What's your favorite cadence?

[Roshi]

Running. Marching. Whatever. I miss these.

I'd tell you my all time favorite, but then I'd get the PC attack. So I'll give you my second favorite for marching. It's also politically incorrect, just not violent :

I wish that all the ladies,
Were pies on a shelf,
and I was a baker,
I'd eat em all my self!

I wish that all the ladies,
were bricks in a pile,
and I was a mason,
I'd lay em with my style!

I wish that all the ladies,
Were holes in the road,
and I was a dump truck,
I'd fill em with my load!

I wish that all the ladies,
Were waves in the ocean,
and i was a surfer,
I'd ride 'em with my motion!

I wish that all the ladies,
Were bells in the tower,
and i was a bell boy,
I'd bang 'em every hour!

Used to get in trouble for that one all the time since we weren't supposed to call it. Oh well .

Ohhh and I just remembered our favorite from basic:
We are 3rd plt
and we like to 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 stop, drop, and beat your face
3rd platoon's gonna rock this place
Said hooah check it out check it out
Said hooah check it out check it out
Said OOH AHH I wanna kill somebody
OHH AHH I wanna kill sombody
Smoooth sooo damnnn smooth

We added some more onto it that was actually original, but it's escaping me right now

[Roshi]

Oh and I can't forget this one... Specifically curtailed to my MOS hahaha

Hi Ho Lock and Load
The sound of the Radar is loud and bold
14 Echoes are ready to roll
So early, so early, so early in the morning

Outta my rack at a Quarter to Four
The Captain yells We're Going to War
Grabbed my ruck on my way out the door
So early in the morning

Grabbed my dispatch, grabbed my keys
A Tangos crying on his knees
The tanks are full, we're heading out
So early, so early, so early in the morning

Emplace the Big Four there and now
The Launchers stuck I don't know how
All Tangos do is drive and drive
So early in the morning

Prime Powers up, the Radars done
Echoes are out just having fun
The Chock Blocks (Tangos) are digging
The excitements begun
So early in the morning

Finally the launchers up
The fibers in, that's just plain luck
The ICC is happy now
So early in the morning

Monitor both day and night
Blasting Scuds from left to right
14 Echoes lead the way
So early, so early, so early in the morning

I have to watch what I say herein also. This was before ladies were allowed to join in the ground forces and thus it's now perceived lack of social acceptability.

I don't know but I've been told, Eskimo P*ssy is mighty cold
Sound off
1, 2
Sound again
3, 4
Bring it on down
1, 2, 3, 4,
You're right!

See the lady in red, see the lady in red,
She makes a living in her bed, she makes a living in her bed,
See the lady in red, see the lady in red,
She makes a living in her bed, she makes a living in her bed,
See the lady in bed, see the lady in bed
She makes a living giving h*ad, she makes a living giving h*ead
See the lady in red, see the lady in red
She makes a living taking your bread, she makes a living taking your bread
oh, oh, oh oh, oh!, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh Mamma I got to go, oh Mama I got to go,
Wo, oh, oh, oh, wo, oh, oh, oh, oh Mamma I got to go,
See the lady in black, see the lady in black
She makes a living on her back, she makes a living on her back
See the lady in black, see the lady in black
She'll take all your money back, she'll take all your money back
wo, oh, oh oh, wo, oh, oh oh
Oh Mamma I got to go, Oh Mamma I got to go

Stick it in and pull it out, stick it in and pull it out
Oh my I'm going to shout, oh my I'm going to shout
Hop on and and hold it tight, hop on and hold it tight
This ole' b*tch is liable to bite, this 'ole b*tch is liable to bite
Hop on and hold it tight, hop on and hold it tight
Ya gotta stick it in just right, you gotta stick it in just right
Then you jump off say good bye, then you jump off say goodbye
Wo, oh, oh oh, wo oh, oh, oh
Man I gots to git and go, man I gots to git and go
This dirty old ho, this dirty old ho
She took a knife to cut me up, she took a knife to cut me up
Ain't going back no more, ain't going back no more
To that dorty old whore, to that dirty old whore
Ain't going back no more, Ain't going back no more
Yessir I promised the Lord, Yessir I promised the Lord
1, 2, 3, 4, / 1, 2, 3, 4,
Now I knock on the church door, now I knock on the church door
1, 2, 3, 4, / 1, 2, 3, 4,
Now I knock on the church door, now I knock on the church door
Get down on my hands and knees, get down on my hands and knees
And I kiss the dirty floor, and I kiss the dirty floor
I thank the Lord and cuss the whore, I thank the Lord and cuss the whore
Who made what I am and are, who made me what I am and are
I pray on high and pray on low, I pray on high and pray on low
And I ain't foolin with no mo ho, and I ain't foolin with no mo ho
Good God I got to go, Good God I got to go
I gots to shoot my enemy and foe, I gots to shoot my enemy and foe
Sound off
1, 2
Sound again
3, 4
Bring it on down
1, 2, 3, 4, / 3, 4

No offense to any female friends here on PH, just answering the thread with the songs that are still in my head.....gosh that was back in 1977! Ugh am I getting old or what!!!!! There were a ton more in all the units I belonged too and the Military Academy but they were much more professional and absolutely boring.

[rstrobel89army]

There's so many cadences I like, but we add our own words to them lol

[appealtoheaven]

They say that in the Navy, the coffee's mighty fine.
Looks like muddy water, tastes like turpentine.

They say that in the Navy, the pay is mighty fine.
Give you a hundred dollars, take back ninety nine.

[Hollywood]

I have to watch what I say herein also. This was before ladies were allowed to join in the ground forces and thus it's now perceived lack of social acceptability.

I don't know but I've been told, Eskimo P*ssy is mighty cold
Sound off
1, 2
Sound again
3, 4
Bring it on down
1, 2, 3, 4,
You're right!

See the lady in red, see the lady in red,
She makes a living in her bed, she makes a living in her bed,
See the lady in red, see the lady in red,
She makes a living in her bed, she makes a living in her bed,
See the lady in bed, see the lady in bed
She makes a living giving h*ad, she makes a living giving h*ead
See the lady in red, see the lady in red
She makes a living taking your bread, she makes a living taking your bread
oh, oh, oh oh, oh!, oh, oh, oh, oh!
Oh Mamma I got to go, oh Mama I got to go,
Wo, oh, oh, oh, wo, oh, oh, oh, oh Mamma I got to go,
See the lady in black, see the lady in black
She makes a living on her back, she makes a living on her back
See the lady in black, see the lady in black
She'll take all your money back, she'll take all your money back
wo, oh, oh oh, wo, oh, oh oh
Oh Mamma I got to go, Oh Mamma I got to go

Stick it in and pull it out, stick it in and pull it out
Oh my I'm going to shout, oh my I'm going to shout
Hop on and and hold it tight, hop on and hold it tight
This ole' b*tch is liable to bite, this 'ole b*tch is liable to bite
Hop on and hold it tight, hop on and hold it tight
Ya gotta stick it in just right, you gotta stick it in just right
Then you jump off say good bye, then you jump off say goodbye
Wo, oh, oh oh, wo oh, oh, oh
Man I gots to git and go, man I gots to git and go
This dirty old ho, this dirty old ho
She took a knife to cut me up, she took a knife to cut me up
Ain't going back no more, ain't going back no more
To that dorty old whore, to that dirty old whore
Ain't going back no more, Ain't going back no more
Yessir I promised the Lord, Yessir I promised the Lord
1, 2, 3, 4, / 1, 2, 3, 4,
Now I knock on the church door, now I knock on the church door
1, 2, 3, 4, / 1, 2, 3, 4,
Now I knock on the church door, now I knock on the church door
Get down on my hands and knees, get down on my hands and knees
And I kiss the dirty floor, and I kiss the dirty floor
I thank the Lord and cuss the whore, I thank the Lord and cuss the whore
Who made what I am and are, who made me what I am and are
I pray on high and pray on low, I pray on high and pray on low
And I ain't foolin with no mo ho, and I ain't foolin with no mo ho
Good God I got to go, Good God I got to go
I gots to shoot my enemy and foe, I gots to shoot my enemy and foe
Sound off
1, 2
Sound again
3, 4
Bring it on down
1, 2, 3, 4, / 3, 4

No offense to any female friends here on PH, just answering the thread with the songs that are still in my head.....gosh that was back in 1977! Ugh am I getting old or what!!!!! There were a ton more in all the units I belonged too and the Military Academy but they were much more professional and absolutely boring.

Ya' got a better memory than I do. My U.S.M.C. days go back to 1968 and much of it was made up on the spur of the moment.
I do remember:

Ain't no use in going home, ain't no use in going home,
Jody's got your girl and gone, Jody's got your girl and gone.
Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Hi- Ho silver.

I don't know but I been told, I don't know by I've been told
Eskimo pussy's mighty cold, Eskimo pussy's mighty cold

Again, apologies to the ladies here.

Hollywood this is not from memory I assure you....I did basic in 1977. But during my time I kept a journal and wrote all my experiences and to include the daily routine and cadences. Had it not been for that friend ,y answer would have been duh..I forget! There is a good movie from 1949, as I recall named "Battleground" starring Van Johnson, Stuart Whitmen and James Arness. Irony would have it that all these men served during WWII. Anyway the movie is B&W and centers aorund the Nazi Ardennes Offensive in December 1944. They use partial cadences during the movie but at the ebd they use the complete lyrcis as they are finally sent back from the line. Fernando Lamas is also in the movie. A good flick for all you WWII buffs.

[Hollywood]

Hollywood this is not from memory I assure you....I did basic in 1977. But during my time I kept a journal and wrote all my experiences and to include the daily routine and cadences. Had it not been for that friend ,y answer would have been duh..I forget! There is a good movie from 1949, as I recall named "Battleground" starring Van Johnson, Stuart Whitmen and James Arness. Irony would have it that all these men served during WWII. Anyway the movie is B&W and centers aorund the Nazi Ardennes Offensive in December 1944. They use partial cadences during the movie but at the ebd they use the complete lyrcis as they are finally sent back from the line. Fernando Lamas is also in the movie. A good flick for all you WWII buffs.

I wish I had done something like that, I applaud you.

[shintao]

I see some of the cadence here are quite different than the ones we had back in the 60's. A lot of ours were about women cheating on us, by the guy that didn't serve, that was "Jody."

I don't know but I've been told,
Kansas City is mighty cold.

I borrowed this from a website, but it is basically some of the jody cadence of the time. Platoon sgt.s back then enjoyed telling you how your girlfriend or wife was cheating on you. Damn if they were not right.

Got a letter in the mail
Go to war or go to jail
Sat me in that barber's chair
Spun me around, I had no hair
Used to drive a Cadillac
Now I pack it on my back
Used to drive a limousine
Now I'm wearing Army green
Dress it right and cover down
Forty inches all around
Nine to the front and six to the rear
That's the way we do it here
Used to date a beauty queen
Now I date my M-16
Ain't no use in lookin' down
Ain't no discharge on the ground
Ain't no use in going back
Jody's got your Cadillac
Ain't no use in calling home
Jody's got your girl and gone
Ain't no use in feeling blue
Jody's got your sister too
Took away my faded jeans
Now I'm wearing Army greens
They took away my gin and rum
Now I'm up before the sun
Mama Mama can't you see
What this Army's done for me
Mama Mama can't you see
This Army life is killing me

[meridian5455]

Mickey Mouse Cadence
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


Hey there. Hi there. Ho there. You're as welcome as can be.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)
Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)


Forever let us hold our banner high.
High. High. High.


Come along and sing a song and join the jamboree.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


Here we go a-marching and a-shouting merrily.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


We play fair and we work hard and we're in harmony.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)
Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)


Forever let us hold our banner high.
High. High. High.


Boys and girls from far and near you're as welcome as can be.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


Mickey Mouse
Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


Who is marching coast to coast and far across the sea?
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.


Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)
Mickey Mouse. (Mickey Mouse.)


Forever let us hold his banner high.
High. High. High.


Come along and sing a song and join the family.
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E.