Posted on 09/22/2005 1:56:42 PM PDT by Steve Newton
The old sergeants platoon was behind the wire today and standing down for a well earned rest. As the sergeant was walking across the compound, headed toward his office, he heard the sound of a marching cadence. Ever the sergeant he walked toward the sound until he found the goon squad, sitting in the shade of a building, signing Jodies.
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Ha
Good one
Thank you
Steve
I can recall my Uncle singing this one, he was a Korean war veteran:
There's no use in looking down,
aint't no discharge on the ground.
There's always that risk when correcting grammar or spelling here on FR that you will make a mistake in the middle of your correction.
I honestly don't know if what I just wrote is grammatically correct....
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Don't worry about it. Ya did good. (That is correct, right?)
Steve
The British had marching songs in WW I. but not like Jodys,
one I remember reading that they were particularly fond of
singing was,
"Do your balls hang low,
do they dangle to and fro,
can you catch them in a mangle
do your balls hang low..."
The also liked,
"John Brown's baby has a pimple on it's bum..."
Oh my
Now THAT brings back memories. Thank you my friend.
Steve
You are correct.
The military of many nations have been singing, (Hope I got that right), for thousands of years.
Would be interesting to read some of the earliest songs.
Thank you buddy.
Steve
"as William Bendix led them."
If the movie was Battleground with Van Johnson, it was "James Whitmore", the Sgt that was limping as he called out the cadence. The movie dates back to 1949.
Aint no use in lookin' down
Aint no discharge on the ground
Aint no use in goin' home
Jodie's got your girl and gone
Two ole hoeze laying in bed
One rolled over to the other and said
Airborne..Ranger which is best?
Airborne Airborne yes yes yes
If I die in a combat zone
Box me up and ship me home
If I die on the Russian front...
Bury me with a Russian..
never mind
Feeling mean and looking good
Ought to be in Hollywood
We had two Airborne cadences that I remember singing during the morning PT run:
C130 rolling down the strip
Airborne Ranger gonna take a little trip
Stand up, Hook Up Shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
1...2...3...4
If my chute don't open wide
I've got another one by my side
If that one should fail me too
I'll be on the ground before you.
C130 rolling down the strip
Airborne Ranger gonna take a little trip
Stand up, Hook Up Shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
1...2...3...4
If my chute don't Blossom Round
I'll be the first one on the ground.
(or) I'll be six feet in the ground.
On our way to the church service, I would sing Amazing Grace and other hymns to cadence.
Yellow Bird Ping!!!!!
Little yellow birdie with a little yellow bill,
Landed on my windowsill;
Lured him in with a crust of bread,
And then I smashed his little yellow head!
Up in the morning with the rising sun,
Gonna run all day 'til the runnin's done;
Gonna run so far and run so fast,
Gonna show 'em how long a Marine can last!
(variation on the last one)
Up in the morning with the bloodshot eyes,
Looks like another tequila sunrise;
Stand up, fall down, hit the floor,
Grab the bottle and drink some more!
Cruisin' along in my '54 Ford,
Got my plastic Jesus sittin' on my dashboard;
He don't slip and He don't slide,
'cause his ass is magnetized!
I think He's King and I think He's cool,
He walked across my swimming pool;
But that plastic Jesus has got to go,
'Cause His magnet's messin' up my ra-di-o!
''I don't know, but I've been told, Eskimo -----'s mighty cold...''
If I die on the Russian front
Bury me in a Rusian c--t.
Two old ladies laying in bed
One rolled over to the other and said
A couple of my favorites:
Up in the morning, out of the rack
Awakened at dawn by a mortar attack
In the early morning rain
In the early morning rain
See the soldier on the hill
You know he's not afraid to kill
In the early morning rain
In the early morning rain
See the soldier in the sky
You know he's not afraid to die
In the early morning rain
In the early morning rain
See the woman dressed in black
She knows he's never coming back
In the early morning rain
In the early morning rain
Another variation of the C-130 jody:
C130 rollin' down the strip
Hit a rock and began to flip
64 troopers trapped inside
All wish they were Mechanized
And another:
C130 rollin' down the strip
Hit a rock and began to flip
64 troopers trapped inside
64 troopers Kentucky fried
And yet another:
C-130 rollin' down the strip
Airborne Rangers on a 1 way trip
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Knees buckled and I hit the floor
Jumpmaster picked me up with ease
Threw my ass out in the breeze
Well, I slipped to the left and I slipped to the right
I slipped on down into a firefight
Heh... don't let your dingle-dangle dangle in the dirt....
Hehehe...
When my granny was 91, she did PT just for fun
When my granny was 92, she could PT better than you.....
Yeah, I know, I'm evil.
Old Jodie will drink your whiskey, nail your woman, smoke your cigars, and spend all of your money, Old Jodie was an evil dude.
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