What is your favorite double-time running chant?

MSgt George Cater — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:42:58 -0500

Mine is "Gimme That Good Ole Marine Corps Spirit" sung to the tune of "Gimme that ole time religion". You can get creative and sing Marine history from Tun Tavern through today.

Response by SFC George Smith made Mar 3 at 2017 11:46 PM

SFC George Smith — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:46:53 -0500

Good Old PT...
C 130 rollin' down the Strip... Airborne Daddy on a One-way trip...

Response by SFC Stephen King made Mar 3 at 2017 11:47 PM

SFC Stephen King — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:47:20 -0500

Pain
Created by: SSG J.L. Brooks
soldiers in formation repeat lines in parenthesis ()

I've got PAIN! (PAIN!)
In my feet (In my feet)
Suck it up (Suck it up)
Drive on (Drive on)

PAIN! (PAIN!)
In my knees (In my knees)
Suck it up (Suck it up)
Drive on (Drive on)

PAIN! (PAIN!)
In my legs (In my legs)
Suck it up (Suck it up)
Drive on (Drive on)

I've got PAIN! (PAIN!)
In my hips (In my hips)
PAIN! (PAIN!)
In my chest (In my chest)
PAIN! (PAIN!)
In my neck (In my neck)
Suck it up (Suck it up)
Driving on (Driving on)

Response by LTC Trent Klug made Mar 3 at 2017 11:58 PM

LTC Trent Klug — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:58:21 -0500

I've got two and I know I couldn't call them in today's environment. They are "My Girl's a Vegetable" and Bodies, Bodies, Bodies.

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Response by SSG Mark Franzen made Mar 3 at 2017 11:59 PM

SSG Mark Franzen — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 23:59:33 -0500

1Mile no Sweat 2mile can't quit

Response by 1stSgt Eugene Harless made Mar 4 at 2017 12:05 AM

1stSgt Eugene Harless — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:05:28 -0500

Up Jumped the Monkey From the Coconut Grove
He was a Bad Mutha%%% you could tell by his clothes
Alligator Shoes and a Purple Vest,,,
Diamond Stickpin on his Mother&&&in' Chest..
He had a Black Cadillac with Gold on the Doors..
Sitiin' in the back he had two Monkey @@##'s
singin'
Lo Right Left
Lefty right Left
Lo right Left
Lefty Righta Lo.

Well He picked up a pack and a rifle too
Said there aint nothin' that this monkey can't do
He humped all day
and he humped all night
Found himself in a fire fight
He called in arty and he called in air
Called it so cllose that it burbed off his hair
When the going got tough he fixed his bayonet
Said you aint seen nothin' yet
The monkey started cuttin and when he was through
He was standin' in a lake full of bloody goo

Well they don't make monkeys like they used to do
The new breed of monkey well they just won't do
they go to college and they dont wanna fight
They even stay home on a saturday night....

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2017 12:24 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:24:01 -0500

"When my Granny" and "C-130 Rollin Down the Strip" I know there's other ones that I liked but I remember these ones..

Response by CSM Charles Hayden made Mar 4 at 2017 12:41 AM

CSM Charles Hayden — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:41:20 -0500

I have a girl that lives on a hill, --- ----- ----, --- --- sister will!
Sorry?

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Mar 4 at 2017 12:59 AM

CAPT Kevin B. — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 00:59:19 -0500

Sorry, unprintable here just as singing Barnacle Bill the Sailor.... which springboards into the joke about the blind lumber grader. Requires good dose of cognac on the front porch for best rendition.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2017 1:14 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 01:14:31 -0500

"Hardwork", and "rock steady".

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2017 2:07 AM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 02:07:34 -0500

MSgt George Cater Here is one of my favorites:

1, 2, 3, 4, United States Marine Corps!
1, 2, 3, 4, United States Marine Corps!
1, 2, 3, 4, I love the Marine Corps!
1, 2, 3, 4, I love the Marine Corps!
My Corps!
My Corps!
Your Corps!
Your Corps!
Our Corps!
Our Corps!
Marine Corps!
Marine Corps!
Hmm Good!
Hmm Good!
Mmm Good!
Mmm Good!
Oh yeah!
Oh yeah!
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left
Left, right, left, right, left, right, left

https://youtu.be/oRKhGRfM8R4

Military Cadences USMC 1 2 3 4 I Love The Marine Corps.wmv

Military Cadences USMC , 1 2 3 4 I Love The Marine Corps - Full metal jacket

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Mar 4 at 2017 2:55 AM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 02:55:26 -0500

Your shoes are loose Your belt is tight and Your B---s are swinging from left to right, sound off, 1,2,3,4

Response by Cpl Mark A. Morris made Mar 4 at 2017 9:22 AM

Cpl Mark A. Morris — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 09:22:57 -0500

I want to be a Drill Instructor,
I want to wear that Smokey Bear.
I want to be a Drill Instructor,
I want to shave off all my hair.

M. Morris RVT

Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Mar 4 at 2017 12:42 PM

SSgt Dan Montague — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 12:42:06 -0500

I cant post it. There would be too many **** and ### to read it

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2017 2:34 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 14:34:43 -0500

C-130

Response by COL Charles Williams made Mar 5 at 2017 12:08 AM

COL Charles Williams — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 00:08:55 -0500

MSgt George Cater Hey Lotty Dotty.... My 1SG, as company commander, could sing this for days, and get us all fired up for miles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2-2wWT7wN8

Hey Lotty Dotty - YouTube

Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Hey Lotty Dotty · Tim Dunnigan Modern Military Cadence, Vol. 2 2012 Tim Dunnigan Released on: 2012-02-01 Auto-generated...

Response by SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2017 9:52 AM

SPC(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 09:52:02 -0500

"Sapper Daddy" and "baby seals" were a few of my favorites, I'd even given "Sapper Daddy" an extra verse to combine the 2 when I led cadence.

Response by CSM Richard StCyr made Mar 6 at 2017 10:51 AM

CSM Richard StCyr — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 10:51:54 -0500

Do you mean ones that can be sung now or all time favorites? Old time.... Sally and Josephine . Current... Work, Work and C130.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 6 at 2017 11:59 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 23:59:59 -0500

Drip drop, drippity drop drop...

Response by SrA Chris Livingston made Mar 8 at 2017 4:23 PM

SrA Chris Livingston — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:23:58 -0500

Heartbreak Ridge. Model A Ford...

Response by Sgt Christopher Potter made Mar 8 at 2017 5:26 PM

Sgt Christopher Potter — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:26:23 -0500

Floating down the river on a shit house door.
Me, my dog and a two dollar whore.
Titties so big they could fill a bucket, pussy so rank my dog wouldn't fuck it!

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2017 8:39 PM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 20:39:44 -0500

Not 100% if it's a double time cadence but my father says it a lot and I want to use it when I get to lead. Casey Jones cadence. Anybody remember it?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 9 at 2017 10:21 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 10:21:53 -0500

Anything that can make people squeamish and look around to see what rank level they will get chewed out for by allowing me to call it, or anything that can make a memo. Baby seals, all the ladies, and yogi bear come to mind. And the picture isn't about me, but found it on Army WTFs recently, seems highly relate-able to this thread.

Response by SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM made Mar 9 at 2017 2:47 PM

SFC William Stephens A. Jr., 3 MSM, JSCM — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:47:50 -0500

SALLY USED TO GO DOWN TOWN, we really can't sign that one NO more because of women in the military but it sure used to brighten my day during PT.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 9 at 2017 9:39 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 21:39:13 -0500

Quietly listening to a good podcast.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 4 at 2020 11:39 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 11:39:39 -0400

F4 Phantom flying high
Droppin low out of the sky
Two little kiddies on a field of rice
Watch out kids here’s a napalm slice

NAAAAAPALM STICKS TO CHILDREN
NAAAAAPALM STICKS TO KIDS

See those kids down by the lake
Drop that napalm watch em bake

Chorus

See those kids down by the river
Shoot that napalm watch em quiver

Chorus

This cadence is generally frowned upon...

Response by SSG Shawn Stauffer made Jul 4 at 2020 3:21 PM

SSG Shawn Stauffer — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 15:21:17 -0400

The OPFOR Song.

Response by SGT Henry Stanton made Jul 4 at 2020 6:51 PM

SGT Henry Stanton — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 18:51:25 -0400

Ho Che mein was a SOB

Response by Cpl Mark Sullivan made Jul 5 at 2021 7:09 PM

Cpl Mark Sullivan — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:09:24 -0400

Ratshit batshit stinky ole twat. 69 assholes tied in a knot

Response by MAJ Ron Peery made Jul 7 at 2021 10:41 AM

MAJ Ron Peery — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:41:45 -0400

"Napalm Sticks to Kids" was popular back when I got started. It was banned in the 80's.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Aug 6 at 2021 7:15 PM

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:15:27 -0400

Load another magazine,
in my trusty M16.
Cuz all I ever wanna see!
Is bodies, bleeding bodies.

Throw another hand grenade!
Should have seen the mess I made.
Cuz all I ever wanna see,
Is bodies, broken bodies.

Stab em with the bayonet!
If he squirms you’re not done yet!
Cuz all I ever wanna see,
Is bodies, cut-up bodies.

Call some more TACAIR.
On that bunker over there.
Cuz all I ever wanna see,
Is bodies burnin bodies!

Response by LTC David Brown made Oct 6 at 2021 9:03 AM

LTC David Brown — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:03:39 -0400

I didn’t see “Yellow Bird”.

Response by SP5 Russell Johnson made Jul 2 at 2022 7:29 PM

SP5 Russell Johnson — Sat, 02 Jul 2022 19:29:15 -0400

CCR's Proud Mary was pretty cool.

Response by LTC Tom Jones made Jul 3 at 2022 12:12 PM

LTC Tom Jones — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 12:12:24 -0400

"Two ole ladies lay'n in the bed, one turned to the other and said..." Most will know the rest of it.

This and two others ("C130 rollin' down the strip" and "My ole granny") were big favorites with my JROTC Cadets over the years.

Infantry OCS in the sixties sang, "Vietnaaaam, Vietnaaam, late at night while you're sleep'n Charlie Cong comes a creep'n all arou-ou-ound." Can't remember the rest of it. Something about mortar rounds "a-crash'n'" and bayonets "a-slash'n." If anyone remembers the whole thing, I would love to hear it! again.

Response by LTC Tom Jones made Jul 3 at 2022 4:43 PM

LTC Tom Jones — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 16:43:24 -0400

Looking over many of these responses, MSgt George Cater, it occurs to me that there could be awfully lot of hurt feelings if we persist in using them. Wouldn't surprise me if we didn't see some new policy guidance requiring that we get with the "New Woke Deal" program. Might be fun to get ahead of the curve and rewrite some of the best ones into today's more "socially acceptable" language. 1LT William Clardy COL Charles Williams MAJ Ron Peery CSM Charles Hayden SFC Private RallyPoint Member Cpl Vic Burk CWO4 Terrence Clark 1SG Private RallyPoint Member LTC David Brown