Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) (2024)

Here We Go

All the way

Everyday

One mile--no good.

Two miles--No sweat.

Three miles--Better yet.

Four miles--All the way.

Five miles--Everyday.

Six miles--follow me.

Airborne!

Seven miles--Ranger run

Lots of fun.

All the way.

PT--So good

One mile no sweat,

Two miles better yet,

Three miles oh no,

Four miles gotta go,

Five miles, gotta run

Six miles, to the sun

Seven miles feeling good like I should.

In my legs,

In my head,

In my chest,

Feeling good

Super troop.

C-130 rolling down the strip,

Airborne daddy's gonna take a little trip.

Mission uncertain, 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.

Slip to the left and slip to the right

Slip on down to a firefight.

Hit the drop zone with my feet apart

Legs in my stomach and feet in my heart.

And 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 below, I'm coming through.

And if I die in the old drop zone,

Box me up and ship me home.

And if I die in the Korean mud

Bury me with a case of Bud

Bury speakers all around my head

So I can rock with the Grateful Dead

Bury speakers all around my toes

So I can rock with Axel Rose

Pin my medals upon my chest,

And bury me in the leaning rest.

Up in the morning at the break of day

Work so hard we never play

Run through the jungle where the sun don't shine

And all I do is the double time

Up in the morning and out of the rack

Grab my clothes and put them on my back

Run thru the swamp and up in a tree

First sergeant chasing after me

I like whiskey and I like wine

But all I do is double time

Up in the morning before the break of day

I don't like it no way

Eat my breakfast too darn soon

Hungry as hell by noon

Went to the mess sergeant on my knees

I said mess sergeant, mess sergeant, feed me please

Mess sergeant said with a big old grin

If you want to be airborne, you got to be thin.

When I get to heaven,

Saint Peter's gonna say,

How'd you earn your living boy?

How'd you earn your pay?

I reply with a whole lot of anger,

Earned my living as an Airborne Ranger.

Livin' a life of Guts and Danger,

Blood, Sweat, Guts, and Danger.

That's the way, of an Airborne Ranger

When I get to hell,

Satan's gonna say,

How'd you earn your living punk?

How'd you earn your pay?

And I replied with a boot to his face,

Earned my livin' laying souls to waste!

When my granny was 91,

She did PT just for fun.

When my granny was 92,

She did PT better than you.

When my granny was 93,

She did pushups just like me.

When my granny was 94,

She did PT more and more.

When my granny was 95,

She did PT to stay alive.

When my Granny turned 96,

She did situps just for kicks.

And when my granny turned 97,

She double-timed straight up to heaven.

She met St. Peter at the pearly gate,

Said, Gee, St. Peter I hope Im not late.

St. Peter said with a big wide grin,

Drop down Granny and knock out ten.

Saw an old lady walking down the street

Had a ruck on her back and jungle boots on her feet

I said "Hey old lady where you going to?"

She said "U.S. Army Ranger School"

I said "Hey old lady, now ain't you been told?

Ranger School's for the young and the bold!"

She said "Hey now son don't be a fool

I'm an instructor at the Ranger school"

Saw an old lady walking down the street

Had a chute on her back, and jump boots on her feet

I said "Hey old lady where you going to?"

She said "U.S. Army Airborne School"

I said "Hey old lady, you're too darn old

You'd better leave the jumpin' to the young and the bold"

She said "Hey now sonny can't you see?

I've got master jump wings and my CIB"

Saw an old lady walking down the street

She had a tank on her back and fins on her feet

I said "Hey old lady, where you going to?"

She said "U.S. Army Scuba School"

I said "Hey old lady, now ain't you been told?

Scuba School's for the young and the bold"

She said "Hey now sonny can't you see?

I taught recon, UDT"

Two old ladies lying in bed,

One rolled over to the other and said,

"I wanna be an Airborne Ranger",

Live a life of guts and danger,

Blood, guts, lies and danger,

That's the life of an Airborne Ranger.

Up on a mountaintop, beating my drum

I beat so hard till the MP's come

I said MP, MP, don't arrest me

Arrest that leg behind that tree

He stole the whiskey, he stole the wine

And all I ever do is the double-time

Had an old dog whose name was Boo

Boo wants to go to Scuba School

Bought him a tank and four little fins

And took him down where he got the bends

Same old dog whose name was Boo

Boo wants to go to Ranger School

And so I took away his chow

I motivated his bow-wow

Still got the dog whose name was Boo

Boo wants to go to Airborne School

Got him a chute, strapped it to his back

Now Boo stands tall, and he looks strac

That Airborne dog whose name was Boo

Got his orders for Jungle School

Took him down to Panama

And that's the last of Boo I ever saw.

I can run to __________ just like this

All the way to __________ and never quit

Insert:

Ft Benning / Airborne

Ft. Campbell / Air Assault

Ft. Bragg / Eighty-second

Ft. Riley / Kansas

Ft. Wood / Missouri

etc...

Coon skin and alligator hide

Make a pair of jump boots just the right size

Shine 'em up, lace 'em up, put 'em on your feet

A good pair of jump boots can't be beat

Birdie, birdie in the sky

Dropped some whitewash in my eye

Ain't no sissy, I won't cry

I'm just glad that cows don't fly

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 heel

And now I'm driving the Batmobile

A is for Airborne

I is for In the sky

R is for Rough and tough

B is for Born to Die

O is for On the go

R is for Ranger

N is for Never quit

E is for Everyday

R is for rough and tough

A is for all the way

N is for never quit

G is for gung-ho

E is for ever-ready

R is for Ranger

'Cause I'm Airborne

Ranger

All the way

Super-duper

Paratrooper

I wanna be an Airborne Ranger,

Live the life of guts and danger,

Blood, guts, lies and danger,

That is the life of an Airborne Ranger.

I wanna be a Scuba Diver,

Dive right in to that murky water,

Scuba Diver,

Murky water,

Airborne Ranger,

Guts and danger.

I wanna be a Mountain Climber,

Climb those mountains higher and higher,

Mountain Climber,

Higher and higher,

Scuba Diver,

Murky water,

Airborne Ranger,

Guts and danger.

I wanna be a paramedic,

Give me some of that funky anesthetic,

Paramedic,

Funky anesthetic,

Mountain Climber,

Higher and higher,

Scuba Diver,

Murky water,

Airborne Ranger,

Guts and danger.

We are the Mountain Rangers,

And we like to PARTY

Party, Hardy

Party, Hardy all night long,

(All Together)

Your left, Your left,

Your left, right get on up

Your left, Your left,

Your left, right get on up,

Now drop, recover and beat your face

Mountain Rangers are going to rock this place.

Let 'em blow let 'em blow

Let the four winds blow

From the east to the west

The US Army is the best

Standing tall and looking good

Ought to march in Hollywood

Dress it right and cover down

Forty inches all around

Old soldier, combat soldier

Pick up your rifle and follow me,

I am the infantry,

Queen of Battle infantry.

One-oh-one.

Patch on my shoulder,

Mount your chopper and follow me,

Air Assault Infantry.

Eighty-second,

Patch on my shoulder,

Pick up your chute and follow me,

Airborne Infantry.

First cav,

Patch on my shoulder,

Mount up and follow me,

Always ready cavalry.

Big red one,

Patch on my shoulder,

Mount your track and follow me,

Mechanized Infantry.

Twenty-fifth

Patch on my shoulder,

lace up your boots and follow me,

Straight-leg Infantry.

ROTC,

Patch on my shoulder,

Pick up your books and follow me,

Wanna Lead The Infantry.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track.

With my rifle in my hand,

I wanna be a fighting man.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track.

With my suitcase in my hand,

I wanna be a travelin man.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track.

With my car keys in my hand,

I wanna be a drivin man.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track,

With that K-Bar in my hand,

I wanna be a jackin man.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track.

With that bottle in my hand,

I wanna be a drinkin man.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track,

With that bayonet in my hand,

I wanna be a stabbin man.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track,

With that woman in my hand,

I wanna be a lovin man.

Hey, hey Captain Jack,

Meet me down by the railroad track,

With that pistol in my hand,

I wanna be a killin man.

They say that in the Army the chow is mighty fine

Chicken jumped off the table and started marching time.

O how I want to go,

But they wont let me go,

Hooooome, ooooome, ooooome, HEY!

They say that in the Army the coffee is mighty fine

It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine.

They say that in the Army the money is mighty fine

They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine.

When I go to bed,

Theres a drill sergeant there.

When I go to bed,

Theres a drill sergeant there.

Everywhere I go, theres a drill sergeant there.

Everywhere I go, theres a drill sergeant there.

Drill sergeant, drill sergeant,

Counts the cadence by the numbers everywhere I go.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

When Im eatin chow,

Theres a drill sergeant there.

When Im eatin chow,

Theres a drill sergeant there.

Everywhere I go, theres a drill sergeant there.

Everywhere I go, theres a drill sergeant there.

Drill sergeant, drill sergeant,

Counts the cadence by the numbers everywhere I go.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

When Im on a pass,

Theres a drill sergeant there.

When Im on a pass,

Theres a drill sergeant there.

Everywhere I go, theres a drill sergeant there.

Everywhere I go, theres a drill sergeant there.

Drill sergeant, drill sergeant,

Counts the cadence by the numbers everywhere I go.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he uh-huh

Well he called for his pipe and he called for his wife and he called for his...

Privates three

Beer beer beer, said the privates

Merry men are we!

There's none so fair that they could compare with the airborne infantry uh-huh.

Corporals three

A three day pass, said the corporals

Sergeants three

Fight, fight, fight, said the sergeant

LT's three

What do I do now? said the LT

Captains three

Take that hill, said the CPT

Colonels three

Where's my star? said the COL

Generals three

Win win win, said the GEN

I hear the choppers coming,

Their flying overhead,

They've come to take the wounded,

They've come to take the dead.

AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

My Buddy's in a foxhole,

A bullet in his head,

The Army say's he's living,

But I know that he's dead.

AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

I ran to tell the CO,

About my Buddy's head,

But when I got there,

The CO was already dead..

AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

And now the battle's over,

The smoke is all around,

We wanted to go home,

But we're six feet under ground.

AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger where have you been?

Around the world and back again.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you go?

In a C-130 flying low.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you get down?

In a T-10 Charlie, big and round.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger what did you do?

Killed some Tangos for me and you.

Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you get back?

In a black and gold body sack.

Mama, Mama can't you see

What this Army's done for me,

They took away my faded jeans,

Now I'm wearing Army Greens.

Mama, Mama can't you see

What this Army's done for me,

I used to drive a Cadillac,

Now I hump it on my back.

Mama, Mama can't you see

What this Army's done for me,

Sat me in the Barber's chair,

Spun me around, I had no hair.

Mama, Mama can't you see

What this Army's done for me,

I used to date a beauty queen,

Now I date my M-16.

Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon,

She wore it in the spring time in the merry month of May,

And if you asked her why the hell she wore it,

She wore it for the soldier who was far, far away.

FAR AWAY!

FAR AWAY!

She wore it for the soldier who was far, far away.

Around the block she pushed a baby carriage...

Behind the door her daddy kept a shotgun...

In the church the preacher kept a license...

Count Cadence

Delay Cadence

Skip Cadence

Count

(One) Airborne Soldier

(Two) Better do your best

(Three) Before you find yourself

(Four) In the leaning rest.

(One) Hit it

(Two) Kick it

(Three) Stab it

(Four) Kill it

One, two, three, four we're not the damn Marine Corps

We like it here, we love it here we've finally found a home

(a what) a home (a what) a home

A home away from home. YEAH!

Tiny Bubbles,

In my beer,

Makes me happy,

Makes me full of cheer.

Your left, your left

Your left, right, left

Your left, your left now

Your military left.

Tiny Bubbles,

In my wine,

Makes me happy,

Makes me feel fine.

Your left, your left

Your left, right, left

Your left, your left now

Your military left.

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 strait to hell.

Dino the dog (Ruff Ruff) was on the bone (Chomp Chomp),

While Fred and Barney rocked the microphone,

There was nothing Fred or Barney could do,

Except sing "Yaaba, dabba, dabba, dabba, dabba doo."