"Bo Diddley" Military Cadence (examples & sound file)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post presents three examples of the United States military cadence entitled "Bo Diddley".

The content of this post is provided for cultural, recreational, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who honorable serve in the military. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to those who are featured in this YouTube sound file and the publisher of this sound file that is featured in this post.

Related link: http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/06/how-bo-diddley-got-that-name-with-videos.html

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FEATURED SOUND FILE: BO DIDDLEY, BO DIDDLEY, HAVE YOU HEARD



Kyle Union, March 30, 2012
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Here's my transcription of this cadence:

Instructions: The group repeats each line without the beginning word (“well-a” and “if”)

Hey hey Bo Diddley
Hey hey Bo Diddley Bo
Hey hey Bo Diddley
Hey hey Bo Diddley Bo

Well-a Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly have you heard
Well-a Mama gonna buy you a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don't sing
Well-a Mama gonna buy you a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring don't shine
Well-a Mama’s gonna buy you a bottle of wine
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This is only an excerpt of this cadence.

Here's an example that was posted on a military cadence website [Warning- Many examples of military cadence contain of profanity, excessive violence, and sexually explicit content.]

From http://squad-leader.com/bo-diddley/ February 19, 2012

Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley, Bo Diddley where you been? Down in Texas drinkin’ gin! What you gonna do when you get back? Run it all out on the PT track!
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These examples show how closely the song "Bo Diddley" is related to its source song "Hambone" ("Hambone Hambone Where You Been").

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Here's another example of this cadence
From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101218190909AAQK6ZQ
posted by Charles.young580, 2010 [reformatted for this post]
"Military.com has many Cadence calls. The one i like is
Bo Diddly. Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly, where you been?
I've been around the world and i'm going again.
Bo Diddly, Bo Diddly have you heard,
we're going to jump from a big iron bird.
If my my shute don't open wide,
I'll be splattered over the countryside.
Tell my girl i did my best
and bury me in the leaning rest, Hey Bo Diddly.

Source(s): served 20 years "
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This version combines lines from "Hambone" with lines from the military cadence "C-130".

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Pebbles And Bam Bam (Military Cadence)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases examples of the military cadence entitled "Pebbles And Bam Bam".

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INFORMATION AND COMMENTS
Pebbles and Bam Bam are fictitious characters that are best known in their infant forms on the American animated television series The Flintstones.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones
"The Flintstones is an animated, prime-time American television sitcom that was broadcast from September 30, 1960, to April 1, 1966, on ABC. The show was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The Flintstones was about a working-class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next-door neighbor and best friend.

The show's continuing popularity rested heavily on its juxtaposition of modern everyday concerns in the Stone Age setting.[2][3] The Flintstones was the most financially successful network animated franchise for three decades, until The Simpsons debuted.[4] In 2013, TV Guide ranked The Flintstones the second Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time (after The Simpsons ranked at first).[5]"

...Pebbles Flintstone is The Flintstones' infant daughter, who is born near the end of the third season.

...Bamm-Bamm Rubble is the Rubbles' abnormally strong adopted son, whom they adopt during the fourth season; his name comes from the only phrase he ever speaks as a baby: "Bamm, Bamm!""
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Click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebbles_Flintstone for more information about Pebbles Flintstone and click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamm-Bamm_Rubble for more information about "Bam Bam".

My guess that the "Pebbles And Bam Bam" military cadence was created by someone in the military rather than being adapted from other sources like the military cadence "Little Liza Jane" and certain other military cadences. Visit this page of my cultural website for that cadence and other family friendly examples of military cadences: http://www.cocojams.com/content/military-cadences-other-cadences.

I believe that the verse of that cadence that includes the lines "tryin to get to heaven on the tail of a kite" and "instead of going to heaven they went to..." have their source in the early 20th century or late 19th century African American dance song "Raise A Ruckus (Rucus) Tonight." Click
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/12/raise-ruckus-tonight-examples-comments.html for a pancocojams post about that song.

I believe that the children's rhyme "Ten [Three] Little Angels [Devils] Dressed In White" also has its source in the "Raise A Ruckus Tonight" song. Click http://www.cocojams.com/content/handclap-jump-rope-and-elastics-rhymes-2http://www.cocojams.com/content/handclap-jump-rope-and-elastics-rhymes-2for a version of that rhyme.

Click that same cocojams link for examples of the playground rhyme "When Pebbles Was A Baby". That cumulative rhyme is probably named after "Pebbles Flinstones" although earlier versions of that cumulative rhyme don't feature that name or any other characters name (i.e. "When I was a Baby").

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TEXT EXAMPLES OF THIS CADENCE
Example #1: PEBBLES AND BAM BAM
[common marching cadence]

Pebbles and Bam-Bam on a Friday night
Trying to get to heaven on a paper kite
Lighting struck (Boom) and down they fell (Ahhh)
Instead of getting to heaven, they went straight to hell

Dino the dog (Ruff Ruff) was on the bone (Chomp Chomp)
While Fred and Barney rock the microphone
There was nothing that Fred or Barney could do
'cept sing "Yabba daba daba daba daba daaaaaba do!"

Source: http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/Prep_For_Basic_Training/Prep_for_basic_general_information/common-marching-cadence.shtml
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"Yabba daba do!" is a signature yell from "The Flintstones" television show/movies.

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Example #2: PEBBLES AND BAM-BAM

This is a running cadence taught to me in Germany, about 1987. Like all running cadences, the runners simply repeat each line after the cadence caller sings it. Both the content and the melody, however, are highly unusual. The rhythm, of course, is not, and this song could be made to fit any standard "jody" with no trouble.

Wing-dang wing-dang wing-dang-do
Come on First Sergeant, sing along, too;
Wing-dang wing-dang wing-dang dee
Come on ev'rybody sing along with me . . .

Pebbles and Bam-Bam on a Friday night,
Y' know they tried to get to Heaven on a paper kite.
Lightning struck, and down they fell,
Y'know instead of gettin' to Heaven they went to Hell.

Dino the dog was on the bone,
While Fred and Barney rocked the microphone.

Betty didn't know it, but she heard the shout,
It was Mr. Slate a-cussin' Wilma out.

Fred didn't know exactly what to do,
He shouted "Yabba-dabba-dabba-dabba-doo!"

He shouted "Yabba-dabba-dabba-dabba-doo!"

You caught me walkin' when I shoulda been runnin',
Caught me runnin' when I shoulda been walkin',
Caught me shirkin' when I shoulda been workin',
Caught me workin' when I shoulda been shirkin'.

Source: http://www.sndhight.com/1cadences.htm#Pebbles and Bam-Bam
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"Jody" ("jodies") is a general term for military cadences. The character is a womanizing man who is the featured character in some African American secular songs & in some military cadences.

FEATURED EXAMPLE: Flintstone Army Cadance



DShabazz7's channel, Published March 3, 2013

My kids having fun
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In this video, the girls said “went to jail” instead of “hell” which is the word that is implied in the song & the cadence.

Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
forseti52, 2014
" I heard a scream...I heard a Shout!... " it was Mr. Slater puching Willma out.." lol I remeber this from being in basic. One of my Drill Sgts. did this cadance."

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"Chesty Puller Was A Good Marine" (United States Marine Corps Cadence)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post features examples of the Marine Corp cadence "Chesty Puller Was A Good Marine".

Information about Chesty Puller is also included in this post.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/05/chesty-puller-said-before-he-died.html for a pancocojams post that showcases an example of the United States Marine Corp cadence "Chesty Puller Said Before He Died".

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
I'm particularly interested in this Marine Corp cadence because of its social commentary of what is most associated about different Corps ranks.

Thanks to the military corps men and women who honorably serve this country. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and those who are who are featured in this YouTube sound file.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not sure who was the first person to compose this cadence. I'm also not sure when this cadence was first chanted. By featuring this cadence on this blog, I don't mean to imply that it definitely was composed by African Americans.

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHESTY PULLER
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesty_Puller
"Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) was a retired United States Marine Corps general officer. He is one of the most decorated members of the Marine Corps and is the only Marine to be awarded five Navy Crosses. He fought guerrillas in Haiti and Nicaragua, and participated in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II and the Korean War. Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955 and spent the rest of his life living in Virginia…
Puller remains a well-known figure in U.S. Marine Corps folklore, with both true and exaggerated tales of his experiences being constantly recounted among U.S. Marines...

A common incantation in U.S. Marine Corps boot camp is to end one's day with the declaration, "Good night, Chesty Puller, wherever you are!"[16] Another common encouragement is "Chesty Puller never quit!"

In U.S. Marine Corps recruit training and OCS cadences, Marines chant "It was good for Chesty Puller/And it's good enough for me" as well as "Tell Chesty Puller I did my best."—Chesty is symbolic of the esprit de corps of the Marines. Also, the recruits sing "Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he."
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I've read that Lieutenant General Puller was given the nickname "Chesty" because of his barrel chest and his upright posture.

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FEATURED EXAMPLES
These examples are posted in no particular order.

Example #1:
From http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?10271-Cadence-time!!!/page7&p=221834#post221834, posted by Quinbo

Marching cadance....

Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was He
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his privates 3
Beer Beer Beer said the privates... merry ole men are we
The Army's fair but it can't compare to the Marine Corps Infantry

Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Corporals 3
Left Right Left said the Corporals
Beer Beer Beer said the privates
Merry ole men are we
The Armys fair but it can't compare to the Marine Corps infantry

Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he
He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his Sergeants 3
We do all the work said the Sergeants
Left Right Left said the Corporals
Beer Beer Beer said the privates
Merry ole men are we
The Armys fair but it can't compare to the Marine Corps Infantry

.... Lot more verses but you get the idea

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Example $2:
From http://www.grose.us/ARCHIVE/cadence/chesty.html

(For Humps)
Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his Privates three
Beer beer beer said the Privates; Who the heck are we
But none so fair that we compare to Marine Corps Infantry

Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his Corporals three
Push Push Push said the Corporals
Beer Beer Beer said the Privates; Who the heck are we
But none so fair that we compare to Marine Corps Infantry
Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he.

He called for his pipe and he called for his Sergeants three
Left Right Left said the Sergeants
Push Push Push said the Corporals
Beer Beer Beer said the Privates; Who the heck are we
But none so fair that we compare to Marine Corps Infantry
Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he.

He called for his pipe and he called for his Gunnys three
We do all the work said the Gunnies
Left Right Left said the Sergeants
Push Push Push said the Corporals
Beer Beer Beer said the Privates; Who the heck are we
But none so fair that we compare to Marine Corps Infantry

Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his Lieutenants three.
Follow me said the Lieutenants
We do all the work said the Gunnies
Left Right Left said the Sergeants
Push Push Push said the Corporals
Beer Beer Beer said the Privates; Who the heck are we
But none so fair that we compare to Marine Corps Infantry

Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his Captains three
War War War said the Captains
Follow me said the Lieutenants
We do all the work said the Gunnies
Left Right Left said the Sergeants
Push Push Push said the Corporals
Beer Beer Beer said the Privates; Who the heck are we
But none so fair that we compare to Marine Corps Infantry
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From https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101209232149AAyTHR5 "Gunny is slang for a Gunnery Sergeant which is a rank in the marines equivalent to a Sergeant First Class in the army"

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Example #3:
From http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-8686.html

Chesty Puller Was A Good Marine
This is a marching song, not a running cadence.
Its sung to the tune of "Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he etc"
Chesty Puller

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
and he called for his Privates three.
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(Chorus)
The army's fair, but they can't compare to Marine Corps Infantry!

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
called for his Corporals three.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(chorus)

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
called for his Sergeants three.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(Chorus)

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
And he called for his Gunny's three.
That's a crock of **** said the Gunny.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(Chorus)

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
and he called for his Louies three.
We do all the work said the Louie.
That's a crock of **** said the Gunny.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
and he called for his Captains three.
Who's gonna drive my Jeep? Said the Captain
We do all the work said the Louie.
That's a crock of **** said the Gunny.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(Chorus)

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
and he called for his Majors three.
I need a bigger desk said the major.
Who's gonna drive my jeep? Said the Captain
We do all the work said the Louie.
That's a crock of **** said the Gunny.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(Chorus)

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
and he called for his Colonels three.
When can I play golf? Said the Colonel.
I need a bigger desk said the major.
Who's gonna drive my jeep? Said the Captain.
We do all the work said the Louie.
That's a crock of **** said the Gunny.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(Chorus)

Chesty Puller was a good Marine,
a good Marine was he.
He called for his pipe and he called for his guns
and he called for his Generals three.
Keep those Privates straight! Said the Generals
When can I play golf? Said the Colonel.
I need a bigger desk said the major.
Who's gonna drive my jeep? Said the Captain.
We do all the work said the Louie.
That's a crock of **** said the Gunny.
Left right left said the Sergeant.
I need a three day pass said the Corporal
Beer! Beer! Beer! Said the Privates.

(chorus)
(chorus)
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"Louie" = Lieutenant.
That example included asterisks in place of the curse word for "crap".

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"Chesty Puller Said Before He Died" (United States Marine Corp Cadence)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases an example of the United States Marine Corp cadence "Chesty Puller Said Before He Died".

Information about Chesty Puller is also included in this post.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/05/chesty-puller-was-good-marine-marine.html for a pancocojams post that features an example of the Marine Corp cadence "Chesty Puller Was A Good Marine".

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

Thanks to the military corps men and women who honorably serve this country. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and those who are who are featured in this YouTube sound file.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not sure who was the first person to compose this cadence. I'm also not sure when this cadence was first chanted. By featuring this cadence on this blog, I don't mean to imply that it definitely was composed by African Americans.

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHESTY PULLER
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesty_Puller
"Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) was a retired United States Marine Corps general officer. He is one of the most decorated members of the Marine Corps and is the only Marine to be awarded five Navy Crosses. He fought guerrillas in Haiti and Nicaragua, and participated in some of the bloodiest battles of World War II and the Korean War. Puller retired from the Marine Corps in 1955 and spent the rest of his life living in Virginia…
Puller remains a well-known figure in U.S. Marine Corps folklore, with both true and exaggerated tales of his experiences being constantly recounted among U.S. Marines...

A common incantation in U.S. Marine Corps boot camp is to end one's day with the declaration, "Good night, Chesty Puller, wherever you are!"[16] Another common encouragement is "Chesty Puller never quit!"

In U.S. Marine Corps recruit training and OCS cadences, Marines chant "It was good for Chesty Puller/And it's good enough for me" as well as "Tell Chesty Puller I did my best."—Chesty is symbolic of the esprit de corps of the Marines. Also, the recruits sing "Chesty Puller was a good Marine and a good Marine was he."
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I've read that Lieutenant General Puller was given the nickname "Chesty" because of his barrel chest and his upright posture.

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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE & LYRICS

Marine Corps Cadence Chesty Puller Said Before He Died (With Lyrics)

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TheCrazySweed Uploaded on Apr 17, 2009

A Marine Corps Cadence

Chesty Puller said before he died (Chesty Puller said before he died)
There was 5 things that he wanted to ride. (There was 5 things that he wanted to ride)
Tricycle, bicycle, automobile (Tricycle, bicycle, automobile)
A bow legged pony on a ferris wheel. ( A bow legged pony on a ferris wheel.)
I said tricycle bicycle (Tricycle, Bicycle)
Automobile. (Automobile)
A bow legged pony (A bow legged pony)
On a ferris wheel. (On a ferris wheel)

Born in a shelter half at Camp Lejeune (Born in a shelter half at Camp Lejeune)
Raised on C-rats and plastic spoons (Raised on C-rats and plastic spoons)
Cussing and a-fussing and a-fightin' all day (Cussing and a-fussing and a-fightin' all day)
Cause we know no other way (Cause we know no other way)

Sayin lo right-a lay-a (lo right-a lay-a)
Your left right a lay-o (Your left right a lay-o)
Lo right lay-o (Lo right lay-o)
Left right left (Left right left)
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These lyrics were reformatted for this post.
"C-rats" = C-rations
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This is a clean version of this cadence. Some other versions aren't as clean as this one.

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Mamma Told Johnny Not to Go Downtown (USMC Cadence with lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases the United States Marine Corp cadence "Mama Told Johnny Not To Go Downtown".

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

Thanks to the military corps men and women who honorably serve this country. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and those who are who are featured in this YouTube sound file.

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COMMENTS AND LYRICS
From http://songsyoushouldknowbutprobablydont.blogspot.com/2010/10/mamma-told-johnny-not-to-go-down-town.html Malibu, October 30, 2010
..."Navy OCS [Officer Candidate School) is not only run by Marine Corps Drill Instructors, but the best ones they have.

..."When we'd run cadence, feet hitting the ground every 3/4 of a second with precision screaming about killing someone halfway around the world...you really felt like you could take on the world; and win...

Some of them are funny, others are terribly motivating but there is one in particular that is quite beautiful, and in this version one can actually hear the emotion of the Drill Instructor's voice while he and the men chant is moving down the road. In its entirety: (The first verse is interwoven after every verse)

Lo Right, Lo Right, Leeeeefta
Lo Right, Lo Right, Leeeeefta
Lo Righty, Lo Righty, Lo Righty Lefta

Mamma told Johnny not to go downtown
The Marine Corps recruiter was hanging around;

But Johnny went downtown anyway
To hear what the recruiter had to say

The recruiter asked Johnny what he wanted to be
Johnny said I wanna join the infantry.

So Johnny caught a plane out to Vietnam,
To fight some people called the Viet Cong.

Killed a hundred men with his rifle and blade,
Only god knows how many lives he saved.

Johnny was bad and he was brave,
Johnny jumped on a hand grenade.

Saved the lives of the men he led,
But now poor Johnny he was dead.

Before he died this is what he said,
To tell his momma when he was dead

Momma, momma, don't u cry,
The Marine Corps motto is Semper Fi.

Singin' Lo Right, Lo Right, Leeeeefta
Lo Right, Lo Right, Leeeeefta
Lo Righty, Lo Righty, Lo Righty Lefta


It is beautiful, touching and it almost makes me cry every time I listen to it. I think about Johnny's mom crying over his grave when she is handed a folded flag. About the Honor Guard firing three times in precision. About how that took place countless times throughout the years."...

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE: USMC RECON CADENCE- MAMA TOLD JOHNNY NOT TO GO DOWNTOWN



bgft, Uploaded on Dec 5, 2008

MARINE RECON CADENCE
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The refrain is "Lo Righty, Lo Righty, Lo Righty Layo".

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"Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" (Examples & Comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post presents comments about, text examples of, and performance activities for the children's chant "Hey, hey get out of my way / "I just got back from the USA".

The content of this post is presented for folkloric and recreational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to those featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW
"Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" is a children's taunting chant that is documented to have been performed in a similar way throughout the United States and Canada. {Information about the performance activities associated with this chant is found below.] While the built in assumption in this chant is that visiting to the United States conferred so much status that other people should move out of the way for "their betters", when the chant is said in the United States it just serves as a rhythmical taunting rhyme similarly to other such rhymes.*

The earliest date that I have found for "Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" is 1956. However, a number of examples of this chant in both the United States and Canada are attributed to the 1970s. The widespread occurrence of this chant, particularly in the 1970s, causes me to wonder if the performance of "Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" was included in a United States movie or television show that would have also been available for viewing in Canada.

*I collected another example of a children's "get out the way" rhyme from an African American female Toya L. who remembered chanting it in the late 1990s (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) with two or more other girls walking down the street with their arms locked together, and daring other people to remain in their path:
"We don't stop for nobody
Can you dig it?
Woo!
Get with it
Woo!
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When Toya was chanting this, Montel, her ten year old son (my grandson)began chanting along with her. Toya didn't know that Montel knew this chant. Montel said that he learned it from other kids and that he had done this with other boys.

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THEORIES ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE CHANT "HEY HEY GET OUT OF MY WAY"
(These theories are presented in no particular order. The numbers are given for reference purposes only.)

1. This children's chant began as a United States military cadence.
The earliest date that I have found for the chant "Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" is 1956. That date was given with this example which was posted on a Mudcat folk music discussion thread that I started on children's cheers that come from or are similar to military cadences:

(Philippine Islands; Circa 1956)

Hey! Hey! Get out of my way!
I just got back from the U. S. A.
-Guest Gargoyle, 30 Dec 04, repost from "Jody's children - kids' rhymes from military cadences"; http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=73808#1366888
WARNING: Some examples in that discussion thread contain profanity.
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My sense is that this blogger meant that this example was a military cadence and not a Because children's chant based on a cadence. To date, I've not found this chant on any other military cadence web page. However, I have found other "get out of the way" military cadences such as the following two examples:
"A U.S. Navy cadence goes:
I'm a battleship baby
Just a blastin' down the line
I'm a battleship baby
Just a blastin' down the line
So you better get out of my way now
before I blast all over you
It's just a little uh, a little uh, a little rock and roll
It's the kinda uh, the kinda uh, the kind to soothe your soul
So you better get out of my way now
Before I blast all over you
Each verse a different object is put in and a different action. (ex. Jackhamer/Jack, Steamroller/roll, screwdriver/screw)"
-robheather13, https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070312204549AAqWGOa,
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US Navy Seals Get Out of My Way Cadence



CreditDue52, Uploaded on Jul 14, 2010
Run to cadence with the US Navy SEALs
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Words to this chant:
[Each line is first sung by a lead and the repeated by the group)

Get out of my way, Stand aside
A Seal team member is a-comin by.
Get out of my way, we’re comin through
And if you don’t gonna mess with you.
If you’re smart, don’t mess with me
Cause we’re the sons of UDT.
Hoo yah hey
BDA.
Hoo yah hey
Just another rotten day.
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Transcription by Azizi Powell. Italics mean that I'm not certain about that transcription.
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A blogger on this page about this chant http://www.torontomike.com/2008/11/we_just_came_from_the_usa.html "We Just Came From the U.S.A." Published by Toronto Mike on November 10, 2008 @ 19:12 in Memories, Music usa,[hereafter given as "We Just Came From the U.S.A.": Toronto Mike"] wrote
"This old school yard song makes me think about soldiers returning from war. Specifically, WWII. Very patriotic.
-Jane, June 16, 2010
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Putting aside the fact that I've yet to find an example of this chant from the mid 1940s (the end of World War II), if "Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way" was a military cadence, wouldn't the preposition used be "to" instead of "from"? ("I've just got back to the USA" and not "I've just got back from the USA").

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2. This chant is an adaptation of a military cadence.
It seems more likely to me that the "Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way" chant is an adaptation of a United States military cadence than an actual cadence which was members of the military. That said, I've no proof to back up that theory.

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3. This chant was composed by American (United States) children who lived on military bases outside of the USA and who came back to those bases after visiting the USA.
From http://weservedtoo.wordpress.com/2012/05/30/hey-hey-get-out-of-my-way-i-just-got-back-from-the-usa/ "Hey, Hey! Get Out of My Way! I Just Got Back From the USA!"
Posted on May 30, 2012 by imclellan [written by Medders]- memories of play activities by "army brats on overseas base apartments (bases that were across the ocean from the USA) in the 1950s and 1960s
“One other curious game was played by us military brats, at least overseas. It really wasn’t much of a game, but more of a declaration. Usually two or more kids would link arms and walk around the playground yelling at the top of their lungs, “Hey, hey, get out of my way. I just got back from the USA!” I suppose in the grand scheme of things, those you just arrived from the “World” would be that important as to demand the tribute of moving out of their way. After all, they were privy to the knowledge of what was cool stateside, and we did want to know what was going on in the States. We desperately wanted to hear about the new TV shows, toys, music, and fashions. I tried it a few times on my return from our visits back to the land of the “Round Doorknobs”, and it was elating to do.”
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Variations of the chant "Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way" are included in two pop-rock Canadian band recordings: Trooper's "American Dream" (1991) and Burton Cummings' "We Just Came From the U.S.A." (2008)*. It's possible that prior to those above mentioned recordings (and since those recordings), Canadian children could have learned this chant from children living in the United States who visited Canada. However, that wouldn't explain why anyone visiting a country other than the United States would say "I just got back from the USA.

*In the article http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/T/Trooper/2008/11/21/7484141-sun.html, Darryl Sterdan refers to "Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way" as "an old Canadian school yard chant". Sterdan writes that "Trooper's lines "Hey, hey, get out of my way, I just came back from the U.S.A." are the closing refrain in a cynical roots-rock examination of the American music industry." He also writes that "In the Cummings song -- which appears on his recently released comeback album Above the Ground -- the lyrics "Hey, hey, get out of our way, we just came from the U.S.A." are used as the anthemic chorus to a big arena-rocker about American values."

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SOME GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ABOUT THE RELATIVELY WIDESPREAD OCCURENCE OF THIS CHANTE IN THE USA AND CANADA
That the chant "Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" was known in Canada prior to the Canadian pop-rock band Trooper's 1991 recording is attested by the webpage "We Just Came From the U.S.A.": Toronto Mike" and some responses to that page. That blogger remembered "Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" as an "old school yard chant" from the late 1970s (presumably given his internet name, in Toronto, Canada). Two commenters to that article who cited geographical information also remembered that chant from Canada, one from Mississauga (Ontario) "in the early 70's" and one from "Winnipeg Manitoba in the 70s".

Fourteen commenters (to date) have posted responses to that article from 2008 to February 2014. Eight of those commenters provided the names of the geographical location where they lived when they chanted "Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way" or heard it chanted. As indicated above, two of those commenters (and also the blog poster) are from Canada. One of the commenters to date is from Tampico, Mexico (the early 90's), and six of those commenters remembered chanting "Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way" when they were children in Bramalea (California; "in the mid 70's."), Milwaukee, Wisconsin ("thirty years ago" [in the 1980s]), Oakland, California (1965-68), Flagstaff, Arizona ("circa 1977), and Phoenix, Arizona (early 70s).
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In addition to those examples posted to that article, in the 1990s I collected this chant from my step daughter Jozita who remembered it from her childhood in the early 1970s in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her version of that chant is "Hey! Hey! Get out of the way! / I just got back to the USA".

An additional example from the United States (from the 1980s or 1970s) is included in the Performance section below.

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PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES
The children's chant "Hey Hey Get Out Of My Way" is spoken while a group of children move with locked arms across a space. Here are some descriptions of this chant's performance:

Example #1:
"It was pretty popular at Clark Blvd Public School in Bramalea in the mid 70's.

Boys vs Girls.

Girls always won."
-Stephanie, "We Just Came From the U.S.A.": Toronto Mike", November 11, 2008

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[Editor: Notice the references to "kicking" in the following examples.]

Example #2
"In Wisconsin the schoolyard chant included students walking in a line, with arms wrapped around each others back, while reciting the chant. When the line would reach you, you had two choices get out of the way,and chance being trampled on, or join in on the prosession. The choice was up to you. I did this thirty years ago and my nephews and nieces do it today."
-Ann, "We Just Came From the U.S.A.": Toronto Mike", June 16, 2010

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Example #3
"What Anne said - Oakland, California - 1965-68 - Line as wide as the playground marching across chanting - "Hey Hey get out of my way, just got back from(sic) the USA. If you don't get out of my way I'll kick you out of the way." - I never heard it anywhere else, and I suspected it came from the kids from the Navy base who went to our school, since we were IN the US and the chant was FROM the US."
Annelise, "We Just Came From the U.S.A.": Toronto Mike", July 18, 2011

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Example #4
"The only words I remember from 1st Grade in Flagstaff, Arizona, circa 1977, are "Hey! Hey! Get out of our way! We just came from the U.S.A! With a bottle of beer, and a KICK in the rear!" I feel there was one more couplet, but cannot be certain."
T. Reimche, "We Just Came From the U.S.A.": Toronto Mike", May 28, 2012

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Example #5
"Hey, Hey, get out of my way.
I just came back from the USA,
Kaboom.

LMAO. What the devil were we talking about??? You would do this with 2 or more friends with your arms locked around each other - think Rockettes. Then when you say "Kaboom" we'd all kick our right leg out.
-Bamboozled http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=31403, March 25, 2003
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Participants in this internet discussion about memories of childhood rhymes & cheers were members of historically Black [African American] Greek lettered sororities. Given some of the comments, it's likely that these women were remembering their childhoods in the 1980s or the 1970s.

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A CHILDREN'S CHEERLEADER CHEER VERSION OF THIS CHANT
I believe that the following children's cheerleader cheer derives from the "Hey Hey Get Out Of The Way" chant:

HEY! HEY YOU!



Maize Junior Cheerleading-5th Grade Squad, Published on Sep 5, 2013

HEY! X HEY YOU! X
GET OUT OF OUR WAY
CAUSE TODAY IS THE DAY
WE WILL BLOW YOU AWAY!
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I've also seen the name of this cheer given online as "Blow You Away". In some cheer performances, the cheerleaders mimic the "blow you away" words. Here's a video of that cheer performance activity:

Wrestling Cheer - Blow You Away


UltimateCheerList
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My transcription from the video:

Hey! Hey you!
Get out of his way!
Because today is the day
He will blow you away.
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Cheer words from linked website: http://ultimatecheerlist.webs.com/abcdefgh.htm

Blow You Away (Original) VIDEO
Hey! Hey you! Get out of our way! Because today is the day we will blow you away!

Blow You Away (New)
Hey! Hey you! Get out of our way! Because today is the day we will blow you away!
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Note that commenter wrote in 2013 "Hi I'm Sammie and I'm a wrestlig cheerleader and when my squad an I did this cheer many ppl laughed and they took it wrong is there anyway we could change the words to make it sound appropriate".

No response to this comment has been added to date.

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Military Influences On Fraternity & Sorority Steppin

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part series on the influence of the United States military on historically Black Greek lettered fraternity & sorority steppin. Video clips are added throughout this post to illustrate the points that are made in the excerpts.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/devil-dogs-q-dogs-are-there-connections.html for Part II of this series. In that post I speculate about the possible relationship between the military referent "devil dogs" and the "Que dog" referent for persons associated with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

DISCLAIMER
By no means is this meant to be a comprehensive presentation of information on the subject of the influence of the United States military on fraternity & sorority steppin. For instance, this post only features videos of two historically Black Greek lettered organizations: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. Furthermore, the huge influence of military cadences on fraternity step chants and vice versa isn't discussed in these posts.

The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

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INFORMATION EXCERPTS
(These excerpts are presented in no particular order and are numbered for reference purposes.)

Excerpt #1
From African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision edited by Tamara Brown
Google Books, p 327-329
"The military has played a large part in the formation and continuation of BGLO chants and steps. One might even say that the performance behaviors of both the military and BGLOs exist in a type of symbiotic relationship.... As a result of blacks entering the military before, during, and after attending college, one find BGLO behavior in the military, and military behavior in BGLO system.

The brothers of Omega Psi Phi with their paramilitary garb, trace stepping back to the military influence of the 1900s. Ex-soldiers attending college would incorporate marches and drills into their BGLO performance…Shannon Rawls of Kappa Alpha Psi elaborated: “Members of black organizations, brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi...who went to the military for World War II in the late ’30s and early ‘40s would come back home and incorporate some of the same cadence and military style back into....the stepping style, or into the dancing style that they did.”

Stepping during that early period was called lining, descriptive of the formation in which soldiers march. Some Omegas and other BGKO members still refer to stepping as marching on account of this early military influence.

This military behavior is further observed in the clothing, stance, and marching of BGLO members. Part of the basic working military wardrobe consists of camouflage pants, or fatigues, and combat boots. These garments, though found in all fraternities, are especially prevalent in brothers of Omega Psi Phi..."
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"BGLO" = Black Greek letter[ed] Organizations

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Video #1: Omega Psi Phi 2004 Blacka the berry step show at Wayne State



Detroitbanger22, Uploaded on Dec 1, 2007

Bruhz from Nu Sigma, Sigma, Phi Zeta, and Upsilon Iota Iota in the Zeta Phi beta step show. This is may be the greatest six man show ever. They receive all 5 out of 5. But one frat gave them ones. Guess which frat was it?
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Video #2: NCCU Homecoming 2012 Step Show- Phi Beta Sigma



NCCULife, Published on Nov 9, 2012

This video is uncut, raw footage filmed by NCCU students. Congratulations to the men of Phi Beta Sigma on their 1st place win for the second year in a row!

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Excerpt #2
From Soulstepping: African American Step Shows by Elizabeth C. Fine (University of Illinois Press (2007, pp 56-57)
"Perhaps the most striking nonverbal facial expression that reveals the lowly, liminal status of pledges is what students throughout the country refer to as “the grit”.

Appearing to grit their teeth, pledges performing in their first steep show, called a “probate” or “neophyte” show, frequently affect a stoic demeanor as they stand in line with fellow pledges, their lower lips often thrust out…When questioned, examined, and sometimes taunted or criticized by members of the society they want to join, they strive to keep their cool and show respect by staring straight ahead without moving or showing any emotion. The stance closely resembles that required by the military when new recruits stand stiffly at attention under review by their superiors. It is possible that returning Black G.I.’ brought the grit to campuses when they joined fraternities after World War I and the Korean War. The compulsory ROTC participation requited by Howard and other land grant universities may also have contributed a military influence to stepping....

In addition to ROTC and the influence of returned service men and women, military influences were perhaps from a tradition of the mock military reviews that were held among slaves. During “Training Day” performances, slaves “lampooned white military practices”. “Burlesque" military-style parades flourished in the 1830s from New England to Georgia and later became a standard feature of minstrel shows and other forms of entertainment. Many African American benevolent and secret mutual aid societies enjoyed elaborate public parades and encouraged youth to participate in drill teams….Vecause of their emphasis on piety and respectability, the black schools established by northern missionaries after the Civil War refused to allow students to dance. Some, however, “permit[ed] them to ‘march’ on social occasions, E. Franklin Frazier notes.”

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Video #3: Omega Psi Phi Que Doggs

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mrchangeurlife, Uploaded on Jul 18, 2008

Gamma Sig Ques Settin' It Out 75th Conclave 2008
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Note the Step master standing on the side of the step team, similarly to how the Drill Sergeant stands to the side of his unit.

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Excerpt #3
From http://students.washington.edu/pbskl/step.htm
The history of Stepping according to the Temple of Blue [Phi Beta Sigma] SOURCES:
Brother Terrence A.B. Lewis
Brother Ahab El'Askeni
..."Other elements of stepping formed after the return of brothers from World War II. Various elements of military marching and line formations were implemented into fraternities with the end of the war and the advent of peace time. This, along with the founders influence, are some of the origins for the use of the cane by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. in many regions. To this day the military influence as well as Masonic influences can still be seen in the step process as well as the pledge process of most Black Greek Lettered Organizations. It is through these and many other factors that stepping began to become an intimate part of Black Greek Lettered Organizations...

For Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, in many regions, canes were used due, in part, to the influence of the founders, but for the most part by the military drill sergants who were members. In the late 40's and early 50's, for the purpose of identification, many black drill sergants carried canes. These canes allowed other black soldiers to identify with their rank, which was neccessary on many bases where racism was prevalent. Of course there were some drill sergants that were members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. as well as Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and it is possible that these were some of the influences for using canes as a part of the step process."

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Video #4
Phi Beta Sigma WINS 2013 Atlanta Greek Picnic $10,000 step show @Atlgreekpicnic



Atlanta Greek Picnic·Published on Jun 10, 2013

Phi Beta Sigma WINS 2013 Atlanta Greek Picnic $10,000 step show

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RELATED LINKS
http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/11/cane-kane-performances-in-black.html This is Part I of a three part series about cane (kane) twirling by historically Black fraternities & sororities. Part I provides some historical information about that subject.

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http://www.cocojams.com/content/fraternity-sorority-step-stroll-related-videos This page of my cultural blog features videos of fraternity & sorority and other groups steppin and strolls (party walks)

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http://zumalayah.blogspot.com/2013/05/prince-hall-shriners-riding-doing-camel.html This post shows the similarities between steppin and the camel walk performed by Prince Hall Shriners

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http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-chain-gang-cadence-soul-patrol.html This post shows a movie version of Black military cadence marching.

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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, to those who are featured in these videos and to the publishers of these videos. Thanks also to all members past and present of historically Black Greek lettered organizations.

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The Chain Gang Cadence (The Soul Patrol Shuffle)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video clip from the 1990 American movie "Cadence" [also known as "Stockade" in Europe.]

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: CADENCE


cadence 1990 chain gang march (soul patrol shuffle)

CJDone, Published on Jul 3, 2013

cadence 1990 chain gang march (soul patrol shuffle)
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Comment from this video's viewer comment thread:

Francesca Van der Geld via Google+
2013
"Cadence is a 1990 film directed by (and starring) Martin Sheen, in which Charlie Sheen plays an inmate in a United States Army military prison in West Germany during the 1960s. Sheen plays alongside his father Martin Sheen and brother Ramon Estevez. The film is based on a novel by Gordon Weaver.

PFC Franklin Bean (Charlie Sheen) gets drunk and goes AWOL upon the death of his father. As punishment, he is thrown into a stockade populated entirely by black inmates. But instead of giving into racism, Bean joins forces with his fellow inmates and rises up against the bigoted prison warden, MSgt. Otis McKinney (Martin Sheen).

This comes from a great but underrated movie called Cadence in the USA and Stockade in Europe."

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RELATED LINKS
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/sam-cooke-otis-redding-chain-gang.html for videos of the song "Chain Gang" as well as the lyrics to that song.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/military-influences-on-fraternity.html for a pancocojams post on the influence of the United States military on fraternity & sorority steppin.

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OTHER USES OF "SOUL PATROL"
"Soul Patrol" is also a referent for a military unit of African Americans in the American Vietnam War.
From http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Patrol-Riveting-African-American/dp/0891418172
Soul Patrol: The Riveting True Story of the First African American LRRP Team in Vietnam by Ed Emanuel(Author)
Publisher: Presidio Press (July 29, 2003)

Book Review by Kregg P Jorgenson on February 11, 2004
"Soul Patrol by Ed Emanuel is a fine tribute to the LRRP/Rangers he served with during the Vietnam War. More than that, it also offers an indepth look at the bravery and heroism of black American soldiers who not only served honorably but with proud distinction. The motto that 'Rangers Lead The Way' is clearly evident in Emanuel's book and one that speaks to the sacrifice and service of those who wore the patch."
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This review is not a recommendation of this book by this blog editor, but is given to point out that use of the phrase "Soul Patrol".

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"Soul Patrol" is also the name of vocalist Taylor Hick's fans. Taylor Hicks is a White American soul singer who was the winner of the 2006 "American Idol" television show.
From http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1532468/taylor-wins-idol-shouts-out-soul-patrol.jhtml
“ 'Soul Patrol!' Hicks screamed upon learning he'd won the competition and a recording contract to boot.... Hicks' devotees have picked up his trademark chant — an homage to the music that the singer thrives on — as their nickname.”

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"Everywhere We Go" (Marine Corp cadence videos, lyrics, & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases United States Marine Corps examples of the running cadence "Everywhere We Go".

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/non-military-examples-of-everywhere-we.html for a post of non-military examples of "Everywhere We Go".

The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

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WARNING: The examples of military cadences in this post are "clean" ("family friendly"). However, many other examples of military cadences & many comments about military cadences that are found in the website links given below (particularly in the Wikipedia page on cadences and in many YouTube viewer comment threads), as well as in many other websites/blogs about military cadences often contain profanity, explicit sexual references, excessive violence, and other content which isn't suitable for children.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/08/information-about-examples-of-duckworth.html to find general information about United States military cadences

Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/13-weeks-of-misery-usmc-cadence-with.html to read my comments about African American cultural elements in many military cadences.

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COMMENT ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF MILITARY CADENCES
This comment is from a viewer comment thread for a sound file of the military cadence "Ain't no use in looking down":
cliffitir, 2012
"The point of a cadence is to keep the pace and to keep your mind occupied while on long forced marches."

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TEXT EXAMPLE OF "EVERYWHERE I GO" (United States Marine Corps
version with notes)
(Double Time Cadence)

Everywhere we go-oh, Everywhere we go-oh.
People wanna know-oh, People wanna know-oh.
Who we are, Who we are.
So we tell them, So we tell them.
24, 24.
24, 24.
Motivated, Motivated.
Dedicated, Dedicated.
Dedicated, Dedicated.
Motivated, Motivated.

A-lo righta lay-eft, A-lo righta lay-eft.
A-lo righta layy-eft, Lo righta layy-eft.
Here we go, Here we go.
All the way, All the way.
Here we go, Here we go.
Make it hurt, Make it hurt.
Make it hurt, Make it hurt.
Yeah, Yeah.
Yeah, Yeah.

Drill instructor can’t you see, Drill instructor can’t you see.
A-Come on out and a-motivate me, A-Come on out and motivate me.
Take it on the left foot, Take it on the left foot.
Mighty Mighty Left foot, Mighty Mighty Left foot.
Take it, Take it.
I Got it, I Got it.
Lo righta lay-eft, Lo righta lay-eft.
A-Lefty righta lay-eft, A-Lefty righta lay-eft.
A-Lo right lay-eft, Lo right lay-eft.
Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah.
Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah.
Here We Go, Here We Go.
Here We Go, Here We Go.

Guide-on Guide-on in the sky, Guide-on Guide-on in the sky.
Show the world whos a-runnin’ on by, Show the world whos runnin’ on by.
A-1024 Now, 1024 Now.
Best on the Island, Best on the Island.
A-Best in the company, Best in the company.
A-Best in the Island,Best in the Island.

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Standard Notations:
Words in italics are the unit response to the DI's call.
The notation "A-" or "a-" denotes the chopped DI sound similar to "uh" making it more of a run-on to the following word, thus the reason for the hyphen.

From SRT Sniper, Marine http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?10271-Cadence-time!!!/page7, 07-15-06, 02:19 PM#91
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"Best on the island" refers to Parris Island, "the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915." [Parris Island Wikipedia page]

"A-Lo right lay-eft" means "left right left" [All cadences start with the left foot.]

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FEATURED VIDEOS
(These examples are posted in chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest dated examples presented first.

Note: There are many other examples of this military cadence from the USMC and from other branches of the United States military. The structure & tune of this cadence are relatively fixed, and some of the lines to this cadence have become standard. However a version of this cadence isn't considered wrong if it contains different words, as long as that version conforms with the pattern & theme of the cadence.

Example #1: MARINE CORPS CADENCE- EVERY WHERE WE GO

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bgft, Uploaded on Oct 31, 2008
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Transcription*
[The squad repeats each line after the caller chants it.]

We’re motivated
We’re dedicated
Aha
Yah ha
Everywhere we go,
People wanna know,
Who we are,
Where we come from
We come from an island
a Motivated island.
We come from an island
a Motivated island.
They call that island
Paris island
They call that island
Parris island
It ain’t like the army
At Fort Jackson.
It ain’t like the navy
Down in Florida
It ain’t no fly boy
Over in Texas
Woah oh Woah oh
Woah oh oh oh oh oh
Woah oh Woah oh
Woah oh oh oh oh oh
Parris island
There ain’t no other
And on that island
There is sand
But it’s gonna make
Make ah man.
Woah oh woah oh
Woah oh oh oh oh oh
Woah oh woah oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Ah ha
Here we go
Motivated
Motivated
Shoo sha
Ah ha
Harder than ah nail
Oh yeah
Here we go
Motivated
Dedicated
To the Corps
Your Corps
Your Corps
Your Corps
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*Transcription by Azizi Powell. Additions & corrections are welcome.

Click
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Recruit_Depot_Parris_Island for information about Parris Island.

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Example #2: Marine Corps Cadence - "Everywhere We Go"



TheCrazySweed, Uploaded on Nov 11, 2010
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Transcription*
[The squad repeats each line after the caller chants it.}

Everywhere we go,
People wanna know,
ah Who we are,
So we tell them,
We're the boys from 47 you heard so much about,
ah Momma take their daughters in whenever we go out
FEELS GOOD
SOUNDS GOOD
HA-HA,
Ah You can take a look at us and see we're MOTIVATED
Ah You can take a look at us you know we're DEDICATED
Ah Lo righta lay-eft
Ah Lefty righta lay-eft
Ah Lo righta lay-eft
Ah Left righta lay-eft
A Lo-righta lay-eft
I love to double time
When I say Marine you say Corp
Marine
Corps
Marine
Corps
Ah Lo righta lay-eft
Ah Lefty righta lay-eft,
Ah Lo righta lay-eft,
Ah Left righta lay-eft
A Lo-righta lay-eft,
I love to double time
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*Transcription by Azizi Powell. Additions & corrections are welcome.

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RELATED LINK
Click http://www.squad-leader.com/cadence/everywhere-we-go/ for two clean versions of the United States Navy's version of "Everywhere I gO".

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My Old Granny, She's 91 (military cadence videos, lyrics, & notes)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases sound files of and (clean) text examples (lyrics) for the United States Military cadence "When My Granny Was 91". This cadence is also known as "My Granny", "My Great Grandmomma" and other similar titles.

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WARNING: The examples of military cadences in this post are "clean" ("family friendly").

However, many other examples of military cadences & many comments about military cadences that are found in the website links given below (particularly in the Wikipedia page on cadences and in many YouTube viewer comment threads), as well as in many other websites/blogs about military cadences often contain profanity, explicit sexual references, excessive violence, and other content which isn't suitable for children.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/08/information-about-examples-of-duckworth.html to find general information about United States military cadences

Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/yo-greasy-grimey-granny-black-talk-in_04.html for a pancocojams post on the children's chant "Yo Greasy Grimey Granny". That chant may have been composed from the "My Old Granny, She's 91" military cadence.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW OF "MY OLD GRANNY, SHE'S 91" CADENCE
"My Old Granny She's 91" is a running cadence which is composed of two line rhyming verses which are chanted in the standard call & response pattern. The verses to this cadence usually proceed in chronological order. The cadence begins with the grandmother at age 91 and usually ends with the grandmother being commanded by the archangel St Peter who guards Heaven's door [the Pearly Gates] to "drop ten" (do ten push ups).

The tune of this cadence is the same tune as the African American Old Time Music songs "Hambone" and "Hush Little Baby Don't You Cry".

The cadence "My Old Granny, She's 91" brags about the physical prowess, stamina, and tough attitude of an elderly grandmother.
The words to "My Old Granny, She's 91" are meant to encourage thee troops to complete their PT (physical training) since they wouldn't want to be bested by their elderly grandmother.

The grandmother's exaggerated physical feats is an example of the American folk custom of "telling tall tales" ("telling lies", "bragging contests"). Telling tall tales was a leisure time activity that Americans - Black, White, and other races - engaged in, particularly in the American Western frontier (in the 19th century) and in the rural areas of the American South (from the 19th century up to at least the mid 20th century).

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FEATURED VIDEOS AND LYRICS
(These examples are posted in chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest dated examples presented first. Unless otherwise noted, I transcribed these cadences' lyrics from the sound files (videos). Additions and corrections are welcome.

Note: There are many other examples of this cadence. Like other folk cultural compositions (songs, rhymes, cadences and other chants), the structure & tune of this cadence are relatively fixed, and some of the lines to this cadence have become standard. However, as long as the example conforms with the pattern & theme of the cadence, an example isn't considered wrong if it contains different words.

Example #1: Army Cadence - My Old Granny, She's 91



UnMotivated, Uploaded on Sep 19, 2008
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LYRICS: MY GRANNY’S 91
(The "group" repeats each line that is chanted by the "caller".)

1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3, 4
My old granny, she’s 91
She does PT just for fun
My old granny, she’s 92
Stand in her way, she’ll run you right through
My old granny. she’s ah 93
She does PT in a tree
My old granny, she’s ah 94
Knock down the walls and busted the door
My old granny’s she’s ah 95
She does PT and that’s no jive
When my old granny was ah 96
She done PT just for kicks
When my old granny was ah 97
She up and died and she went straight to heaven
She met St. Peter at the pearly gate
She said “Hey, St. Peter, I hope I ain’t late"
Saint Peter looked at her with a grin
He said “Get down Granny and knock down ten”
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Term Explanations & Other Notes
"That’s no jive" – that’s not a lie

"Knock down 10" - do ten push ups

Regarding the "ah" in lines such as "My old granny’s she’s ah 94" and "When my old granny was ah 97" - “Ah” is the way many African Americans informally pronounce the word “a”. However, in this cadence amd in many other cadences “ah” used this way is a rhythm enhancer and not a word.

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Example #2: Navy Running Cadences



MrRicoLove, Uploaded on May 8, 2010
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LYRICS
(The "group" repeats each line that is chanted by the "caller".)

My grand momma was 91
She does PT just for fun
But* when grand momma was s 92
She did PT better than you
When my grand momma was 93
She did PT better than me
She ran ten miles every day
Just ah hootin and ah hollerin all the way.
She said ah “Ooh!**
Ah!
Ooh ooh
ah ah
When my grand momma was 94
She PT’d to get out the door.
When my grand momma was 95
She did PT to stay alive
But* when my grand momma was 96
She did PT just for kicks
She ran ten miles every day
Just ah hootin and ah hollerin all the way.
She said ah “Ooh!**
Ah!
Ooh ooh
ah ah
When my grand momma was 97
She PT’d to get into heaven
She met St. Peter at the pearly gates
She said “St. Peter, St. Peter am I late”
St Peter replied with a big ole grin
He said “Drop down granny and give me ten”
She said “Hey hey
Alright
Hey hey
Out of sight
Hey hey
Feelin great
Gotta get
In shape
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Term Explanations & Other Notes
*The group omits the word “but”

** The group only says “Ooh”

Pt = physical training

"give me 10" - do ten push ups

"out of sight" = something that is exceptional (very good)

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Example #3: my grandmama was 92 (marine cadence)



Jellisrellish Uploaded on Jul 25, 2010

another maine cadence in the series. hope you enjoy.
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Here's my transcription of those lyrics.
Note: The platoon repeats each line that is chanted by the "caller".

My grand mama was ah 92
She used to PT like ah me and you
My grand mama was ah 96
She did her PT just for kicks
My grand mama was ah 107
Well, the poor girl died and she went to heaven
My grandmamma was ah 98
She went side-straddle hoppin' through the pearly gates
My grandmamma was ah 109
She had oh JC double and dime*
Lo righta layo
ah left right alayo
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*I'm not sure if I correctly transcribed these word.
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Here's another version of this cadence which was posted by Nathan Posey (2012) on that sound file’s comment thread:

When my Grandmama was 91,
she did PT just for fun
When my Grandmama was 92,
she did PT better than you
When my Grandmama was 93,
she did PT better than me
When my Grandmama was 94,
she did PT more n' more
When my Grandmama was 95
she did PT to stay alive
When my Grandmama was 96
she did PT just for kicks
When my Grandmama was 97
she up and died she went to heaven
When my Grandmama was 98
she met Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates.

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Example #4:
From http://www.tulane.edu/~afrotc/jodie.htm "air force rotc Jodie Page"

My Granny...

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 PT better than 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 was 96
She kept on doing flutter-kicks

When my granny was 97
She up and died and went to heaven

She met St. Peter at the pearly gates
Said, "St. Peter, St. Peter, hope I'm not late

St. Peter said with a big ol' grin
"Get down granny, and knock out ten"

She replied with a big ol' smile
"Sorry, St. Peter, I'm on profile!"
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"on profile" = "personel who can't participate in reegular physical fitness training because of an injury or other physical condition/s. http://community.armystudyguide.com/groupee/forums/a/tpc/f/6151093521/m/2941098352/p/2

Generally speaking, persons in the armed services don't want to be "on profile" ("profiled").

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