Marching Cadence:
Captain Jack
Hey, hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad tracks
with those boots in your hand
I wanna be a running man
I wanna run all I can
i wanna run for Uncle Sam
Up on your left foot
Up on your left your right
Hey, hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad tracks
with those ropes in your hand
I wanna be a climbing man
I wanna climb all I can
i wanna climb for Uncle Sam
Up on your left foot
Up on your left your right
Hey, hey Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad tracks
with those books in your hand
I wanna be a learning man
I wanna learn all I can
i wanna learn for Uncle Sam
Up on your left foot
Up on your left your right
Momma Momma (Marching Cadence)
Mama mama can’t you see,
what old ‘rot-see’ done to me.
Mama mama can’t you see,
what old ‘rot-see’ done to me.
They put me in a barber’s chair,
spun me around I had no hair.
whaooo whaoao whaoo whaoo
They took away my favorite jeans,
now I’m wearing ‘rot-see’ green.
I use to drive a Cadillac,
now I pack one on my back.
I use to drive a Chevrolet
Now Im walking all the way
I used to drive a Subaru
Now I my feet are turning blue
I used to drive a limousine,
Now I’m wearing ‘rot-see’ green.
Way Down in the Valley
Way down in the valley
I heard a loud roar
It was the mighty Colonels, knocking on your door
The bus pulls up, the Colonels fall in
We’re ready to run, we’re ready to win
Way down in the valley
I heard a loud roar
It was the mighty Colonels, knocking on your door
We grab our ropes, we grab our shoes
We’re ready to run, until we’re through
Way down in the valley
I heard a loud roar
It was the mighty Colonels, knocking on your door
We run to the moon, we run to the sun
We don’t stop running, til our running is done
Way down in the valley
I heard a loud roar
It was the mighty Colonels, knocking on your door
Put your foot on the petal
Lay down on the gas
Move over little guys
Let the mighty Colonels pass
A Long, Long Time Ago
A long, long time ago
I heard it on the radio
It sounded so good to me
J – R – O – T – C
Momma, momma don’t you cry
The mighty Colonels are marching by
Little boy, don’t be blue
You can join us too
A long, long time ago
I heard it on the radio
It sounded so good to me
J – R – O – T – C
Sergeant, sergeant did you know?
The mighty Colonels are on the go
Colonel, colonel we know you saw
The mighty Colonels standing tall
A long, long time ago
I heard it on the radio
It sounded so good to me
J – R – O – T – C
We’re standing tall and looking good
We ought to be in Hollywood
We’re feeling good deep inside
Because we have that Colonel Pride
Black Hat
Everywhere I go
There’s a Black Hat there
Everywhere I go
There’s a Black Hat there
Black Hat
Imagine that
Why don’t you leave me alone
And let me go back home
When I eat my chow…
When I get out of bed…
When I brush my teeth…
When I comb my hair…
When I do PT…
When I go to class..
When I go to bed…
I Left My Home
Your mother was home when you left *your right!
Your father was home when you left *your right!
Your sister was home when you left *your right!
Your brother was home when you left *your right!
Your mother, your father, your sister, your brother, the dog, the cat, the fish, the rat, your aunt, your uncle, and both of your cousins, your papa, your granny, the maid, the nanny, they all was home when you left *your right!
And that’s the reason you left* your right!
I left my hoooome /for the army/
I left my hoooome/ for the army/
The day I leeeeft/my mama criiied/
She thought that IIII/was gonna diiie/
I left my wiiife/ standin at the dooooor/
She thought that IIIIII/would die at waaaar/
I left my soooooon/ playin in the yaaard/
To see his daddy leeaave/ made him cry so haaaard/
The day I leeeeft/I shook my daddy’s haaand/
He said that IIIIII/ had become a maaaaan/
oowie oowiiieeeee/ oowiie owieeeeeeeee/
oowie oowieeeeeee/ oowie owieeeeeeeeeeeeee/
They Say That in the Army
They say that in the Army the coffee’s mighty fine
It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine
They say that in the Army the chow is mighty fine
A chicken jumped off the table and started marking time
They say that in the Army the biscuits are mighty fine
One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine
They say that in the Army the training’s might fine
Last night there were ten of us, now there’s only nine
They say that in the Army the pay is mighty fine
They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine
They say that in the Army the mail is mighty fine
Just got a letter from 1999
Rock This Place
We are Whitley County
And we like to do PT (climb ropes, run fast)
PT, PT
PT all night long
Your left, your left,
Your left, right, pick up your step
Your left, your left,
Your left, right, pick up your step
Now drop, and beat your face
Whitley County gonna rock this place, Hooah
Count Cadence Delay Cadence
Count Cadence
Delay Cadence
Count Cadence, Count
ONE-Whitley County
TWO-Better do your best
THREE-Before you find yourself
FOUR-In the leaning rest
ONE-Hit it
TWO-Hit it
THREE-Hit it
FOUR- Break it down
One, Two, Three, Four
One, Two, Three, Four
We like it here
We love it here
we finally found a home
a what?
a home
a what?
a home away from home
I Hear the Choppers
I hear the choppers hovering,
They’re hovering overhead.
I heard there bringing Pizza,
and maybe garlic bread.
(chorus)
Caller: Dominoes
Soldiers: 30 30 30 minutes or less
Caller: Delivery
Soldiers: 30 30 30 minutes or less
A car pulls up your drive way,
It’s the pizza man,
I heard he has some thin crust,
and a deep pan
(chorus)
You hand him the money,
He hands you the food
You give a 2 dollar tip,
cuz the deliveryman isn’t rude
(chorus)
Victory
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y
victory victory that's are battle cry
S-O-L-D-I-E-R
soldier soldier that's who we are
C-O-U-R-A-G-E
courage courage that's what we need
F-R-E-E-D-O-M
freedom freedom that's what we win
Yellow Ribbon
around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon
she wore it in the spring time and the early month of may
and if you ask her why she ever wore it
she wore it for the young soldier whos far far away
far away
far away
she wore it for that young soldier whos far far away
around the block she pushed a baby carriage
she pushed it in the spring time and the early month of may
and if you asked why she ever pushed it
she pushed it for that young soldier whos far far away
far away
far away
she pushed it for that young soldier whos far far away
Every Where we Go
everywhere we go
people wanna know
who we are
so we tell them
we are the colonels
the mighty mighty colonels
the rough and tough colonels
and everywhere we go
people wanna know
where we come from
so we tell them
we are Whitley
down in Kentucky
Deep in the counties
Let em Blow
let em blow let em blow
let the four winds blow
from east to west
yeah the army's is the best
let em sail let em sail
let the navy sail
from east to west
yeah the army's still the best
let em march let em march
let the marine corps march
from east to west
yeah the army's still the best
let em fly let em fly
let the air force fly
from east to west
yeah the army's still the best
The Army Colors
the army colors
the color is red
to show the world
the blood we shed
the army colors
the color is white
to show the world
why we fight
the army colors
the color is blue
to show the world
that we are true
your left right your left right
your left right your left
your let right your left right
now get in step
the army colors
the color is green
to show the world
that we are mean
the army colors
the color is gold
to show the world
that we are bold
Running Cadence
When my grandma was 91
She did PT just for fun
When my grandma was 92
She did PT better than you
When my grandma was 93
She did PT better than me
Hoo-rah grandma
Whatcha doin grandma
She loves to double time
She does it all the time
Left Left Lefty right-o left right
Left Left keep it in step now
When my grandma was 94
She did PT more and more
When my grandma was 95
She did PT to stay alive
When my grandma was 96
She did PT just for kicks
Hoo-rah grandma
Whatcha doin grandma
She loves to double time
She does it all the time
Left Left Lefty right-o left right
Left Left keep it in step now
When my grandma was 97
She up, she died, she went to heaven
When my grandma was 98
She meet St. Peter at the Pearly Gate/
She said St. Peter, sorry I’m late/
She went side-straddle hoppin’ through the pearly gate
when my grandma was 99
She did PT mighty-fine/
She had Saint Pete at a Double Time
Rock steady
1234 hey
1234 hey
here we go
on the move
in the grove
in the grove
here we go
everyday
hu
ha ha
rock me rock me rock rock steady
roll me roll me roll in ready
were gonna rock *rock*
all night long (the cadence singer will only say this)
were gonna roll *roll*
till the break of dawn (the cadence singer will only say this)
were gonna shake it *shake it*
to the twilight zone (the cadence singer will only say this)
were gonna rock *rock*
roll
get
stay
ready
ready
we are ready