Was sitting on Airborne Ranger My welcome mat Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger where have you been? (x2) Around the world and back again I picked him up Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you go? And made him purr In a C-130 flying low And then a ripped Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger what did you do? Out all his fur I killed some commies for me and you (x2) Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how’d you get back? In a black and gold body sack A little mouse With little feet Was sitting on Can’t You See My toilet seat (Chorus) (x2) Mama, Mama can’t you see I pushed him in What the Army’s done to me And flushed him down And then I watched They sat me down in the barber’s chair Him spin around Spun me around and I had no hair (x2) They sat me down in the barber’s chair Spun me around and I had no hair ‘Till I get on Back Home Chorus I don’t know why I left Used to wear my faded jeans But I know I was wrong Now I’m wearing Army greens But it won’t be long Used to wear my faded jeans ‘Till I get on back home Now I’m wearing Army greens Got a letter in the mail, Chorus Said go to war or go to jail Used to drive a But it won’t be long Now I’m marching everyday ‘Till I get on back home Used to drive a Chevrolet Now I’m marching everyday Slapped me down in a barber’s chair Spun me around, I had no hair Mama, Mama can’t you see But it won’t be long What that CO’s done to me ‘Till I get on back home He made me march real far The he passed me in his Used to drive a Now I hump it on my back But it won’t be long Yellow Bird ‘Till I get on back home A yellow bird With a yellow bill Used to be a high school stud Was sitting on Now I’m marching in the mud My windowsill But it won’t be long (x2) ‘Till I get on back home I lured him in With a piece of bread Used to wear my faded jeans And then I smashed Now I’m wearing Army greens His little head But it won’t be long (x2) ‘Till I get on back home

A little puppy Used to date a beauty queen A baby dog Now I love my M16 Was sitting on But it won’t be long My table saw ‘Till I get on back home (x2) I picked him up Mama, mama don’t you cry Like a piece of meat Your little boy ain’t gonna die And than I cut Cause it won’t be long Off all his feet ‘Till I get on back home (x2)

A little kitten A baby cat Formation: Four! One, two, three, four! One, two, three, four! We Airborne Ranger like it here, we love it hear, we finally found a home I hear the choppers coming Caller: A what They’re hovering overhead Formation: A home They’ve come to get the wounded Caller: To what They’ve come to get the dead Formation: A home Caller: A what A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out) Formation: A home away from home where the streets are always R-a-n-g-e-r crowded and there’s no where else to roam Caller: To what My buddy’s in a foxhole Formation: To roam A bullet in his head Caller: To what The medic says he’s wounded Formation: To roam But I know that he’s dead Caller: To what Formation: To roam away from home HOOAH! A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out) R-a-n-g-e-r Party Hearty Sitting in my foxhole We are __ Platoon Sharpening my knife And we like to party When out jumped the enemy Party Hearty I had to take his life Party Hearty all night long Formation: Your left, your left, your left right get on down A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out) Your left, your left, your left right get on down R-a-n-g-e-r Now drop, recover beat your face __ Platoon’s gonna rock this place Walking through the jungle Say Hooah, check it out check it out I thought I heard a snap Say Hooah, check it out check it out I prayed to god almighty Say smooth It wasn’t a booby trap So damn smooth

A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out) R-a-n-g-e-r Patch Seventy-fifth My buddy’s in my foxhole Black beret Talking about his wife Pick up your weapon and follow me A grenade came on over I’m the Ranger Infantry And took my buddy’s life Eighty-second A-i-r-b-o-r-n-e (drawn out) Patch on my shoulder R-a-n-g-e-r Pick up your ‘chutes and follow me I’m the Airborne Infantry I went to wake the Captain I found him in his bed One-oh-one And when I rolled him over Screaming eagles I found he had no head Pick up your ropes and follow me I’m the Air Assault Infantry

Count Cadence Twenty-fifth Caller: Count cadence, delay cadence, count cadence, count! Tropic lightning Formation: One Pick up your rucks and follow me Caller: Hey you soldiers I’m the light infantry Formation: Two Caller: Better do your best First division Formation: Three Big red one Caller: Before you find yourself Jump on your tracks and follow me Formation: Four I’m the mechanized infantry Caller: In the leaning rest Formation: One Sixth ID Caller: Hit it Patch on my shoulder Formation: Two Pick up your snowshoes and follow me Caller: Hit it Arctic Light Infantry Formation: Three Caller: Hit it ROTC Patch on my shoulder Pick up your books and follow me Makes me happy We’re going to a frat party Makes me frisky

Army Nurse Corps Tiny bubbles Patch on my shoulder In my wine Pick up a syringe and follow me Makes me happy I’m going to make you bleed Makes me feel fine

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 (Chorus) Oh Lord I want to go Old King Cole But they won’t let me go Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he Hooooooooommmme! Hey He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his Privates three They say that in the Army the chow is mighty fine Beer, beer, beer said the Privates A chicken jumped off the table and started marking time (Chorus) They say that in the Army the pay is might fine What merry men are we They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine But there’s none so fair that they can’t compare to the airborne infantry They say that in the Army the food is might fine A roll rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his They say that in the Army the women are mighty fine Corporals three They look like Kruger and walk like Frankenstein I need a three day pass said the Corporal Beer, beer, beer said the Privates They say that in the Army the coffee is might fine It’s good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine Chorus

They say that in the Army the buses are mighty fine Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he One went round the corner and left three wheels behind He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his Sergeants three They say that in the Army the toilets are mighty fine Left, right, left said the Sergeant You flush them up at seven they come back up at nine I need a three day pass said the Corporal Beer, beer, beer said the Privates They say that in the Army the hours are just right Start early in the morning and work all Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he through the night He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his LTs (el tees) three They say that in the Army the meat is mighty fine What do I do now said the LT Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only nine Left, right, left said the Sergeant I need a three day pass said the Corporal They say that in the Army the shoes are mighty fine Beer, beer, beer said the Privates You ask for size eleven they give you size nine Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he They say that in the Army the pancakes are mighty fine He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his You can try to chew them but you’re only wasting time Captains three Who’s gonna drive my said the Captain They say that in the Army the beds are mighty fine What do I do now said the LT But how the hell should I know I’ve never slept in mine Left, right, left said the Sergeant I need a three day pass said the Corporal They say that in the Army the mail is so great Beer, beer, beer said the Privates Today I got a letter dated 1948 Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his Tiny Bubbles Majors three Tiny bubbles I need a bigger desk said the Major In my beer Who’s gonna drive my Hummer said the Captain Makes me happy What do I do now said the LT Makes me full of cheer Left, right, left said the Sergeant I need a three day pass said the Corporal Tiny bubbles Beer, beer, beer said the Privates In my whiskey Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his Colonels three I need a bigger desk said the Major Who’s gonna drive my Hummer said the Captain What do I do now said the LT Left, right, left said the Sergeant I need a three day pass said the Corporal Beer, beer, beer said the Privates

Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he He called for his pipe and called for his bowl and he called for his Generals three When can I play golf said the General I need a bigger desk said the Major Who’s gonna drive my Hummer said the Captain What do I do now said the LT Left, right, left said the Sergeant I need a three day pass said the Corporal Beer, beer, beer said the Privates