Jodies

[AvroArrow]

I've been wondering how many jodies everyone knows, since they're always fun to do when drilling.

Give the name and its lyrics. And, if you can, maybe give a video of the joby being sung so the tune can be heard.

Also, if you have some other version of a jody or maybe a correction, please post it in good spirit 

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Here are three I sung/learned at the MOWG 200 Encampment:


Men at War - http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=vM22zUmithg

Sitting in my foxhole
I thought I had it made
When all of a sudden
My buddy a grenade

Chorus:
Men at Waaaaaaaaar (kill!    <-- this is optional; only the Army adds this word in)
Men at Waaaaaaaaar (kill!)
Late at night when you're sleepin', there's a drill sergeant creepin' all 'roooooooooooound
Men at Waaaaaaaaar (kill!)

Sittin' on a hilltop
Eatin' beans and franks
Then all of a sudden
The bullets start to crank

Chorus

I went to wake the Captain
I found 'im in his bed
But when I went to roll 'im over
I found he had no head

Chorus

I went to wake the Sergeant
I found 'im in his bead
But when I went to roll 'im over
He smacked me up the head

Chorus

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Mama, can't you see - http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=rxrmr4nJgqA

Oh Mama, can't you see
What this Core has done for me

Put me in a barber's chair
Snip, snap, and I had no hair

And if I die in a combat zone
Box me up, and ship me home

Put me a sad dress blues
Comb my hair and shine my shoes

Pin my medals upon my chest
Tell my Momma I did my best

Oh mama, don't you cry
Marine Core motto is 'do or die'

Oh, left right left (3x)
Lefty, righty lord

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A is Airborne - I cann't find a video; if you find one, please post it 

A is Airborne
I is for in the sky
R is rooftops
B is for born to fly
O is for over the clouds
R is Ranger
N is for never die
E is for every day

Airbooooooooooooooooooooooooooorne
Rangeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeers

Message icon - MIKE

[MitchCat]

Oh I found an awesome one just today, over at CS (See? CS IS useful for something! I kid, y'all are great!).  A cadet posted it and I loved it, so I'm gonna learn it just as fast as I possibly can, and sing it sooner than that.  Here it is:
Deep in the Battlefield-

Airborne
Ranger

Deep in a battle field covered in blood
Lays an Airborne Ranger dying in the mud

Airborne
Ranger

Ya hear the choppers coming, they're flying over head
They're here to take the wounded they're here to take the dead

Airborne
Ranger

Those silver wings upon his chest
Tell America that he's one of the best

Airborne
Ranger

He fought to keep america free
For kiddies just like you and me

Airborne
Ranger

-here's the link: http://www.nelsonguirado.com/index.php/Military/2007/05/06/army_cadence_deep_in_the_battlefield

Note: the cadet who posted this also made up a last verse:

So if you see a man in a red beret
Thank him for the things he's done and the prices he has paid...
...And thank him for the chance to be standing here today.

Airborne
Ranger

And he also left this:
-Note:
The Airborne Ranger parts are song like this:
Airboooo0000OO00oon
RangeeeeEEEEEEEEeer
And are about 9 steps long, each (if that makes sense).

Hope y'all enjoy!

[Eclipse]

Neither of the above is appropriate for a CAP encampment. 

[DC]

I usually try to restrict jodies to being at least Air Force related, or generic...

Just doesn't make sense to me to have CAP cadets talking about Rangers (the real ones...) and stuff like that.. I have always thought it was more fun to keep it relevant, especially if you can come up with a cool one about CAP.

[CadetProgramGuy]

"C-130 rollin down the strip....

Pilot screwed up and the plane just flipped...."

[Ozzy]

On a bright and sunny day

On a bright and sunny day
Two good friends went out to play
and they gathered all thier money
and bought themselves a jar of honey
then the fat one ate it all
left the lil one out to crawl

now the fat ones of the run
cause the lil one gots a gun

yogi bear is dead
Bubu shot him in the head
yogi bear is dead
bubu shot him full of lead

And ranger rick was on the hill
saw bubu make the kill
now he's on the run
cause the lil one got a gun

ranger rick is dead
bubu shot him in the head
ranger rick is dead
bubu shot him full of lead

----------- Continues on using different Yogi bear characters or you could insert some name there-----

Down by the River

Down by the river
Took a little walk
Met up with [Insert Two-sylible name]
Had a lil talk

Then we pushed them [Hey!]
We threw em [Hey!]
Tossed 'em in the water
Laughed as they drowned

We don't need [Insert name]
Hangin' around
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One by One

One by One We loaded our guns In the jungle, all day, and all through the night uh huh

Two by Two The Commi came through in the jungle, all day, and all through the night uh huh

Three by Three we shot out their knees in the jungle, all day, and all through the night uh huh

Four by Four they fell to the floor in the jungle, all day, and all through the night uh huh

Five by Five the rest all died in the jungle, all day, and all through the night uh huh

Six by Six ----- Having a mind block right now... will edit later-----

Seven by Seven the all went to heaven in the jungle, all day, and all through the night uh huh

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And there's quite a bit more that I loved but I have a meeting I need to get ready for... and hopefully get my Earhart!

[JROB]

I sing cadences all the time no matter what the service affiliation. California Wing has a pretty cool publication with cadences in it 
http://www.cawgcadets.org/activities/encampment/JODYBOOK.pdf

[RiverAux]

I was wondering if there were any CAP-related ones, but that publication had a bunch. 

Some could use some updating -- one referenced Phyliss Diller for pete's sake. 

[MitchCat]

Oh! I know the jungle one, but with WAWG it's "on the mountain" instead of in the jungle. whoah... you could change it to "desert" and "al Qaeda" instead of "jungle/mountain" and "the commies"... Sweetness!
One by one, we loaded our guns on the mountain, all day, and all through the night, hey hey
Two by two, the commies came through ...
Three by three, we shot out their knees ...
Four by four, we shot them some more ...
Five by five, we skinned them alive ...
Six by six, we beat them with sticks ...
Seven by seven, we sent them to heaven ...
Eight by Eight, Something about steak, I forget, although using the word "lake" gets some disturbing images as well ...
Nine by nine, something with "blood" and "wine" ...
Ten by ten, we shot them again ...

I forget 8 and 9 because we usually only get to 6 or 7, and then we run out of time. 

[JayT]

Just curious, how old are you?

[Eeyore]

Apparently old enough to go fight Al Qaeda on a mountain 

I'm a big fan of the non killing/fighting jodies for Cadets, specifically ones that are about the Air Force. I really don't think a 12 year old Cadet should be singing about blood and guts and glory as an Army Ranger or whatever else. The closest thing to battle in CAP these days is the fight for the front of the line at the refreshment table.

[jimmydeanno]

One I picked up at the VAWG Encampment I thought was nifty.

BOLD=FLIGHT
PLAIN = NOT FLIGHT

ooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH!
ONE!
LITTLE AIRMEN!
TWO!
BETTER DO YOUR BEST!
THREE!
OR YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF
FOUR!
IN THE LEANING REST!
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, HOORAH!

[MitchCat]

ah nah, I'm not that old... Another 2 years I would be... with mum's permission.    I basically have no feelings for the lunatics that go out and blow up Iraqi people and US soldiers for their "Holy Jihad for Allah". It's all about money and power anyway, so even their sketchy religious claims are false.  And then these wimpy politicians that are "serving the people" aren't helping things, either, but I don't think you could make a jody like One by One about politicians.  Off Topic! sorry.

[JayT]

ah nah, I'm not that old... Another 2 years I would be... with mum's permission.    I basically have no feelings for the lunatics that go out and blow up Iraqi people and US soldiers for their "Holy Jihad for Allah". It's all about money and power anyway, so even their sketchy religious claims are false.  And then these wimpy politicians that are "serving the people" aren't helping things, either, but I don't think you could make a jody like One by One about politicians.  Off Topic! sorry.

Ah, to be young, stupid, and fifteen again.

Being young, stupid, and twenty just isn't the same.

[Senior]

  MitchCat I know you haven't lived long enough to really know about
life, military life (you aren't old enough to have served yet) and killing an
enemy.  It would probably help you  to learn to comment less and listen more.  Army Rangers wear tan berets.  Army Rangers used to wear black berets.  Red berets(actually maroon) are worn by U.S. Airborne Forces.
Please continue to learn and improve in your young life.  War and killing
are no fun and no game,  really everyone loses.

[Kerrbie]

Um...everyone in MDWG seems to know this one. But I thought I post it anyway. Its a neat little PT jodie for running. (no vid sorry)

When my Grandma turned 91
(flight repeats)
She did PT just for Fun
(flight repeats)
When my Grandma turned 92
(flight repeats)
She did PT better then you!
(flight repeats)
When my Grandma turned 93
(flight repeats)
She did PT better then me.
(flight repeats)
When my grandma turned 94
(flight repeats)
She did PT more and more
(flight repeats)
When my grandma turned 95
(flight repeats)
She did PT  to stay alive
(flight repeats)
When my grandma turned 96
(flight repeats)
She did PT just for kicks
(flight repeats)
When my grandma turned 97
(flight repeats)
She up' an' died and went to heaven
(flight repeats)
When my grandma turned 98
(flight repeats)
She met ol' jesus at the pearly gate
(flight repeats)

[capchiro]

I must be getting out of touch.  I thought maroon berets were worn by medical corps?  Oh well..

[DC]

I must be getting out of touch.  I thought maroon berets were worn by medical corps?  Oh well..

No.
Army:

Maroon = Airborne
Tan = Rangers
Green = Special Forces
Black = Everyone

Air Force:

Maroon = Pararescue
Scarlet = Combat Controllers
Pewter Green = SERE Instructors
Black = TACPs
Dark Blue = Security Forces
Grey = Special Operations Weather

[DNall]

http://www.armystudyguide.com/content/cadence/index.shtml

[mounsteres]

Here's a Chant we do:
UGLY :
Count in Delay Cadence Ugly Cadence Count
(U) are ugly
(G) and your mama too
(L) im so glad
(Y) i dont look like you

(U) Hit it
(G) Hit it
(L) Hit it
(Y) Hit it

U-G-L-Y You ain't got no aliby your ugly
Yeah Yeah (Your Ugly)

M-A-M-A How do u think you got that way
(Your Mama)
yeah yeah
(Your Mama!)

D-A-D-D-Y you dont even know that guy (Your daddy)
Yeah Yeah
(Your Daddy)

[Gunner C]

Yep, you're right . . . It's ugly.

[NIN]

Apparently old enough to go fight Al Qaeda on a mountain 

I'm a big fan of the non killing/fighting jodies for Cadets, specifically ones that are about the Air Force. I really don't think a 12 year old Cadet should be singing about blood and guts and glory as an Army Ranger or whatever else. The closest thing to battle in CAP these days is the fight for the front of the line at the refreshment table.

Oh, come on...  Those are 90% of the FUN!


(Sorry for the late post on this)

[Mullins]

--On The Mountain (similar to in the jungle etc.)--

One by one we were having some fun on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Two by two we knew what to do on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Three by three we shot at their knees on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Four by four we kicked down the door on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Five by five we took 'em alive on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Six by six we did it just for kicks on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Seven by seven we sent 'em to heaven on the mountain all day and all thought the night hey hey

Eight by eight you just got to hate being on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Nine by nine he stepped on a mine on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey

Ten by ten let's do it again on the mountain all day and all through the night hey hey


--Sorry, no video

[BuckeyeDEJ]

I was wondering if there were any CAP-related ones, but that publication had a bunch. 

Some could use some updating -- one referenced Phyliss Diller for pete's sake.

Cloris Leachman?

[ol'fido]

Neither of the above is appropriate for a CAP encampment.

If we did 95% of the cadences we did WIWAC these days, we would be 2b'd. Of course, WIWAC, we had just come out of the Vietnam War and the Cold War was still in full swing. Plus, most of the seniors were veterans of a military that was a lot less PC than the one today. This resulted in a lot of salty cadences for the cadets. In a way, I regret that those days are gone, but I realize that it's a different age today.

One thing I used to think though is that heaven ought to be marching down the street at Volk ANGB on a cool summer evening in July singing cadences as we marched toward the sunset. 

[BTCS1*]

Neither of the above is appropriate for a CAP encampment.

If we did 95% of the cadences we did WIWAC these days, we would be 2b'd. Of course, WIWAC, we had just come out of the Vietnam War and the Cold War was still in full swing. Plus, most of the seniors were veterans of a military that was a lot less PC than the one today. This resulted in a lot of salty cadences for the cadets. In a way, I regret that those days are gone, but I realize that it's a different age today.

One thing I used to think though is that heaven ought to be marching down the street at Volk ANGB on a cool summer evening in July singing cadences as we marched toward the sunset. 

Lemme guess.... Napalm Siticks to Kids?!?!

[SJFedor]

ah nah, I'm not that old... Another 2 years I would be... with mum's permission.    I basically have no feelings for the lunatics that go out and blow up Iraqi people and US soldiers for their "Holy Jihad for Allah". It's all about money and power anyway, so even their sketchy religious claims are false.  And then these wimpy politicians that are "serving the people" aren't helping things, either, but I don't think you could make a jody like One by One about politicians.  Off Topic! sorry.

Ah, to be young, stupid, and fifteen again.

Being young, stupid, and twenty just isn't the same.

It only gets worse. Being young, stupid, and 23 is just boring now 

[ol'fido]

Neither of the above is appropriate for a CAP encampment.

If we did 95% of the cadences we did WIWAC these days, we would be 2b'd. Of course, WIWAC, we had just come out of the Vietnam War and the Cold War was still in full swing. Plus, most of the seniors were veterans of a military that was a lot less PC than the one today. This resulted in a lot of salty cadences for the cadets. In a way, I regret that those days are gone, but I realize that it's a different age today.

One thing I used to think though is that heaven ought to be marching down the street at Volk ANGB on a cool summer evening in July singing cadences as we marched toward the sunset. 

Lemme guess.... Napalm Siticks to Kids?!?!

You hit the nail on the head. Also, Irene and "I wanna be an Air Force Pilot... Plus a few home grown cadences that were probably not PC even then.

" We are Brodsky's raiders. We're raiders of the night....."

Think Clint Eatwood in "Heartbreak Ridge".

[DC]

Think Clint Eatwood in "Heartbreak Ridge".

"Model A Ford and a tank full o' gas...."

Yeah, no.

[flyguy06]

I love calling cadence and I actually have rythmn too. But Snior members get upset with me when i cal cadences for the cadets. I just want to teach them how to do it

[AlphaSigOU]

It ain't a true military cadence unless it blisters paint off the walls!

"Up jumped the monkey from the coconut grove..." (And the rest goes quickly downhill...)   

[C/Ssgt Mailloux]

heres a joke one.

way up north where the air gets cold,
i blew all my money and lost all my gold,
so how do i make my livin?
by killin the baby seals arp arp!

The women and children hate me, the army will not take me.
so how do  i make my livin?
by killin the baby seal arps arp!   

[Gunner C]

I like the way we did it in Special Forces - NONE!  Cadences were for sissies - if you couldn't self motivate then we didn't need you.

[heliodoc]

Have to agree with Gunner

Jodies tied along with "movement of troops" was probably THE biggest waste of time and taxpayer money

If somebody can convince some of us that it was "paying attention to detail"  then let me ask why they have lightened up some of the BS crap at Ft Rucker, AL , eh??

That attention  to detail could have been better spent on the firing range or some land nav range..... oh does anybody remember the land nav  range??

I know some of us , Gunner included do.. But today's GPS prone soldier.............

Jodies???  ahhh what a time waster

[Gunner C]

Ah yes . . . Ft Rucker!  You learn how to be an officer by having a tidy bunk, desk, and wall locker (cube).  That really produces battlefield killers! 

That's two and a half months I'll never get back! 

[heliodoc]

Yep Gunner

More done before 0900 than any civilian  as the ol 1980's Army jingle went

More toilets cleaned, more bunks tidied, more mirrors polished, more floors buffed by buffer aviators, more general janitorial service done before a 0800 at the airfield

Liked the Army, but the jodies and janitorial service were REAL character builders weren't they??

[Sgt.Pain]

Share your best and funniest jodies here (home made is encouraged). Here's some of mine:

a little mouse
with little feet
was sitting on
my toilet seat
i pushed him in
and flushed him down
and watched that mouse go round and round

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little kitten,
baby cat.
sitting on,
my welcome mat.
I picked it up,
and made it pur,
then i ripped,
out all it's fur.

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A pretty lil birdy
With a yellow bill
Was sittin' on
My window sill
I lured him in
With a peace of bread
(All together) And then I smashed his (Clap once on the left foot) little head!

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I don't know but I've been told,
I don't know but I've been told
Air Force Wings are made of gold.
I don't know but it's been said
I don't know but it's been said
Army wings are made of lead


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Marcher: 'When I say one now you say two'
Flight: repeat
Marcher: 'When I say Air Force you say Blue'
Flight: repeat
Marcher: 'One!'
Flight: 'Two!'
Marcher: 'Air Force!'
Flight: 'Blue!'
Marcher: 'When I say 3 now you say 4'
Flight: Repeat
Marcher: 'When I say want some you say more!'
Flight: Repeat
Marcher: *Repeats the lines he said above for 1 and 2 then adds '3!'
Flight: '4!'
Marcher: 'Want some!'
Flight: 'More!'
Marcher: 'When I say 5 now you say 6'
Flight: Repeat
Marcher: ' When I say just for you say kicks!'
Flight: Repeat
Marcher: *Repeats the lines said above for 1 2 3 and 4 then adds '5'
Flight: '6!'
Marcher: 'Just for'
Flight: 'Kicks'

You get the jist, for 7 and 8, you say when I say 7 now you say 8, when I say this feels you say great.

for 9 and 10, you say when I say 9 now you say 10, when I say do it you say again


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Mamma Mamma look at me,
Look what CAP did to me
took away my nike shoes
now i wear my BDU's
took away my PDA
now my girlfriend thinks im gay
took away my Cadillac
now im marchin there and back...

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How do you fight and how do you kill?
We fight knives and pistols too
What flight is this and who are you?
We are number 1, who the heck are you.


My appologies if this was a bit long... but there's some good ones here!

[Top Dawg]

Twinkle twinkle little star
Where'd you get your butter-bar?
Wait don't tell me let me guess
Four box tops and OCS

I also love scaring the senior members who used to be in the military by starting "A yellow bird"

[jeders]

Try:

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=5707

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=11609

http://captalk.net/index.php?topic=884

See that little button at the top that says search, you know, the one with a little magnifying glass? It is your, and everybody's, friend. Use it well young padawan.

[a2capt]

Oh please not again.
This is more and more looking like post count material, replying to ones own threads as the first reply. Echoing content that hits mailboxes at least annually, if not much more often.

[Sgt.Pain]

Please could we just enjoy this forum! Why does it have to be all arguing and contrary?? So what if I started a new thread of a similar topic.. I appologize for not looking first, and I will make sure to do a more thorough search next time I start a new topic. Now, with that being said can we get over ourselves and move on..

[jeders]

Please could we just enjoy this forum! Why does it have to be all arguing and contrary??

Hopefully it's not. CAPTalk is intended as a professional resource and hopefully none of us will argue, though we all know it happens.

So what if I started a new thread of a similar topic..

It just goes to good net manners and keeping the boards "organized."

I appologize for not looking first, and I will make sure to do a more thorough search next time I start a new topic.

That's really all we ask

Now, with that being said can we get over ourselves and move on..

Yes please. Maybe a lock with the jodie discussion of this thread being transferred to the jodie thread (topic 5707) by the mods.

[John11298]

ah nah, I'm not that old... Another 2 years I would be... with mum's permission.    I basically have no feelings for the lunatics that go out and blow up Iraqi people and US soldiers for their "Holy Jihad for Allah". It's all about money and power anyway, so even their sketchy religious claims are false.  And then these wimpy politicians that are "serving the people" aren't helping things, either, but I don't think you could make a jody like One by One about politicians.  Off Topic! sorry.

Ah, to be young, stupid, and fifteen again.

Being young, stupid, and twenty just isn't the same.

Never call someone stupid, especially a fellow cadet.  Although I'm pretty sure you didn't mean it on a personal level, stupidity is the person whom is acting that way's fault.  Basically, if you're acting stupid, it's your fault, and is punishable.  Younger people are ignorant.  Ignorance means that you aren't aware of something, stupidity is you're just not intelligent.  According to all Christian-Based religions, if you're sinning, and not aware of it, you were never sinning to begin with.   No one is born stupid, just ignorant.  We are all ignorant about different topics.  Others know more about one topic more than the other.  Albert Einstein says "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."  Correcting this young man on this topic is appropriate, but using the terminology of "Young, stupid, and fifteen" is not appropriate.  If you called a human whom is ignorant, stupid.  He may grow up to be more successful than you.  When or if he does, he may not be ignorant on that topic anymore.  But when you grow up, it's stupidity in you're path, not ignorance.