Cadences
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"There is nothing better than a great military cadence! It’s a great feeling coming back from a long march, or morning run when a fellow soldier yells out a good cadence. It gives me energy, motivates, and increases unit espre de corps. On top of the physiological effects that cadences produce, they also produce significant physical effects. Singing a cadence while running or marching helps soldiers keep their heads up, take deeper breathes and exhale more forcefully. This increases oxygen to the lungs and gives the body more energy."
I Hear The Choppers Coming
I hear the choppers coming
They’re hovering overhead
They’ve come to get the wounded
They’ve come to get the dead
A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out)
R-a-n-g-e-r
My buddy’s in a foxhole
A bullet in his head
The medic says he’s wounded
But I know that he’s dead
A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out)
R-a-n-g-e-r
Sitting in my foxhole
Sharpening my knife
When out jumped the enemy
I had to take his life
A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out)
R-a-n-g-e-r
Walking through the jungle
I thought I heard a snap
I prayed to God Almighty
It wasn’t a booby trap
A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out)
R-a-n-g-e-r
My buddy’s in my foxhole
Talking about his wife
A grenade came on over
And took my buddy’s life
A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out)
R-a-n-g-e-r
They Say That in The Army
They say that in the Army the coffee’s mighty fine
It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine
(Chorus) Oh Lord I want to go
But they won’t let me go
Hooooooooommmme! Hey
They say that in the Army the chow is mighty fine
A chicken jumped off the table and started marking time
They say that in the Army the pay is might fine
They give you a hundred dollars and take back
ninety-nine
They say that in the Army the food is might fine
A roll rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
They say that in the Army the women are mighty fine
They look like Kruger and walk like Frankenstein
They say that in the Army the coffee is might fine
It’s good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine
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 toilets are mighty fine
You flush them up at seven they come back up at nine
They say that in the Army the hours are just right
Start early in the morning and work all
through the night
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 beds are mighty fine
But how the hell should 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
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 knife in my hand
I'm gonna be a cuttin' man
A cuttin' 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 cuttin' man
A shootin' man
The best I can
For Uncle Sam