sit-up, two mile run
We didn't stop till all was done
John Wayne loved his vitamin P
He taught me that it's good for me
On day one I was puny and weak
John Wayne started with the bend and reach
On day two it was doing me good
I kept my faith like he knew I would
On day three I was tall and proud
I felt so good I led the crowd
PT is good for you and me
We ' 11 never OD on vitamin P
We do PT the John Wayne way
We do PT every day
I like PT that ' s no lie
I'11 do PI till I die
PT keeps me fit and strong
With vitamin P, PT!!!
I GOT THE DRIVE
Here I am before the sun
Going on a ___ mile run
Stretchin', yawnin', comin' alive
I can do it, I got the drive
Starting out slow keeping the pace
Morning breeze is blowing in my face
Passing others watching me
Wonder what it is they see
Do they see my grief and pain
They must think I'm insane
Or do they see my will and pride
Ain't t no doubt I got the drive
Breath deep, sound off, let em know
We're on the move and rarin' to go
CTO smiling as we pass by
We're gonna show him we got the drive
Picking up the pace and heading out
For blocks around you can hear us shout
Come run with us if you ' d like to try
One things for sure we got the drive
If you want to keep pace with me
There ' s one thing you've got to see
Drive 's important and will is too
Makes me best at what I do
KILLER PILOT
If I was a pilot with my wings
I wouldn't be bothered by many things
I'd fly my killing craft up high
They'll think I'm in control of the sky
If a commie and I should meet today
I would blow that sucker right out of the way
Everyone should realize - they should know
An Air Force Pilot' s always ready to go
I'm living to fly way up in the air
The enemy know I ' 11 take his dare
Jets flying low or flying high
It'll be doing it till the day I die
ISN'T IT FINE
Oh isn't it fine
When you step on a mine
Leaving two bloody stumps
Where a whole man was once
Dragging his body back ho-ome.
Oh isn't it fun
With a shotgun
Blowing a man in half
Doing it while you laugh
Dragging his body back ho-ome.
THE MEANEST THING I EVER SAW
The meanest thing I ever saw
Came marchin' down the Admin Hall
It must have weighed 500 hundred pounds
Knuckles dragging on the ground
I looked at him, he looked at me
Played it safe, I climbed a tree
And now I sit here in this tree
An MTI (CTO, FTO) has captured me
YELLOW BIRD
A yellow 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
The doctor came to check it's head
"Indeed" he said, "the bird is dead"
CAMP
Refrain: Are we right or wrong (we 're right)
Are we going strong (we're strong)
Sound off (1,2), sound off (3,4)
Bring it on down now (1,2,3,4 U.S. Air Force)
Cadet, cadet don't feel blue
___ more weeks and you'll be thru
When you get there you will know
Air Force is the way to go
Lift your head and hold it high
___ flight is passing by
Lift your head and hold it proud
We're running hard and yelling loud
Look up, look up in the sky
F-15 goes flying by
Join the Air Force to wear the blue
So I can fly an Eagle too
READY TO FLY
Check out my helmet I'm good to go
I get so bored going so slow
Check out my earphones, they work fine
For hearing messages on our private line
Check out my visor, it works at night
Helps me to see without a light
Check out my A-10, just waiting to fly
Anxious to take off, prepared to die
A LETTER FROM MY RECRUITER
I was sitting at home watching TV
Drinking beer at a quarter to three
Up walked the postman and dropped the bomb
He handed me my letter from the Pentagon
My knees got shaky; I began to sweat
I knew they hadn't started the draft up yet
I opened up the letter and what did I see?
A whole lot of big words I couldn't read
This Air Force is supposed to be good for me
And so I went downtown to see
The Air Force recruiter said "Don't despair"
Opportunity unlimited and treatment is fair
Pay is good, advancement is great
Get out of bed early, go to bed late
I mean what I say and say what I mean
Air Force life is the best I've seen
PARA RESCUE
Born on a mountain top raised by a bear
I got two sets of teeth and a full coat of hair
When you see me coming you better hide
Cause I'll hunt you down and eat you alive
Para rescue combat control
We're like that bear down to the soul
We're rough and tough and feeling mean
We'll slit your throat and wipe it clean
We'11 spit on your grave and laugh out loud
Put a smile on our face and feel real proud
Dealing death isn' t all we do
We're trained to save a few lives too
YELLOW RIBBON
In her hair she wore a yellow ribbon
She wore a yellow ribbon for her pilot far away
In his hair he wore a yellow ribbon
He wore a yellow ribbon for his sailor far away
UP EVERY MORNING
Up on your left foot, down on your right
Up every morning, out late at night
Cadet, cadet, where do you roam?
In the middle of nowhere, far from home
Up on your left foot, down on your right
Up every morning, out late at night
Cadet, cadet, where have you been?
Out to the rifle range and back again
Up on your left foot, down on your right
Up every morning, out late at night
Cadet, cadet, where can you run?
All over , doing it for fun
Up on your left foot, down on your right
Up every morning, out late at night
Cadet, cadet, what do you see?
I see an FTO (CTO) staring at me
SWEAT
(Alpha), (Alpha) why you running so much
You just can't seem to sweat enough
Before high noon you've run 12 times ' round
Sprint the last two and collapse on the ground
I don't know but it's been said,
All the other flights are still in bed.
So let' s stretch it out, push it out, and keep that
pace
Cause (Alpha) Flight ' s gonna win that 1.5 race
WE ARE THE AIR FORCE
Refrain: Sound off (1,2), sound off (3,4)
Bring it on down now (1,2,3,4 US AIR FORCE)
In the snow, the sleet, the rain
We train, we train, we train
The first to fight, the last to run
We are the Air Force, we're number 1
We'll win the battle, we ' 11 win the war
We love this country we're fighting for
We fly our planes both day and night
If things get ugly we '11 show our might
CHAIRBORNE RANGER
You want to be a Chairborne Ranger,
A life of leisure ' s what you're after.
You want to be a writing man,
Sit around and get a tan.
It's one'thirty now on the strip,
Chairborne ranger gonna take a little trip,
Stand up, lock up, shuffle to the door,
To the club for lunch and home by four.
If there's something to decide,
Close your door and try to hide.
And every time you get a call,
You're all tied up with racquetball.
First revise the SOP,
Make a change in policy.
Ours is not to wonder why,
It's written in the LOI.
Staffer, you can make the grade,
Learn yourself an honest trade.
Get the message from the source.
Come and run with the Big Iron Horse.
AIRBORNE #2
C-130 rollin' down the strip
Airborne daddy gonna take a little trip.
When the plane gets so high
Airborne trooper gonna dance in the sky
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door,
Started to jump but I fell on the floor.
They stood me up and pushed me out the door,
I jumped right out and counted to four.
If my main don't open wide
I've got another one by my side.
If that one should fail me too,
Look out below, I' m comin' through.
Slip to your right and slip to your left,
Slip on down and do your best.
I hit the drop zone with my feet apart,
Legs in my stomach and feet in my heart.
Lying here, lying there, rollin' in fright,
Wonderin' if this is gonna be my last flight.
Nurse, oh nurse, you look so fine,
Airborne trooper gotta make time.
If I die on the old drop zone,
Box me up and ship me home.
Bury me in the leaning rest,
And tell all the girls I did my best.
COUNT CADENCE
Count cadence, delayed cadence
Air Force cadence count
U...Hold your head up high
S...Keep your shoulders back
Air...Hear those voices cry
Force...See those windows crack
U...Hit it, S...Hit it, Air...Hit it, Force...Hit
it
U S Air Force, United States Air Force
We like it here, we love it here, we finally found
a home...A what?
A home...A what?
A home away from home
WILD DONKEYS ON MY FARM
I gotta dog, my dog ' s a hound
Got him from the city pound.
When you go, go downtown
Don't you kick my hound around
Refrain: Wild Donkeys on my farm!
I got a friend his name is Ned
Ned's in Airborne, Ned is dead.
So when you go, go downtown
Don't you kick ole Ned around
My hound around
Refrain
I've got a friend, his name is Earl
Earl's in the Navy, Earl's a girl.
But when you go, go downtown
Don't you kick ole Earl around,
Ole Ned around
My hound around.
Refrain
I've got a friend, her name is Jane
Jane is into whips and chains.
But when you go, go downtown
Don't you kick ole Jane around
Ole Earl around
Ole Ned around
My hound around
Refrain
Warning: These lyrics are very sexist. To avoid any
trouble, you should
try and change them to something more appropriate
"- make some up
for the people in your flight. The effect is terrific
if you sing this jody
with a hill-billy accent and crack your voice when
you say the word '
hound ' just before the refrain.
Hey, Soldier!
Hey, soldier!
Where have you been?
I've been to (fill in a location such as World War
II or Vietnam)
Fighting for freedom,
Dying for liberty,
Fighting for freedom.
Mighty, Mighty Air Force
Mighty, mighty Air Force! (or Lotta lotta Air Force)
King of the skies come fly with me
Nothin' in this world is free
(We're) Fighting for liberty
See the soldier on the hill
He's the one that I must kill
He looks to the sky and wonders why
For freedom's cause he must die
See the soldier dressed in black
That's my bayonet in his back
He looks to the sky and wonders why
For freedom's cause he must die
See the soldier dressed in red
That's my bullet in his head
He looks to the sky and wonders why
For freedom's cause he must die
F-4 Pilot
My daddy was a pilot
He was a good one, too
He flew the F-4 Phantom
He flew for me and you
F - 4
P I L O T
He flew in South East Asia
He fought the Viet Cong
They said he never faltered
My daddy was so strong
He climbed into the cockpit
And closed the canopy
He fired up the engine
And waved goodbye to me
He came in low and screaming
He came in hard and fast
He took a direct SAM hit
His F-4 didn't last
My daddy's dead and gone now
He's just a memory
He is the prime example
Of what a man should be
Oh, there are no fighter pilots in the (organization)
(Repeat)
Cause they're (.................)
Oh, there are no fighter pilots in the (organization)
(Everyone)
Singing:
Glorious, Victorious, Hey!
One keg of beer for the four of us
Singing glory be to god that there are no more of
us,
'Cause one of us could drink it all alone
Stand clear, pass the beer to the rear of the squadron.
Army
In their holes shining up their shoes and soles
Navy
On their boats playing with their sheeps and goats
Coast Guard
Rescuing planes that the Navy flew in vain.
Marines
Heads are ajar they can't even drive their car.
Peace Corps
In foreign lands singin' songs and holdin' hands.
States
All on foreign shores kickin' butt in all the wars
All in the Air Force
All lean and mean, true blue fightin' machines
Running jodies:
OLD LADY
Saw an old lady walking down the street
She had a pack on her back and boots on her feet
I said "Hey lady where you going to?"
She said "U.S. Army Ranger School"
I said "Hey lady, haven't you been told?
Ranger School's for the young and the bold!"
She said "Hey sonny don't be a fool
I'm and instructor at the Ranger School"
Saw the same lady walking down the street
She had a chute on her back, jump boots on her feet
I said "Hey lady where you going to?"
She said "U.S. Army Airborne School"
I said "Hey lady, you're too darn old
You oughta leave the jumpin' to the young and the
bold"
She said "Hey sonny can't you see?
I've got master jump wings on my CIB"
Same old lady walking down the street
She had a tank on her back and fins on her feet
I said "Hey lady, where you going to?"
She said "U.S. Army Scuba School"
I said "Hey lady, haven't you been told?
You better leave Scuba School to the young and the
bold"
She said "Hey sonny can't you see?
I taught recon, UDT"
WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN
When I get to heaven
St. Peter's gonna say
"How'd you make your living"
"How'd you earn your pay"
And I'll reply with a little bit of anger
I earned my living as an Airborne Ranger
Lived a life of guts and danger
Nothin's too tough for an Airborne Ranger
CHOW
Up in the morning, before day
I don't like it, no way
Eat my breakfast too darn soon
Hungry as a bear by noon
Went to the mess sergeant on my knees
Said "mess SGT., mess SGT. feed me please"
Mess SGT. said with a big wide grin
"If you wanna be Airborne, you gotta be thin"
JESSE JAMES
Jesse James said before he died
There's five things that he wanted to ride
Bicycle, tricycle, automobile
An M-1 tank and a ferris wheel
Jesse James said in his final will
He had five things that he wanted to kill
A lion, a tiger, a kangaroo
A long haired hippie, and instructor too
And ifen he could kill just one
He'd kill the instructor, let the hippie run
BLUE
Had an old dog whose name was Blue
Blue wants to go to Scuba School
Bought him a tank and four little fins
And took him down where he got the bends
Same old dog whose name was Blue
Blue wants to go to Ranger School
Took him to the field, took away his chow
Put a little motivation in his bow-wow
Still got the dog whos name was Blue
Blue wants to go to Airborne School
Got him a chute, strapped it to his back
Now old Blue stands tall, looks strac
That Airborne dog whose name was Blue
Got his orders for Jungle School
Took him on down to Panama
And that's the last of Blue I ever saw
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
I CAN RUN . . .
I can run to FT. BENNING just like this
All the to AIRBORNE and never quit
Ft. Campbell . .Air Assault
Ft. Bragg . . . Eighty-second
Ft. Riley . . . Kansas
Ft. Wood . . . .Missouri
etc.
COON SKIN
Coon skin and alligator hide
Make a pair of jump boots just the right size
Shine 'em up, lace 'em up, put 'em on your feet
A good pair of jump boots can't be beat
Birdie, birdie in the sky
Dropped some whitewash in my eye
Ain't no sissy, I won't cry
I'm just glad that cows don't fly
MP - MP
Sitting on a mountain top, beating on a drum
Beat so hard that the MPs comeR MP, MP, don't arrest
me
Arrest that leg behind the tree
He stole the whiskey, I stole the wine
Now all I do is double time
NOTHING TO DO
AG, AG, who are you?
TDA with nothing to do
Go to PT at nine a.m.
Then to the pool to have a swim
Racquetball from nine to ten
Recover with a tonic and gin
Lunch from eleven to noon,
Your day will be over soon
Volleyball from noon to three
Keep really busy, can't you see
Now it's four, your day is through
I wish I was AG too
TWO OLD LADIES
Two old ladies were lying in bed
One rolled over to the other and said
"I wanna be an Airborne Ranger
Live the life of guts and danger"
Guts and danger
Airborne Ranger
Same two ladies were lying in bed
One rolled over to the other and said
"I wanna be a scuba diver
Dive right into murky water"
Scuba diver, murky water
Guts and danger, Airborne Ranger
Same two old ladies lying in bed
One rolled over to the other and said
"I wanna be a mountain climber
Climb that mountain, higher and higher"
Mountain climber, higher and higher
Scuba diver, murky water
Guts and danger, Airborne Ranger
Marching Jodies:
BALLAD OF THE GREEN BERETS
Fighting soldiers from the sky
Fearless men who jump and die
Men who mean just what they say
The brave men of the Green Berets
Silver wings upon their chests
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret
Trained to live off nature's land
Trained to combat hand-to-hand
Men who fight by night and day
Courage taken from the Green Beret
Silver wings upon their chests
These are men, America's best
One hundred men will test today
But only three win the Green Beret
Back at home a young wife waits
Her Green Beret has met his fate
He has died for those oppressed
Leaving her this last request
Put Silver Wings on my son's chest
Make him one of America's best
He'll be a man they'll test one day
Have him win the Green Beret
EIGHTY SECOND
Eight-second
Patch on my shoulder
Pick up your chutes and jump with me
I am the Infantry
One-oh-one
Patch on my shoulder
Pick up your weapons and follow me
I am the Infantry
First Division
Big Red One
Pick up your weapons and follow me
I am the Infantry
Airborne Ranger
Tabs on my shoulder
Pick up your weapons and follow me
I am the Infantry
Track Commander
Mechanized Soldier
Jump in your Bradley and follow me
I am the Infantry
Special Forces
Green Berets
Pick up your weapons and follow me
I am the Infantry
Chairborne Rangers
Sittin' at a desk
Pick up your pens and write with me
I'm not the Infantry!
HI HO DIDDLY BOP
Hi Ho Diddly Bop
I wish I was back on the block
With my sixteen in my hand
I wanna be a fighting man
Hi Ho Diddly Bop
I wish I was back on the block
With my woman in my arms
I wanna show her all my charms
Hi Ho Diddly Bop
I wish I was back on the block
With my bottle in my hand
I wanna be a drinking man
WHAT THE ARMY'S DONE TO ME
Chorus:
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, I gotta go
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, I gotta go
Momma, momma, can't you see
what the Army's done to me
Momma,momma, can't you see
what the Army's done to me
Chorus
They took away my faded jeans
Now I'm wearing Army greens
Used to drive a Cadillac
Now I hump it on my back
Used to date a beauty queen
Now I hug my M-16
Used to drive a Chevrolet
Now I'm walking all the way
IN THE EARLY MORNING RAIN
Got a letter in the mail
Go to war or go to jail
Got a letter in the mail
In the early morning rain
I packed my bags, I kissed my wife
And headed for the Army life
I packed my bags, I kissed my wife
In the early morning rain
I told my son not to cry
But I had tears in my eyes
I told my son not to cry
In the early morning rain
With my weapon in my hand
And a pocket full of sand
With my weapon in my hand
In the early morning rain
Got the enemy to my front
And the ocean to my rear
Wounded dying's all I hear
In the early morning rain
As I'm laying here to rest
Caught a bullet in the chest
Even though I've done my best
In the early morning rain
Tell my darling not to cry
Cause I'll never say good-bye
Tell my darling not to cry
In the early morning rain
Many a soldier will die today
Guess there's nothing left to say
So our children, they can play
In the early morning rain
Yes, now Sergeant I can see
Why this training's good for me
Forever more we will be free
In the early morning rain
I DON'T KNOW
I don't know why I left
But I know I done wrong
And it won't be long
'Til I get on back home
Got a letter in the mail
Join the Army or go to jail
And it won't be long
'Til I get on back home
They put me in a barber chair
Wheeled me 'round, I had no hair
And it won't be long
'Til I get on back home
YELLOW BIRD
A yellow bird
with a yellow bill
Was perched upon
my window sill
I lured him in
with a piece of bread
And then I smashed
his little head
The doctor came
to check his head
"Indeed" he said
"this bird is dead"
A little mouse
with little feet
Was perched upon
my toilet seat
I pushed him in
I flushed him down
I watched him spin
'round and 'round
YELLOW RIBBON
Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon
She wore it in the spring time, in the early month
of May
And if you asked her why the heck she wore it
She'd say she wore it for her soldier who was far,
far away
Far away
Far away
She wore it for her soldier who was far, far away
. . .Around the block she pushed a baby carriage
. . .Around his grave she laid the pretty flowers
Running Cadences:
Airborne Ranger raving mad
He's got a tab I wish I had
Black and gold and half moon shape
Airborne Ranger, he's gone ape
Jumpin' through windows, kicking down the walls
Airborne Ranger's havin' a ball
So if there's a trouble in the world today
Call on the men in the Black Berets!
___________
Rollin' rollin' rollin'
Oh how my _____ is (are) swollen (ankles, feet, legs,
knees,
etc.)
Don't let your dingle dangle dangle in the mud
Pickup your dingle dangle, give it to your bud
=2E. dangle in the dirt (ground) (track) =2E. put
it in your shirt
(toss it all around) (put it in= your
pack)
___________
Up in the morning 'fore the break of day
I don't like it, no way
Eat my breakfast too damn soon
Hungry as a hound dog, 'fore noon
Went to the mess hall on my knees
I said, "Mess SGT., Mess SGT., feed me please!"
Mess SGT. said with a big ol' grin
"If you wanna be Airborne, you gotta be thin"
___________
Up in the morning at the break of day
Working so hard we never play
Running through the jungle where the sun don't shine
All I do is double time
Up in the morning and out of the rack
Grab my clothes and put them on my back
Running cross the desert in the shifting sand
Drill Sergeant, look, I'll give you a helping hand
Up in the morning with a whistle and a yell
I know that voice and I know it well
Drill Sergeant says you better hit the floor
And don't be walking going out the door
I like women and I like wine
But all I do is double time
Double time here and double time there
Man this life, it's the best anywhere
___________
Me and Superman got in a fight
I hit him in the head with some Kryptonite
I hit him so hard I busted his brain
And now I'm dating Lois Lane
Well, me and Batman, we had one, too
I hit him in the head with my left shoe
Right in the temple with my left heel
And now I'm driving the Batmobile
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A...A...MEN )
A...A.........MEN ) sung by the group
A...A...MEN AMEN AMEN )
sing it over )
sing it louder now )
sing it soft now )
real loud now ) sung by cadence caller between each
line=
real soft now )
Hallelujah! )
praise the Lord now )
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One mile
No sweat
Two miles
Better yet
Three miles
Gotta run
Four miles
To the sun
________________________________________________
I don't know but I think I might
Jump from an airplane while in flight
Soldier, soldier, have you heard
I'm gonna jump from a big iron bird
Up in the morning in the drizzlin' rain
Packed my chute and boarded the plane
C-130 rollin' down the strip
64 Rangers on a one-way trip
Mission Top Secret, destination unknown
They don't know if their ever coming home
When my plane gets up so high
Airborne troopers gonna dance in the sky
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If my main don't open wide
I got a reserve by my side
If that one should fail me too
Look out ground, I'm a-coming through
If I die on the old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
Bury speakers all around my head
So I can rock with the Grateful Dead
Bury speakers all around my toes
So I can rock with Axel Rose
If I die on a Chinese hill
Take my watch or the commies will
If I die in the Korean mud
Bury me with a case of Bud
Put my wings upon my chest
And tell my Mom I did my best
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A is for Airborne
I is for in the sky
R is for Ranger
B is for bonafide
O is for on the go
R is for Rock-n-Roll
N is for never quit
E is for everyday
'Cause I'm Airborne
All the way
Super-duper
Paratrooper
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________________________________________________
I don't know but I think I might
Jump from an airplane while in flight
Soldier, soldier, have you heard
I'm gonna jump from a big iron bird
Up in the morning in the drizzlin' rain
Packed my chute and boarded the plane
C-130 rollin' down the strip
64 Rangers on a one-way trip
Mission Top Secret, destination unknown
They don't know if their ever coming home
When my plane gets up so high
Airborne troopers gonna dance in the sky
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If my main don't open wide
I got a reserve by my side
If that one should fail me too
Look out ground, I'm a-coming through
If I die on the old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
Bury speakers all around my head
So I can rock with the Grateful Dead
Bury speakers all around my toes
So I can rock with Axel Rose
