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MILITARY & OTHER CADENCES {"Jodies"}
This page contains selected examples of &
commentary about military marching and running cadences. This page also
contains selected examples of fire fighter, and police academy chants.
I became interested in military cadences as a result of my interest in the
source material for children's rhymes & chants. Some children's rhymes have the
same or similar titles and words as certain military cadences. We may
never know for certain which chants came first-the ones recited by children, or the ones
chanted by those in the military, and then picked up and revised by children.
See versions of "Momma Momma Can't You See" on Cocojams' Handclap Rhyme page for
examples of children's rhymes that have the same title and similar words as a
military cadence.
Because Cocojams is a family centered
website, no examples of military cadences will be posted that include profanity and/or
have offensive racial or ethnic references.
For a more complete listing of military cadences,
visit
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi and other Internet
websites on this subject.
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click here to submit examples about military and other cadences {jodies}.
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Thanks to all who examples of military and other cadences to Cocojams!
Special thanks to gruntsmilitary.com for
giving permission to re-post examples from its website on Cocojams. While the
moderator of that website noted that that no one actually holds copyright to
these chants, his willingness to share the examples posted on his site is
appreciated. Of course, these examples can also be found on other Internet sites
that provide examples of military cadences.
I would also like to thank members of Mudcat Discussion Forum who have given their
permission to re-post their examples & comments on military cadences. Thanks
also to Mudcat guests for their examples and comments!
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Brief Overview of Military Cadences
For an excellent summary of the history of military cadences as well as examples
of those cadences, click on to the website Cadence History
http://www.uic.edu/depts/rotc/cadets/cadence/cadencehistory.htm to read
"Jodie's: Songs on the Move" by Donna Miles; That online article is from
Soldiers Magazine June 1995.
Here is one quote from that article:
"As the story goes, a formation of exhausted troops was returning to its
barracks at Fort Slocum, N.Y., in May 1944 when a rhythmic chant arose from the
columns. Pvt. Willie Duck-worth, a black soldier on detached service with Fort
Slocum's Provisional Training Center, sang out the first-ever rendition of
"Sound-off," "Sound-off; 1-2; Sound-off; 3-4; Count cadence; 1-2-3-4; 1-2 --
3-4." Other soldiers in the formation joined in and their dragging feet picked
up momentum. At a time when black soldiers' achievements were just being
acknowledged by many in the Army, the "Duckworth Chant," as Duckworth's cadence
came to be called, got notice. Col. Bernard Lentz, Fort Slocum's commander,
recognized it as a way to keep his soldiers in step while boosting unit pride
and camaraderie."
-snip-
Cadences are used for basic training and chanted at other times. The standard
format for most cadences is two line rhyming verses performed in a call &
response pattern.
"Sound Off" and certain other military cadences
have become so widely known that their verses appear to have become
standardized. However, a true military cadence is made up of verses that are
memorized and verses that are made up on the spot.
Because that character's name appears in a number of these chants, the name
"Jody" is sometimes used as a reference to military cadences. According to
various researchers, the character Jody comes from the African American
character "Joe De {the} Grinder" created by Black prisoners before World War II.
Jody {or Joe the Grinder} is the man who is home stealing your woman, and doing
all the things you would be doing if you weren't "away' {in prison or in the
"service"}.
Some of the verses used in military cadences can be traced to African
American gospel songs, dance songs composed during slavery, and R&B songs. References to popular cultural
characters such as Batman & Superman are also found in some of these chants. Some
military cadences have become the basis for children's handclap rhymes and cheerleader
cheers.
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Examples of Military & Other Cadences {Jodies}
A,B
Airborne Ranger Song {Version #3}
This is the one I've heard and sang...
I want to be an Airborne Ranger
Livin' a life of sex and danger
Caller: I said RANGER!
Runners: DANGER!
Caller: DANGER!
Runners: RANGER!
Well C-130 rolling down the strip
Takin' off just like a rocket ship
Grab your weapon and grab your pack
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door!
Jump right out and count to four!
If my main don't open wide,
I've got another one by my side!
If that one should fail me too,
If my second don't open true
Well look out ground I'm coming through
If I die in a combat zone
box me up and send me home,
comb my hair and shine my shoes,
pin my metals upon my chest
And tell my momma I did my best!
-Guest, Autumn; 11/23/2007;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=71482 Lyr Req: Airborne Ranger
Song (US Army 82nd)
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Airborne Ranger Song {Version #2}
I remember trotting through the sand of the training area at CFB Borden in
central Ontario, singing:
I wanna be an Airborne ranger
Live that life of thrills and danger.
If you've got a low IQ
Then you can join the Airborne, too!
Of course, the Canadian Forces had an Airborne Regiment but no rangers. Now we
don't have the Airborne either, but that's quite another pair of sleeves.
-Charmion; 9/7/2004:
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=71482 ; Lyr Req: Airborne Ranger Song
(US Army 82nd)
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Airborne Ranger Song {Version #1}
Two old ladies were lyin in bed.
One turned over to the other and said.
I wanna be an Airborne Ranger!
Live that life of blood and danger.
Airborne Ranger.
Blood and danger.
I wanna be a paramedic.
Pump that funky anesthetic.
Paramedic.
anesthetic.
I wanna be a mountain climber.
Climb those mountains higher and higher.
Mountain climber.
Higher and higher.
I wanna be a scuba diver.
Jump right in that muddy water.
Scuba diver.
Muddy water.
-Guest Jason; 8/19/2004;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=71482 ; Lyr Req: Airborne Ranger Song
(US Army 82nd)
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And The Pay Is Exactly The Same
One Day I answered the popular call
And got in the Army to be on the ball.
An infantry outfit, foot-soldiers and all,
Is where they put me to train.
They gave me basics at Camp Clairborne,
There I was happy and never forlorn,
Till they split us up and made us Airborne,
But the pay was exactly the same!
Chorus:
Once I was happy but now I'm Airborne,
Riding in gliders all tattered and torn.
The pilots are daring, all caution they scorn,
And the pay is exactly the same!
Other variations:
Once I was Infantry, now I'm a dope,
Riding in gliders attached to a rope.
Safety in landing is only a hope,
And the pay is exactly the same!
We fly through the air in our flying caboose,
Its actions are graceful just like a fat goose.
We hike on the pavement till our joints have come loose,
And the pay is exactly the same!
We fight in fatigues, no fancy jump suits,
No bright leather jackets, no polished jump boots.
We crash-land by glider without parachutes,
And the pay is exactly the same!
We glide through the air with "Jennie" the jeep,
Held on our laps unable to leap.
If she breaks loose our widows will weep,
And the pay is exactly the same!
We glide through the air in a tactical state,
Jumping is useless, it always too late.
No chute for the soldier who rides in a crate,
And the pay is exactly the same!
We work in Headquarters we sit on a chair,
We figure our tactics and take to the air,
We fly over "Jerry" and drop in his hair,
And the pay is exactly the same!
We hike and we sweat, and we load and we lash,
We tie it down well, just in case of a crash,
We take off and land, and climb out in a flash,
And the pay is exactly the same!
We glide through the air with the greatest of ease,
We do a good job and we try hard to please.
The Finanace Department we pester and tease,
But the pay is exactly the same!
-Guest, NH Dave;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=71482; Lyr Req: Airborne Ranger
Song (US Army 82nd)
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Army Ranger Song
I know an Army Ranger cadence. I think it's for 11b Infantry.
"Rangers
All the way
Here we go
Here we go
C130 rollin' down the strip
Airborne daddy gonna take a little trip
Mission unspoken destination unknown
Don't even know if we're ever coming home
Stand up hook up shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If my main don't open wide
I've got a reserve by my side
And if that one should fail me too
Look out ground I'm coming through
And if I die on the old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
Tell my girl I did my best
Bury me in the lean and rest
And when I get heaven
St. Peter's gonna say
How did your livin'
How'd you earn your pay?
I will reply with a whole lot of anger
Earned my pay as an Airborne Ranger
Driving on
All day
11B
Infantry
Rannnnggerrs
Rannnggers
Rangers
Gotta go now
Rannggerr
All the way now
RAANNNGGERRR
Common!"
-Guest; 9/8/2004 ;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=71482 ; Lyr Req: Airborne Ranger Song
(US Army 82nd)
C,D
C-130 Rollin' Down The Strip
C-130 rollin' down the strip Airborne Ranger Gonna take a little trip
Mission Uncertain, Destination Unknown We don't know if we're ever comin' home.
Stand up, hook, and shuffle to the door Jump right out and count to four If my
Main don't open wide I've got reserve by my side And if that one should fail me
too, Look out ground I'm-a comin' through I hit the drop zone with my feet up
hard Knees in my stomach and feet in my Heart If I should die on a rocky hill
Take my watch or the enemy will If I should Die on the Old drop zone Box me up
and ship me home Pin my medals upon my chest Tell my Mama I was the best
-TCW ; 7/30/207
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Count Cadence
im in alpha company and this is one of my
favorite cadences: count cadence a late cadence count cadence count (platoon
repeates) platoon :1 commander:hey soldier platoon :2 commander: betta do your
best platoon: 3 commander: before you end up platoon:4 commander:in leaning rest
platoon: 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4 platoon: we like it here we love it here we finally
found a home commander: a what? platoon: a home, a home, a home away from home
hhhhhhoooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh
-Lena; 12/4/2006
E,F
Everywhere We Go
Everywhere we go - oh
People wanna know - oh
Who we are
Where we come from
So we tell them
We are _______ (Alpha, Bravo, etc...)
(Alpha used for example)
Mighty Mighty Alpha
Rough - n - tough Alpha
Straight shooting Alpha
Better than Bravo
Big baby Bravo
Better than Charlie
Chicken chicken Charlie
Better than Delta
Dumb-dumb Delta
Better than Echo
Icky icky Echo
We are Alpha
Mighty mighty alpha
-from
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi
re-posted by Azizi with permission from site owner {6/15/2006}
Editor:
I have heard versions of this chant performed by a number of children & youth
drill teams. It's likely that they picked it up from the military cadence, but
it might be a "which came first-the chicken or the egg?" question. See
Cocojams' Drill Team page for a widely used drill team version.
Also, note the custom of praising your division and putting down other
divisions. See Cocojams Fraternity & Sorority chants page and Cocojams'
Cheerleading page for the same tradition.
G,H
General Rides In A Limosine
I work with an old dog from Nam, was an FO, now he's 72 and can still work
circles around the rest of us; here's a jodie he told me about: General rides in
a limosine Captain rides in an armor jeep Seargent rides in a two-and-a-half We
gotta run on our sore a** feet! Later
-Brian A; 4/16/2007
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Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way
Hey! Hey! Get out of my way!
I just got back from the U. S. A.
{Philippine Islands; Circa 1956}
-Guest Gargoyle, 30 Dec 04, repost from "Jody's children - kids' rhymes
from military cadences";
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=73808#1366888;
reposted 6/15/2006
Editor:
I collected that same chant from my daughter Jozita who remembers it as a
kid's rhyme from the early 1970s in Indianapolis, Indiana. Girls would link arms
and walk down the sidewalk chanting this rhyme and making people move out of
their way. Which came first, the military cadence or the children's rhyme? We
may never know.
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Here We Go
your left right, your left, your left your right your left your
left right, old left right! your left your right your left oh! what a way what a
what a way oh what a way to fight a waaaaaaaaaaaar. hit it! Refrain: here we
gooooooooooooo here we gooooooooooooo late at night when your sleeping 3rd
platoon comes a creepin all around HERE WE GO! We jumped into a foxhole to fight
a firefight you know nine men lay deaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. hit it! Refrain.
-Steven R,; 9/11/1007
Editor:
Thanks, Steven for sending in this cadence. I'm wondering if the "old left
right!" was meant to be "oh left right" or was it meant to be "your left right"
? Also, the refrain "late at night when your sleeping 3rd platoon comes a
creepin all around" reminds me of the line from the 1960s? song "Poison Ivy"
whic went "late at night while you're sleepin/ Poison Ivy comes ah creepin
ah-round {with the word "around" being stretched out}. It's interesting how
lines from old R&B songs find their way into all sorts of songs and chants.
I,J
I Wanna Be A Fire Fighter [A Fire Fighter's chant]
Mama and Papa were lyin' in bed, Papa rolled over and this is what he said.
I wanna be a fire firghter, Not just any ole fire fighter. I wanna be an axe
master, Swingin' that axe faster and faster. I wanna be a ladder flyer, Climbin'
that ladder higher and higher. I wanna be a hazmat trooper, Wearin' that suit
all shiny and super. I wanna be an Engineer, Pumpin' water to save your rear. I
wanna be a Captain please sir, Makin' calls and saving lives sir. I learned this
at a Fire Academy at Ft. Irwin and added a few more lines to it
-KC; 11/24/2007
Editor:
KC, thanks for sending in that fire fighter chant. I'm curious whether persons
attending Fire Academies routinely learn chants. And btw, where is Ft. Irwin? Is
this in the USA?
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Jody [a cross cutting work song]
The following, is not a military (Jodie) Chant but is a Crosscutting (axe)
Work Song used to fell trees by convicts. I'm sure that this example of this
song was collected by Bruce Jackson in 1966 at the Ellis Unit which is part of
the Texas State Prison System. It's in his collection of prison songs called
"Wake Up Dead Man" a very good collection & the last of the major collections on
the subject that I know of. It's also to be found on CD by the same title; "Wake
Up Dead Man" on Rounder Records.
(burden in caps)
I've been working all day long,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
Pickin' this stuff called cotton and corn,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
We raise cotton, cane and a-corn.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
'Taters and tomatoes and a-that ain't all,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
(Follow pattern with these leads)
Back is weak and I done got tired, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
Got to tighten up just to save my hide. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
Boss on a hoss and he's watchin' us all, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
Better tighten up, (if we) don't we'll catch the hall. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
Wonder if the Major will go my bail. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
(Or) give me twelve hours standing on the rail. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
BRIDGE:
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
I see the Captain sittin' in the shade.
He don't do nothin' but-a he get paid.
We work seven long days in a row.
Two sacks of Bull and a picture show.
In the wintertime we get no lay,
Cuttin' cane and makin' syrup every day.
When it gets wet in the cane field.
All the squads work around the old syrup mill.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Two more months and it won't be long.
Gonna catch the chain 'cause I'm goin' home.
Goin' back home to my old gal, Sue,
My buddy's wife and his sister, too.
Ain't no need of you writin' home.
Jody's got your girl and gone.
Ain't no need of you feelin' blue,
Jody's got your sister, too.
First thing I'll do when I get-a home.
Call my woman on the telephone.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Gonna settle down for the rest of my life.
Get myself a job and get myself a wife.
Six long years I've been in the pen.
Don't want to come to this place again.
Captain and the boss is drivin' us on.
Makin' us wish we'd-a stayed at home.
If we had listened what our mama say,
We wouln't be cuttin' wood here today.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
Yeah, yeah.
YEAH, YEAH.
-Barry F, private electronic message to editor, 1/14/2007;
Source of example: Bruce Jackson, Wake Up Dead Man 1966 book,
and CD of the same title, Rounder Records.
Editor:
Barry, thanks so much for sharing that great example! I also very much
appreciate your inclusion of demographical information about who, how and when
this chant was done. In addition, I appreciate you sending in information about
the Bruce Jackson book & CD {which I believe is for adult audiences only}.
I will definitely put this book & CD on my must have list.
K,L
Left, Left {Version #2}
The one I know goes:
Left, left,
Left a wife and twenty four kids, an old grey mare and a peanut stand.
Did I do right? Right.
Right from the country where I came from, hayfoot, strawfoot, skip da doodle,
Left, left.
And then go back to the beginning.
You have to shuffle and skip on the hayfoot strawfoot skip da doodle bit - I
always trip over my feet.
It really makes you walk fast!
-Guest, Francis; 2/20/2008;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=8473 Marching song
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Left, Left {Version #1}
I've heard some ribald army dittys along this line, but I'm trying to
remember one my mother taught me...I think she said it came from WW1. I've
reconstructed as much as I can remember but it bothers me that the left foot is
shorter than the right one, so to speak. Does this ring a bell with anybody?
Left....left....
LEFT my wife and
FOURteen children
OLD gray man in a
PEANUT stand, i
THINK I did
Left....left....
aaaaannndddd...
Right....right...
RIGHT from the oountry
HAY foot slew foot
Right....right...
-Mudlark; 2/1/2004;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=66603; Counting Cadence...
Editor:
Here's some information on "hay foot, straw foo"t:
"The hay foot straw foot does date to before the Civil War and was used to teach
farm boys left from right if they didn't know. They might not have been able to
read or know left from right but they all knew the difference between hay and
straw"
-Irish sergeant; 8/23/2004;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=66603
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Left My Gal In Pasadean
Left my gal in Pasadean *
With sixteen kids and a bag of beans
I left - you're right!
I left
Left
Left
Now if you come too near that house
You could smell the farts flying in and out
So I left - you're right!
I left
Left - you're right
I left.
* (Pasadena CA); circa 1960
-Guest Gargoyle, 19 Apr 05, repost from "Jody's children - kids' rhymes from
military cadences";
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=73808#1366888;
reposted 6/15/2006
M,N
Mama Mama Can't You See {Cadence Version #5}
Mommo, Mommo can't you see
what the airborne's done to me
put me in a barber's chair
turned around and I had no hair
took away my faded jeans
now i'm wear'n army greens
my .22 was such a boar
now i shoot a Colt M-4
took away my cheverlay
now i'm runnin every day
pinned silver wings upon my chest
now i'm 1 of america's best
but now i love workin for uncle sam
shows me just who i am
[alternate verse in the middle]
used to have a high school queen
now i have my M16)
used to drive a cadllac
now i carry it on my back
-Guest, Bob; 3/5/2008;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=71482; Lyr Req: Airborne Ranger Song
(US Army 82nd)
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Mama Mama Can't You See {Cadence Version #4}
I learned this in Okinawa Japan in the
young marines (for kids ages 8 to 17). On runs (that could be up to 2 to 4 or
more miles) we world recite cadent like this one. It is supposed to keep your
mind off the pain of the running so you wont fill or think about it. The girls
sung this one for the first time at boot camp. And when we graduated. There is a
version for guys too. We began to add in lines and it just goes on forever.
Mama
Mama cant you see (troops repeat each line) What the corps has done to me
(repeat) I used to were a mini skirt (repeat) And now I’m digging in the dirt
(repeat) Singing Wahoo Wahoo whaoooooooooo (repeat) Whaaooo whaaooo whaaoooo
whaaooooooooo (repeat) Mama mama cant you see (repeat) What the cops has done to
me (repeat) I used to wear pretty pink (repeat) And now i'm draped in brown and
green (repeat) Singing whaooo Wahoo whaoooooooooo (repeat) Whaaooo whaaooo
whaaoooo whaaooooooooo (repeat) Mama mama cant you see (repeat) What the corps
has done to me (repeat) Now i’m sleeping on dirt land (repeat) With my rifle in
my hand (repeat) Singing Wahoo Wahoo whaoooooooooo (repeat) Whaaooo whaaooo
whaaoooo whaaooooooooo (repeat) Mama mama cant you see (repeat) What the cops
has done to me (repeat) My hair dangled with fun (repeat) And now it’s tucked up
in a bun (repeat) Singing Wahoo Wahoo whaoooooooooo (repeat) Whaaooo whaaooo
whaaoooo whaaooooooooo (repeat) This goes on but it’s too long. Here is a link
to the young marines to see what I mean
http://www.youngmarines.com/About/default.htm
-Davonna F; 12/4/2006
Editor:
Davonna, thanks for including that information about this version of Mama Mama
Can't You See. Thanks also for including information about the Young Marines
educational & service program. This is the first time I'd ever heard of this
program.
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Mama Mama Can't You See
{Cadence Version #3}
Mamma Mamma cant you see
(repeat)
what the army's done to me
(repeat)
took away my good of man
(repeat)
and now i sleep with uncle sam
(repeat)
woooooooah woah woah
wooooooooooooah woah woah
-Guest, a friend; 11/18/2004;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2915 " Military Jodies?"
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Mama Mama Can't You See
{Cadence Version #3}
Momma Momma cant you see what this place has done to me
Took away my baggy jeans
now i'm wearign army greens
momma momma cant you see what this place has done to me
put me in a barbaers chair
look momma i got no hair
count cadence count.
cant remember the secon verse sorry!
-Guest; 5/18/ 2007;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=8473&messages=26 ; Marching Song
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Mama Mama Can't You See
{Cadence Version #2}
Here is "Mama, mama can't you see". Needless to say, there are plenty of
variants...
Mama Mama can't you see
What this road is doing to me
Mama Mama can't you see
What this road is doing to me
Chorus is a chant of the tune
(Whoa whoa), (Yay yay) or (Da da dada)
Mama Mama can't you see
What these boots are doing to me
Mama mama can't you see
Both my feet were blister free
Mama mama don't you care
I've got sweaty underwear.
Joined the army to get in shape
But all I do is hurry and wait
They put me in a barber's chair
Shaved my head 'til it was bare.
Use to wear designer jeans
Now I'm dressed in jungle greens
Thought I'd get to get to have some fun
But all I do is shoot my gun
They took away my life of fun
Now all I do is shoot my gun (Or, Now I don't even shoot my gun)
They took away my gin and rum
Now I'm up before the sun
Used to drive a Chevrolet
Now I'm marching all the way
Used to drive a Cadillac
Now I pack it on my back
They took away my set of wheels
Now I've blisters on my heels.
I used to date a beauty queen
Now I hump my M.16
Up in the morning much too soon
We're still marching after noon.
Keep on looking straight ahead
To a warm and cozy bed.
Dressed in Green and looking mean
We ought to be in the marines
Standing tall and looking good
We ought to be in Hollywood
Ain't no use in looking down
There is no discharge on the ground.
Ain't no use in going slow
There are many miles to go
Ain't no point in going fast
We shall never be the last
**** ****(Someone's name) Don't be blue
Frankenstein was ugly too
**** ****(Someone's name) is looking green
We all pissed in his/her canteen.
-Guest CET {Edmund}; 9/30/2004;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=10803; Cadence or Marching Songs
Editor:
Visit Cocojams' Handclap Rhyme page for children's versions of "Mama Mama Can't
You See". In contrast to the military cadence versions of this chant, the handclap versions
of "Mama Mama Can't You See" are
recited in unison.
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Me And Batman
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
Sung by group
A...A...MEN
A...A.........MEN
A...A...MEN AMEN AMEN
Choice of commands given by cadence caller between each line
sing it over
sing it louder now
sing it soft now
real loud now
real soft now
Hallelujah!
praise the Lord now
-http://users.netropolis.net/schwartz/jodie.htm#COMMENTS:
transcribed on 5/2/2008 by Azizi P.; This was listed as a running cadence.
Editor:
The Amen portion of this chant reminds me of the Amen refrain that is found in
the African American Christmas spiritual of that name. That song begins with the
Amen lines as given above. The first verse of that spiritual is as follows:
See the little baby.
Lying in a manger.
His name is Jesus.
Amen Amen.
-snip-
I imagine that the tune for the Amen portion of the cadence is the same as the
tune for that spiritual.
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Me And Superman
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
-
http://users.netropolis.net/schwartz/jodie.htm#COMMENTS:
transcribed on 5/2/2008 by Azizi P.; listed as a running cadence
O,P
Old King Cole
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Privates
three.
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(Chorus)
What merry men are we!
but none so fair that we can compare to the Airborne Infantry!
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his
Corporals three.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(Chorus)
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his
Sergeants three.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(Chorus)
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his El Tee's
three.
What do I do now? Said the El Tee.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(Chorus)
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Captains
three.
Who's gonna drive my Hummer? Said the Captain
What do I do now? Said the El Tee.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(Chorus)
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Majors
three.
I need a bigger desk said the major.
Who's gonna drive my Hummer? Said the Captain
What do I do now? Said the El Tee.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(Chorus)
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Colonels
three.
When can I play golf? Said the Colonel.
I need a bigger desk said the major.
Who's gonna drive my Hummer? Said the Captain.
What do I do now? Said the El Tee.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(Chorus)
Old King Cole was a merry old soul,
a merry old soul was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Generals
three.
Keep those Privates straight! Said the Generals
When can I play golf? Said the Colonel.
I need a bigger desk said the major.
Who's gonna drive my Hummer? Said the Captain.
What do I do now? Said the El Tee.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.
(chorus)
(chorus)
- from
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi
re-posted by Azizi with permission from site owner; 8/17/2006
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Pebbles And Bam Bam
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!"
- from
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi
re-posted by Azizi with permission from site owner; 6/15/2006
Q,R,S
Superman
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
- from
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi
re-posted by Azizi with permission from site owner {6/15/2006}
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Sound Off {Duckworth Chant} Example #2
Jody calls appeared in a WWII movie for the first time in "Battleground" (1949),
set in Dec. 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. A ridiculously young James
Whitmore is the leader. (Not a bad film for its day.)
Solo: Hut hup areep hor! Hut hup areep hor!
Solo: They signed you up for the length of the war!
Cho: I never had it so good before!
Solo: The best you'll get in a bivouac
Cho: Is a whiff of cologne from a passing WAC!
[Similarly:] Sound off!
One two!
Sound off!
Three four!
Cadence count!
One, two, three, four, one, two—Three four!
There ain't no use in goin' back
Jody's livin' in your shack!
Jody's got somethin' you ain't got!
It's been so long, I almost forgot!
Sound off! [etc.]
If I die in the combat zone
Box me up and ship me home!
- Lighter;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2915
"Military Jodies";
12 Dec 04; reposted by Editor, 2005
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Sound Off {Duckworth Chant}
Example #1
traditional - version by Vaughn Monroe, [from R&B record,1951]
Hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub
The heads are up
The chests are out
The arms are swinging
In cadence count
Sound off (sound off)
Sound off (sound off)
Cadence count
1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe
Let's go back and count some more
Sound off (sound off)
Sound off (sound off)
Cadence count
1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)
I had a good home, but I left (you're right)
I had a good home, but I left (you're right)
Jody was there, when I left (you're right)
Jody was there, when I left (you're right)
Sound off (1-2)
Sound off (3-4)
Cadence count
1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)
I left gal away out west
I thought this army life was best
Now she's someone else's wife
And I'll be marchin' the rest of my life
Sound off (1-2)
Sound off (3-4)
1-2, 3-4
2, (2-3-4)
1-2-3-4, (1-2, 3-4)
The captain rides in a jeep
The sergeant rides in a truck
The general rides in a limousine
But we're just out of luck
Sound off
Sound off
Cadence count
1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)
Hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub
The heads are up
The chests are out
The arms are swinging
In cadence count
Sound off (sound off)
Sound off (sound off)
Cadence count
1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)
Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe
And let's go back and count some more
Sound off
Sound off
Cadence count
1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)
(1-2, 3-4)
(1-2, 3-4)
(1-2, 3-4)
Company halt
(1-2, 3-4)
-Joe O., 29 Sep 2004; "Military Jodies"
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2915
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Jody Chant
(Sound Off #2)
Am I right or wrong?
You right!
Am I right or wrong?
You right!
Am I right? You know I'm right
So tell me!
You right!
Jody was home when you left
When you left. Right!
Jody was home when you left
When you left. Right!
You had a good wife and you had a good home when you left! Right
But Jody was home when you left
When you left. Right!
Ain't no use in goin' home
Jody got yo' gal an gone
Am I right? You know I'm right
So tell me!
You right!
Every time you stamp yo' feet
Jody gets a piece of meat.
Am I right etc.
Ain't no use in goin' back
Jody got yo' Cadillac
Am I right etc.
Ain't no use in feelin' blue
Jody goy your sister, too
Am I right etc.
Ain't no use to mourn an' grieve
Jody's gone, I do believe
Am I right etc.
note: Learned from a couple of Korea police action vets named
Alan Shulman and Jack Spatz. This is the jazziest cadence count
I've encountered. RG
-http://www.mudcat.org/@displaysong.cfm?SongID=3214
{DigiTrad archive}
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Sponge Bob Square Pants
And some DI somewhere will eventually afflict a company with a 6/8 (not too
far off the original beat):
"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? (w/repeat)
Absorbent and porous and yellow is he (w/repeat)
If nautical foolishness be what you wish (w/repeat)
Get down on the deck and then flop like a fish! (w/repeat)
Spongebob/Squarepants
Spongebob/Squarepants
Sponge bob Square pants Spongebob/SQUAREPANTS!"
-Guest ,Urbane Guerrilla; 10/12/2006;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2915 ; Military Jodies?
T,U,V
The Navy Colors
The Navy colors
The colors are red
To show the world
The blood we've shed
The Navy colors
The colors are blue
To show the world
That we are true
The Navy colors
The colors are white
To show the world
That we will fight
The Navy colors
The colors are gold
To show the world
That we are bold
-from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_call ; transcribed 2007; Azizi P..
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They Say {Example #2}
They say that in the Army, the chicken's mighty fine
One jumped off the table and started marking time
Refrain: Oh, Lord I wanna go
But they won't let me go (group ends this line with home,
stretched out over 8 paces, and a "Hey" on the right foot
to end the refrain)
They say that in the Army, the pay is mighty fine
They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine
They say that in the Army, the coffee's mighty fine
It looks like muddy water, and tastes like turpentine
They say that in the Army, the biscuits are mighty fine
One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
They say that in the Army, the meat is mighty fine
Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only nine
They say that in the Army, the shoes are mighty fine
You ask for size eleven, they give you size nine
They say that in the Army, the pancakes are mighty fine
You can try to chew them, but you're only wasting time
They say that in the Army, the bed's are mighty fine
But how the hell would I know, I've never slept in mine
They say that in the Army, the mail is so great
Today I got a letter dated 1948
They say that in the Army, the hours are just right
Start early in the morning and work on through the night
They say that in the Army, the buses are mighty fine
One went round the corner, and left three wheels behind
They say that in the Army, the coffee's mighty fine
It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine
They say that in the Army, the chicken's mighty fine
One jumped off the table and killed a friend of mine
-
http://users.netropolis.net/schwartz/jodie.htm#COMMENTS ;
transcribed from that website 5/2/2008
Also, see my comments about this cadence and other cadences in this thread
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=10803&messages=95#2331432
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They Say {Example #1}
"A cadence common in the navy":
They say that in the Navy, the coffee's mighty fine
It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine
(Refrain)
Oh lord, I wanna go
But they won't let me go.
Ho-oo-oo-oo-me.
They say that in the Navy, the pay is mighty fine
They give you a hundred dollars, and take back ninety-nine
Refrain
They say that in the Navy, the chow is mighty fine
A biscuit rolled off the table, and killed a friend of mine
Refrain
Numerous variations exist for these verses and
others."
from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_call
-transcribed 2007; Azizi P.
W,X,Y,Z
When I Get To Heaven {Version #2} [Firefighter's Chant]
When I get to heaven St. Peter he will say:
"How'd you put the fire out in the month of May?",
" Raise my hose up Higher and Higher...
Thats how I do it... Im a Fire Fighter "
When I go to hell, Ole Satan he will say:
"How'd you put the fire out in the month of May?"
"Raise my hose up higher and higher...
Thats how I do it, I'm a Fire Fighter."
And when I get home, my fiance' she will say:
"How'd you please me all night long in the month of May?"
"Raise my hose up Higher and higher,
Thats how I do it, Im a fire fighter!"
-Guest Decateur B;
http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2915&messages=119 "Military Jodies?";
1/2/2008
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When I Get To Heaven
{Version #3} [Firefighters' Chant]
When I get to heaven St. Peter he will say:
"How'd you put the fire out in the month of May?",
" Raise my hose up Higher and Higher...
Thats how I do it... Im a Fire Fighter "
When I go to hell, Ole Satan he will say:
"How'd you put the fire out in the month of May?"
"Raise my hose up higher and higher...
Thats how I do it, I'm a Fire Fighter."
And when I get home, my fiance' she will say:
"How'd you please me all night long in the month of May?"
"Raise my hose up Higher and higher,
Thats how I do it, Im a fire fighter!"
-Guest, Decater B.; 1/2/2008;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=2915 ;
Military Jodies?
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When I Get To Heaven
{Version #2} [Firefighters' Chant]
When I get to heaven St. Peter's he will
say "How'd you make your living" "How'd you earn your pay" I'll hold my axe up
higher and higher Cause I make my living as a Fire Fighter! Fi-Er-Er-Er-Er Fight-Er-Er-Er-Er-Er
And when I go to hell Ole Satan he will say "How'd you make your living" "How'd
you earn your pay" I'll hold my hose up higher and higher Cause I make my living as
a Fire Fighter! Fi-Er-Er-Er-Er Fight-Er-Er-Er-Er-Er
-Sam A; 11/3/2006 {from a Tech School at a USA Fire Academy}
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When I Get To Heaven
{Version #1}
[Airborne Ranger chant]
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
- from
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi
re-posted by Azizi with permission from site owner; 8/17/2006
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When My Great Granny Was 91 [Fire Academy Chant]
"Fire Academy's in the U.S often train in a para-military style. The following
is a common cadence heard in the Fire Academy.
When my great granny was 91
She did PT just for fun
When my great granny was 92
She did PT better than you
When my great granny was 93
She did PT better than me
When my great granny was 94
She did PT more and more
When my great granny was 95
She did PT to stay alive
When my great granny was 96
She did PT just for kicks
When my great granny was 97
She up, she died, she went to heaven
When my great granny was 98
She meet St. Peter at the Pearly Gate
She said St. Peter, St. Peter sorry I'm late"
- from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jody_call
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Yellow Bird
A yellow bird
with a yellow bill
Was sittin' 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 his head
"Indeed" he said
"this bird is dead"
The moral of
this story, you see
If you're a bird
Don't mess with me!
-
http://www.gruntsmilitary.com/cadence/journal.cgi?folder=journal&next=43:
transcribed with permission by Azizi; 5/26/2008
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Yellow Ribbon {also known as Far Away}
A cadence is a cadence, no matter what the pace. it's designed to boost the
moral of the troops, and take their mind off the tedios task ahead of them. it
varies from unit to unit, the speed at which they are sung, highland regiments(c
scot r, cdn irish, seaforth) usually march to a p+d band (pipes and drums) so
the pace is much slower. however, any regiment that has or uses a mil band
(brass etc.) regularly, the pace is a little faster. the lyrics for certain
tunes, Yellow Ribbon for example, vary from regiment to regiment. just small
things, for example, in Yellow Ribbon (or Far Away as it is sometimes known) the
lines where it places the soldiers specialty varies from platoon to platoon,
regiment to regiment. in some it's "paratroop", in some it's "engineer" one of
my buddies from the C Scot R told me a version where it's "highlander". recently
i heard tell of some canadian cadets who changed it to "young cadet". now that
my rambling is over, i hope i made some point, all a cadence is for is to boost
moral. attached is Yellow Ribbon.
Around her neck, she wore a yellow ribbon
She wore a yellow ribbon in the merry month of May
And if you ask her why the hell she wore it
She wore it for her soldier who was far far away
(chorus)
Far away
Far away
She wore it for her soldier who was far far away
And in the spring she had a bouncing baby
She had a bouncing baby in merry month of May
And if you asked her why the hell she bore it
She bore it for her soldier who was far, far away
(chorus)
Around the town she pushed a baby carriage
She pushed it in the springtime in the month of May
And if you ask her why the hell she pushed it
She pushed it for her soldier who is far far away.
(chorus)
Behind the door her father keeps a shotgun
And he checks to see it's loaded every single day
And if you ask him why the the hell he keeps it
He'll tell its for her soldier who is far far away
(chorus)
-Guest,Chris, that's all u need to know; 9/3/2004;
http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=66603; Lyr Req: military cadence;
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