Marching Cadences

Yoga Bear

Once upon a sunny day
Two good friends went out to play

Then they gathered all their money
And they bought a jar of honey

Thats when the fat one ate it all
And he made the small one crawl

Now the big ones on the run
‘Cause the little ones got a gun

Yogi Bear is dead
Bubu shot him in the head
Yogi Bear is dead
Bubu pumped him full of lead

And Ranger Rick he saw it all
And he saw Yogi fall

Now Ranger Rick is on the run
And Bubu has his sick little fun

Ranger Rick is dead
Bubu shot him in the head
Ranger Rick is dead
Bubu shot him ’till he was dead

Captain Jack

Hey, hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad track
With that rifle in my hand
I’m gonna be a shootin’ man
A shootin’ man
The best I can
For Uncle Sam

Hey, hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad track
With that Bible in my hand
I’m gonna be a preachin’ man
A preachin’ man
A shootin’ man
The best I can
For Uncle Sam

Hey, hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad track
With that pencil in my hand
I’m gonna be a writin’ man
A writin’ man
A preachin’ man
A shootin’ man
The best I can
For Uncle Sam

Hey, hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad track
With that book in my hand
I’m gonna be a studyin’ man
A studyin’ man
A writin’ man
A preachin’ man
A shootin’ man
The best I can
For Uncle Sam

Alternative verses:

... With a suitcase in my hand/ I'm gonna be a travelin' man

... With that book in my hand/ I'm gonna be a readin' man

... With that Bible in my hand/ I'm gonna be a prayin' man

At the end of each verse, commander may also add "Re-up, you're crazy/ Re-up, you're outta your mind"

Down by the River Cadence (Platoon repeats after each line, except where indicated by the italics)

Down by the river,

We took a little walk

Ran into ______   (use platoon/ company)

And had a little talk

We pushed them   

Hey!

We shoved them   

Hey!

We threw them in the river

And laughed as they drowned

‘Cause we don’t need _______

Hangin’, hangin’, hangin’ around

Hey, don’t be a fool  

 Hey, Hey!

Somebody said we were number two    

We’re not!

We’re number one

GO ARMY

Here We Go Again

Here we go again

Same old stuff again

Marching down the avenue

Few more days and we’ll be through

I won’t have to look at you

So I’ll be glad and so will you

Johnny (Lowrider) Cadence

Mama told Johnny not to go downtown

Too many Army recruiters around

But Johnny didn’t listen and he went anyway

Shipped off to basic the very next day

Lowrider, lowrider, lowrider, low

Lowrider, lowrider, lowrider, low

Johnny had a girl and her name was Carrie

She was so happy ‘cause they planned to marry

But Johnny wanted to live the life of danger

And wear the black beret of an airborne ranger

Lowrider, lowrider, lowrider, low

Lowrider, lowrider, lowrider, low

Momma, Momma Can't You See

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

They took away my faded jeans
Now I’m wearing Army greens
They took away my faded jeans
Now I’m wearing Army greens

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, I gotta go
Whoa, no place to 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

They put me in a barber’s chair
I turned around, I had no hair
They put me in a barber’s chair
I turned around, I had no hair

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, I gotta go
Whoa, no place to 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
I used to drive a Cadillac
Now I hump it on my back
I used to drive a Cadillac
Now I hump it on my back

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, I gotta go
Whoa, no place to 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

I used to date a beauty queen
Now I date my M-16
I used to date a beauty queen
Now I date my M-16

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, I gotta go
Whoa, no place to 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

I used to drive a Cadillac
Now I pack it on my back
I used to drive a Cadillac
Now I pack it on my back

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, I gotta go
Whoa, no place to 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

They Say That in the Army…

They say that in the Army, the chow is mighty fine

A chicken jumped off the table and started marking time

Oh Lord I want to go home

But they won’t let me go home

They say that in the Army, the coffee’s mighty fine

It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine

Oh Lord I want to go home

But they won’t let me go home

They say that in the Army, the shoes are mighty fine

You ask for size eleven, and they give you size nine

Oh Lord I want to go home

But they won’t let me go home

They say that in the Army, the beds are mighty fine

But how would I ever know, I’ve never slept in mine

Oh Lord I want to go home

But they won’t let me go home

They say that in the Army, the mail is really great

Today I got a letter, it was dated ‘48

Oh Lord I want to go home

But they won’t let me go home

They say that in the Army, the tents are waterproof

You wake up in the morning and you’re floating on the roof

Oh Lord I want to go home

But they won’t let me go home

They say that in the Army, the pay is mighty fine

Give you one hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine

Oh Lord I want to go home

But they won’t let me go home

Tiny Bubbles

Tiny bubbles

In my Sprite

Makes me happy

Makes me feel fine

But I don’t know

What I’ve been told

That _____ Company

Is better than gold

Your left, your left

Your left, right, left

Your left, your left

Your military left

Tiny bubbles

On my mind

Makes me happy

Makes me feel fine

But I don’t know

What I’ve been told

That ______ Company

Is better than gold

Your left, your left

Your left, right, left

Your left, your left

Your military left

Yellow Ribbon

Around her hair, she wore a yellow ribbon

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

And if you asked her why did she wear it

She wore it for her soldier who was far, far away

Around the block, she pushed a baby carriage

She pushed it in the springtime, in the early month of May

And if you asked her why did she push it

She pushed it for her soldier who was far, far away

Count to Five

1, 2, 3, 4

You can’t count to 5

1, 2, 3, 4

‘Cause your brain is fried