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Team, **Army Song ALARACT 124/2013 Message**
Make sure all our Soldiers, Leaders and organizations is familiar with this message!!!

Below is the version of the Army Song that we are required to sing. The Army Band provided the complete version
just in case everybody is wondering what has change. The intro is the
part that has been added to the singing of the Army song.


Message:

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, WHENEVER THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE U.S. ARMY,
"THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG," IS PERFORMED, IT WILL BEGIN WITH A
SHORT INTRODUCTION, THEN THE VERSE, FOLLOWED BY THE CHORUS, AND THEN
THE REFRAIN.

LYRICS, SOUND FILES, AND SHEET MUSIC OF THIS FORMAT ARE POSTED AT HTTP://BANDS.ARMY.MIL/ARMYSONG.

COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL SOLDIERS LEARN AND STAND AND SING WHEN OUR SONG IS PERFORMED.


WHEN "THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG" IS PERFORMED AS PART OF A MEDLEY OF
THE OFFICIAL SONGS OF THE ARMED FORCES, IT WILL BE PERFORMED IN THE
TRADITIONAL CHORUS-REFRAIN AND IAW AR 220-90 PARA. 2-5G.
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The Army Song:


Intro: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free Count the
brave, count the true, who have fought to victory We're the Army and
proud of our name We're the Army and proudly proclaim.

Verse: First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation's might,
And The Army Goes Rolling Along
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle's won,
And the Army Goes Rolling Along.

Refrain: Then it's Hi! Hi! Hey!
The Army's on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong (TWO! THREE!) For where e'er we go,
You will always know That The Army Goes Rolling Along.

 

 

Well, I guess it IS more inclusive than the Field Artillery Song.

 

one version:

 

Over hill, over dale
As we hit the dusty trail,
And the Caissons go rolling along.
In and out, hear them shout,
Counter march and right about,
And the Caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where e'er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.

In the storm, in the night,
Action left or action right
See those Caissons go rolling along
Limber front, limber rear,
Prepare to mount your cannoneer
And those Caissons go rolling along.

Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where e'er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.

Was it high, was it low,
Where the hell did that one go?
As those Caissons go rolling along
Was it left, was it right,
Now we won't get home tonight
And those Caissons go rolling along.


Then it's hi! hi! hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where e'er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.
That the Caissons go rolling along.
That the Caissons go rolling along.

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I spent the majority of my career in the field artillery. Guess which version I know.

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I spent the majority of my career in the field artillery. Guess which version I know.

 

 

Geeee...that's a tough one, Doc! :lol:

 

Here is another version: http://fieldartillery.org/caisson.html

 

 

Caisson Song, 1908

 

 

(Original First Verse and Refrain)

 

 

By First Lieutenant E.L. Gruber

 

 

 

Over hill over dale we have hit the dusty trail

 

 

As our caissons go rolling along.

 

 

Up and down, in and out,

 

 

Countermarch and right about,

 

 

And our caissons go rolling along.

 

 

 

 

For it's hi-hi-hee

 

 

In the Fifth Artillery,

 

 

Shout out the number loud and strong.

 

 

Till our final ride,

 

 

It will always be our pride

 

 

To keep those caissons a rolling along.

 

 

(Keep them rolling - keep them rolling)

 

 

Keep those caissons a rolling along.

 

 

(B-a-t-t-e-r-y H-a-l-t!)

 

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Hmmmmmmm

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After careful consideration it is my opinion that somebody needs to go into the Pentagon with a cattle prod and adjust some things.

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I'm thinking cattle prod might be a bit thin...perhaps....hickory?

A cattle prod to the groinocological area should get their attention.

Then the hickory can be used as an education tool.

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