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
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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
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
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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AWOL, AWOL, where've you been?
Down in the bars, drinking gin
What ya gonna do when you get back?
Sweat it all out on the PT track
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Engineers are number one
They call us when there's work to be done
Aviation is all we hear
We do the work, they drink the beer
Pistol ranges, soccer goals
Road extensions, we do it all
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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 annd 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
________________________________________________
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Engineer, engineer running down the road
Running so fast makes the others look old
We're running hard and we're running long
Still singing another stupid song
Build a road or cut down a tree
Or dig some graves for the Infantry
Working hard and working all day
Knocking down anything that gets in the way
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Marching Cadences:
Marching Cadences
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
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
Over the hill, some men I've seen
Head to toe in Army green
Moving tactically, not a sound
Infantry soldiers on the ground
Assault, support are all in place
The enemy unaware of his fate
Claymores blast and 60's roar
Again, the airborne ranger scores
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
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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
Somewhere there's a father
His head is bowed in grief
His son was an airborne ranger
And he died for his beliefs
Somewhere there's a mother
Flag folded in her hands
Her son was an airborne ranger
And he died for his land
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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
I ran to tell the C-O
About my buddy's head
But when I got there
The C-O was dead
And now the battle's over
The smoke is all around
We wanted to go home
But we're six feet underground
* 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.
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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
Everywhere I go
There's a Black Hat there (or Drill Sergeant)
Every where I go
There's a Black Hat there
Black Hat
Black Hat
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...
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
\ they know.
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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!"
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Here we go again
Same old stuff (shit) 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
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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
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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Great Marching Cadences
Somewhere there's a woman
She's crying for her man
He's an Air Force pilot
He does the best he can
Refrain: Don't cry for me
I don't need your sympathy
'Cause I'm an Air Force pilot
And that's all I want to be
Somewhere there's a mother
She's praying for her son
He's an Air Force pilot
And his work is never done
Somewhere there's a father
His head is bowed in grief
His son was an Air Force pilot
And he died for his beliefs
Somewhere there's a mother
Flag folded in her hands
Her son was an Air Force pilot
And he died for his land
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot where have you been
Around the world and back again
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot how did you go
In a C-130, flying low
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot how did you get
down
In an A-10 charlie, big and round
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot what did you do
I killed a commie for me and you
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot how did you get
back
In a black and gold body sack
Everywhere we go - oh
People wanna know - oh
Who we are
Where we come from
So we tell them
We are _______ (Alpha, Bravo, etc...)Flight (Alpha
used for
example)
Mighty Mighty Alpha Flight
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
We are ____ flight
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
___ flight'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 verse
They say that in the Air Force, 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 Air Force, the pay is mighty
fine
They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine
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
One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
They say that in the Air Force, the meat is mighty
fine
Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only
nine
They say that in the Air Force, the shoes are mighty
fine
You ask for size eleven, they give you size nine
They say that in the Air Force, the pancakes are
mighty fine
You can try to chew them, but you're only wasting
time
They say that in the Air Force, the bed's are mighty
fine
But how the hell would I know, I've never slept in
mine
They say that in the Air Force, the mail is so great
Today I got a letter dated 1948
They say that in the Air Force, the hours are just
right
Start early in the morning and work on through the
night
They say that in the Air Force, the buses are mighty
fine
One went round the corner, and left three wheels
behind
They say that in the Air Force, the coffee's mighty
fine
It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine
They say that in the Air Force, the chicken's mighty
fine
One jumped off the table and killed a friend of mine
They say that in the Air Force, the toilets are mighty
fine
You flush them up at seven, they come back up at
nine.
They say that in the Air Force, the tents are waterproof
You wake up in the morning and you're floating on
the roof.
Running Cadences:
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
And now IÕm dating the batgirl too.
Marching:
OH Soldier
Oh soldier
Where have you been
I've been to Bunker Hill
Fighting for liberty
Dying for freedom
On soldier
Where have you been
I've been to Gettysburg
I've been to Bunker Hill
Fighting for liberty
Dying for freedom
I've been to Germany
I've been to Gettysburg
I've been to Bunker Hill
I've been to Veitnam...
I've been to Korea...
I've been to Panama...
I've been to Iraq...
Sittin' on a mountain top, beating my drum
Beat it so hard that he MP's come
I said MP, MP, don't arrest me
Arrest that leg behind the tree
He stole the whiskey, I stole the wine
All I ever do is double-time
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
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
Once there were a thousand legs
Caught in a valley by the NVA
The President knew just what to do
He called on me and he called on you
M16 and a forty-five
Those are the tools that we live by
If you want to stay alive
Take your chances with the three-two-five
running:
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 annd 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
Where We Go 2
Everywhere we go - oh
People wanna know - oh
Who we are
Where we come from
So we tell them
We are _______ (Alpha, Bravo, etc...) Flight (Alpha
used for
example)
Mighty Mighty Alpha Flight
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
Recruiter
Recruiter, 'cruiter came to me
Asked me what I want to be
Be mean, lean and tall
Be an officer most of all
Signed the 'cruiters life contract
And he pat me on the back
'Cruiter smiled and said to me
Lackland Air Force Base then it will be
Sky was cold and ground was wet
When they put me on the jet
Put us on a big blue bus
Made no hassle made no fuss
Mamma mamma can't you see
What the Air Force does for me
Cut my hair and shined me shoes
Dressed me up in these Air Force Blues
They Say That in the Air Force
They say that in the Air Force, 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 Air Force, the pay is mighty
fine
They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine
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
One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
They say that in the Air Force, the meat is mighty
fine
Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only
nine
They say that in the Air Force, the shoes are mighty
fine
You ask for size eleven, they give you size nine
They say that in the Air Force, the pancakes are
mighty fine
You can try to chew them, but you're only wasting
time
They say that in the Air Force, the bed's are mighty
fine
But how the heck would I know, I've never slept in
mine
They say that in the Air Force, the mail is so great
Today I got a letter dated 1948
They say that in the Air Force, the hours are just
right
Start early in the morning and work on through the
night
They say that in the Air Force, the buses are mighty
fine
One went round the corner, and left three wheels
behind
They say that in the Air Force, the coffee's mighty
fine
It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine
They say that in the Air Force, the toilets are mighty
fine
You flush them up at seven, they come back up at
nine.
They say that in the Air Force, the tents are waterproof
You wake up in the morning and you're floating on
the roof.
Aircraft
F-15 rolling down the strip
Air Force pilots going to take a little trip
Heads up, real alert, looking all around
Now he spots a MIG, so he shoots it down
Chorus:
Low righty left, left righty left, low righty left
Your left your right, your left
F-16 flying in the air
Got a MIG on his tail, but he don't care
Light the burner, pull the stick, turn it right around
Now the tables turned and he shoots the commie down
A-10 aircraft on the hunt
Now he spots a tank, so be blows it up
If that tank just won't die
There's another A-10 right by his side
F-111 all loaded with bombs
It flies at night, down near the ground
One pass is usually what it takes
Now the missions done, so it's back to base
Wild Weasel aircraft on the prowl
Spots a SAM, so they take it down
Fires a strike and he pulls away
Kills the SAM, and it's dead to stay
Don't Cry for Me
Somewhere there's a woman
She's crying for her man
He's an Air Force pilot
He does the best he can
Refrain:
Don't cry for me
I don't need your sympathy
'Cause I'm an Air Force pilot
And that's all I want to be
Somewhere there's a mother
She's praying for her son
He's an Air Force pilot
And his work is never done
Somewhere there's a father
His head is bowed in grief
His son was an Air Force pilot
And he died for his beliefs
Somewhere there's a mother
Flag folded in her hands
Her son was an Air Force pilot
And he died for his land
Shoot to Kill
I hear the choppers coming
They're flying overhead
They've come to get the wounded
Forget about the dead
Refrain:
Air Force(shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
Pilot (shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill) *
My buddy's in a foxhole
A bullet in his head
The medic says he's living
But I know that he's dead
I ran to tell the C-O
About my buddy's head
But when I got there
The C-O was dead
And now the battle's over
The smoke is all around
We wanted to go home
But we're six feet underground
* 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.
C-130
C-130 rollin' down the strip
Airborne Rangers gonna take a little trip
Mission top-secret, destination unknown
Don't know if we're ever comin' home
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If my chute don't open wide
I gotta another one by my side
If that chute don't open too
Look out ground I'm coming through
If I die on Russian mud
Bury me with a case of Bud
If I die while I'm doin' my best
The bury me at a leaning rest
But if I die while I'm sippin' tea
Don't even bother buryin' me
Old King Cole
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
basics,
three
Shoulder boards said the basics
Merry men are we
But none so fair that they can compare to the Air
Academy
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 four
degrees, three
Prop and Wings said the four degrees
Merry men are we But none so fair that they can compare
to the
Air
Academy
* 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)
Three degrees three -- cars, cars, cars
Two degrees three - beer, beer, beer
Firsties three - bars, bars, bars
Cadence
Count cadence
Delay cadence
Skip cadence
Count
(one) All you cadets
(two) You better do your best
(three) Before you find yourself
(four) In the leaning rest
(one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four
we like it here
we love it here
we've finally found a home
a home (caller: A what??)
a home (caller: A what??)
a home away from home
Hey!)
Far, Far Away
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 cadet who was far, far away
Refrain:
Far away!
Far away!
She wore it for that soldier who was 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...
Party Hardy
We don't like the army
Army don't party,
party hardy
party hardy all night long
We don't like the Navy,
Navy don't party,
party hardy
party hardy all night long
We don't like morines,
Morines don't party
party hardy
party hardy all night long
We don't like the Coast Guard,
Coast Guard don't party
party hardy
party hardy all night long
We like the Air Force,
Air Force can party,
party hardy
party hardy all night long
** Your left, your left, your left, right, get on
down
Your left, your left, your left, right, get on down
Now drop, and beat your face
___ flight's gonna rock this place
We said it, we meant it, and now we're here to represent
it!
**This part is by the group, they start it as soon
as they finish
the last
line
of the verse
Crazy Columbus
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!
Three ships, three ships,
he set sail at sea,
the first a tripple decker!
Cadre Everywhere I Go
Everywhere I go
There's a Cadre standin there
Everywhere I go
There's a Cadre standin there
Why won't they lemme alone?
Why don't they ever go home?
When I'm eatin' my chow
And I can't figure how
Everywhere I go
There's a Cadre standin there
When I'm Brushin' my teeth
When I'm Slidin' off to sleep
When I'm using the latrine
(Substitute events, and say " Everywhere ..."
refrain)
Sniper Wonderland (To tune of winter wonderland)
In the fields, there's a lady
And she's carrying a baby
Lock and load one round, the baby hits the ground,
walkin in a sniper's wonderland.
In the field, there's a commie
And he's cryin for his mommy,
Lock and load one round, the commie hits the ground,
walkin in a sniper's wonderland.
In the fields, there's a korean
And he's standin there a peeing,
Lock and load one round, this eunich hits the ground,
walking in a sniper's wonderland.
In the fields there's a cadre,
And he's yelling at me all day,
Lock and load one round, this cadre hits the ground,
walking in a sniper's wonderland.
Farmer's jody (very fast)
I got a pig, he's so clean, he sleep in my washin
machine
I just whittle out in my barn, while the cadre run
my farm.
I got a truck, nice and black, drives just like a
cadillac,
I just whittle out in my barn, while the cadre run
my farm.
I got a steel, ten feet tall, keep it filled with
alkeehol,
I just whittle...
I got a girl, she's 13, what does statutory mean?
I just whittle...
I got land, call it a ranch, my family tree has just
one brach,
I just whittle...
I know a girl ,lives on a hill, she won't do it but
her sister will,
I just whittle...
Running Cadences
Granny
When my granny was 91
She did PT just for fun
92
She did PT better than you
93
She did PT better than me
94
She did PT more and more
95
She did PT to stay alive
96
She kept on doing flutter-kicks
97
She up and died and went to heaven
She met St. Peter at the pearly gates
Said, "St. Peter, St. Peter, hope I'm not late
St. Peter said with a big ol' grin
"Get down granny, and knock out ten"
One mile, Two miles
One mile
No sweat
Two miles
Better yet
Three miles
Gotta run
Four miles
To the sun
When I Get to Heaven
When I get to heaven
St. Peter's gonna say,
"How'd ya earn your livin'?
"How'd ya earn your pay?"
I reply with a little bit of anger,
"Puttin'Commies in a whole lotta danger! "
Refrain
I reply with a little more anger
In my life I was an eagle driver
higher and higher
Refrain
I reply with a lotta anger
In my life I was a airborne ranger
living the life of sex and danger
Refrain
I reply with a whole lotta anger
In my life I was a paramedic
funky anesthetic
Refrain
I reply with a whole lotta anger
In my life I was a forest ranger
living the life of chipmunk danger
We're Gonna
Hey, Hey we're gonna fly
Fly all day 'till the day we die.
Hey there we're gonna fly
Flyin' up and flyin' down and flyin' up and flyin'
around
Hey, there we're gonna run
runnin' out and runnin' in and runnin' out and runnin'
in
And when we get a little bit bored
Then we're gonna run some more
I Work
This one is called by only one person.
The flight will clap in step and repeat, "I
work" after each line,
until
the en$
I woke up about a quarter to two [Flight: "I
work"]
Drill Sargeant said shine your shoes ["I work"
...]
I woke up about a quarter to three
Drill Sergeant brings in misery
I woke up about a quarter to four
Drill Sergeant says scrub the floor
I woke up about a quarter to five
Senior Drill wasn't taking no jive
I woke up about a quarter to six
First Sergeant was getting his kicks
I woke up about a quarter to seven
You cadets are going to heaven
I woke up about a quarter to eight
School teacher said don't be late.
Pick up my M-16
I lock and load a magazine
Put on my BDU shirt
Now I'm ready to go to work
All: I work, work work
I work, work, work work
F-16 Roaring Down the Strip
F-16 roaring down the strip
Air Force jockey on a one way trip
Mission: Top Secret; Destination: Unkown
Don't even know if he's ever coming home
Scorching the ground at the speed of sound
Droppin' that napalm all around
Rippin' through the sky at Mach 2.2
Afterburner, I'm counting on you
If that bogie screws with me
He's gonna rejoin his infantry
America counts upon our crew
Friendly skies are the Air Force blue
Mamma told Johnny not to go downtown
The Air force recruiter was hangin around
Johny didn't listen and he went anyway
left for Fort Benning the very next day.
Johnny said goodbye to his girlfriend Carry,
said when he got back that they would get married,
Johnny said goodbye to his dad and mom,
left the next day for Vietnam.
Johnny jumped on a hand grenade,
saved the lives of the friends he made,
Johnny died so we could be free,
Try telling that to poor Carry.
Carry goes to DC every fall,
To see Johnny's name up upon the wall,
The list of names is far too long,
Makes you wonder what the hell went wrong.
Baby Seals
Way up north where the air is cold,
people up there aint got much gold,
the only way to earn a living is killing the baby
seals.
One day while out on the tundra,
I saw a baby seal lying there,
I walked right up and kicked its head,
Left the head and took the tail.
Airborne Ranger,
Refrain: Airborne (shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to
kill)
Ranger (shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
Born and raised in Georgia,
the land that God forgot,
where the mud is eighteen inches deep
and the sun is blazin hot.
Refrain
Sittin in a foxhole,
you're wonderin if you're next,
when someone yells grenade,
and puts your fears to rest.
Refrain
Your buddy's on the ground,
got a bullet in his head,
the medic says he's wounded,
but you know that he's dead.
Refrain
Walking through a field,
land mines all around
when something goes BOOM,
and blood splatters all around.
Refrain
In the early mornin rain, The first two
lines sung as a jody
while
with a weapon in my hand, the third and fourth
everyone sings
at
and a pocket full of sand, once
in the early mornin rain
In the early mornin rain,
sergeant makes me run and fight
as he smiles with delight
in the early morning rain
In the early mornin rain,
with enemy to my front, and the ocean to my rear,
sounds of dying all I hear,
in the early mornin rain.
In the early mornin rain
catch a bullet in the chest,
tell my mom I done my best
in the early mornin rain.
A-10 Pilot
A-10 Pilot, A-10 Pilot
Where did you go?
Around the world and back again
What did you see?
A sea of Commies under siege
What did you do?
Pulled the trigger and had a BarBQ
How'd ya get back?
I flew by the seat 'a my pants
with a parachute on my back.
I Wanna Be
I wanna be an Air Force pilot
I wanna fly an F-16
I wanna ride with the cockpit open
Just to hear those commies scream
I wanna be a navigator
I wanna back seat to the show
I wanna be a navigator
Tell the pilots where to go
I wanna be a missileer
I wanna live in a deep dark hole
I wanna be a missileer
Nuke those commies till they glow
Air Force Pilot
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot where have you been
Around the world and back again
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot how did you go
In a C-130, flying low
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot how did you get
down
In an A-10 charlie, big and round
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot what did you do
I killed a commie for me and you
Air Force pilot, Air Force pilot how did you get
back
In a black and gold body sack
