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Cadence

Running Cadence

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    One Mile, No Sweat

    One mile no sweat,
    Two miles better yet,
    Three miles oh no,
    Four miles gotta go,
    Five miles, gotta run
    Six miles, to the sun
    Seven miles feeling good like I should.

    In my legs,
    In my head,
    In my chest,
    Feeling good,
    Super troop
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    All the Way

    Here We Go
    All the way
    Everyday
    One mile--no good.
    Two miles--No sweat.
    Three miles--Better yet.
    Four miles--All the way.
    Five miles--Everyday.
    Six miles--follow me.

    Airborne!

    Seven miles--Ranger run
    Lots of fun.
    All the way.
    PT--So good

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    C-130

    C-130 rolling down the strip,
    Airborne daddy's gonna take a little trip.
    Mission uncertain, destination unknown,
    Don't even know if we're ever coming home.

    Stand-up, Hook-up, shuffle to the door,  
    Jump right out and count to four.
    Slip to the left and slip to the right
    Slip on down to a firefight.
    Hit the drop zone with my feet apart
    Legs in my stomach and feet in my heart.
    And if my main don't open wide,
    I've got a reserve by my side.
    And if that one should fail me too,
    Look out below, I'm coming through.
    And if I die in the old drop zone,
    Box me up and ship me home.
    And if I die in the Korean mud
    Bury me with a case of Bud

    Bury speakers all around my head
    So I can rock with the Grateful Dead
    Bury speakers all around my toes
    So I can rock with Axel Rose
    Pin my medals upon my chest,
    And bury me in the leaning rest.
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    Up in the Morning

    Up in the morning at the break of day
    Work so hard we never play  
    Run through the jungle where the sun don't shine
    And all I do is the double time
    Up in the morning and out of the rack
    Grab my clothes and put them on my back
    Run thru the swamp and up in a tree
    First sergeant chasing after me
    I like whiskey  and I like wine  
    But all I do is double time
    Up in the morning before the break of day
    I don’t like it no way
    Eat my breakfast too darn soon
    Hungry as hell by noon
    Went to the mess sergeant on my knees
    I said mess sergeant, mess sergeant, feed me please
    Mess sergeant said with a big old grin
    “If you want to be airborne, you got to be thin.
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    When I get to Heaven

    When I get to heaven,
    Saint Peter's gonna say,
    How'd you earn your living boy?
    How'd you earn your pay?
    I reply with a whole lot of anger,
    Earned my living as an Airborne Ranger.
    Livin' a life of Guts and Danger,
    Blood, Sweat, Guts, and Danger.
    That's the way, of an Airborne Ranger
    When I get to hell,
    Satan's gonna say,
    How'd you earn your living punk?
    How'd you earn your pay?
    And I replied with a boot to his face,
    Earned my livin' laying souls to waste!
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    My Granny

    When my granny was 91,
    She did PT just for fun.
    When my granny was 92,
    She did PT better than you.
    When my granny was 93,
    She did pushups just like me.
    When my granny was 94,
    She did PT more and more.
    When my granny was 95,
    She did PT to stay alive.
    When my Granny turned 96,
    She did sit-ups just for kicks.
    And when my granny turned 97,
    She double-timed straight up to heaven.
    She met St. Peter at the pearly gate,
    Said, “Gee, St. Peter I hope I’m not late.”
    St. Peter said with a big wide grin, 
    “Drop down Granny and knock out ten.
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    Saw an old Lady

    Saw an old lady walking down the street  
    Had a ruck on her back and jungle boots on her feet
    I said "Hey old lady where you going to?"
    She said "U.S. Army Ranger School"
    I said "Hey old lady, now ain't you been told?
    Ranger School's for the young and the bold!"
    She said "Hey now son  don't be a fool  
    I'm an instructor at the Ranger school"
    Saw an old lady walking down the street  
    Had a chute on her back, and jump boots on her feet
    I said "Hey old lady where you going to?"
    She said "U.S. Army Airborne School"
    I said "Hey old lady, you're too darn old
    You'd better leave the jumpin' to the young and the bold"  
    She said "Hey now sonny can't you see?
    I've got master jump wings and my CIB"
    Saw an old lady walking down the street
    She had a tank on her back and fins on her feet
    I said "Hey old lady, where you going to?"
    She said "U.S. Army Scuba School"
    I said "Hey old lady, now ain't you been told?
    Scuba School's for the young and the bold"
    She said "Hey now sonny can't you see?  
    I taught recon, UDT"
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    Two Old Ladies

    Two old ladies lying in bed,
    One rolled over to the other and said,
    "I wanna be an Airborne Ranger",
    Live a life of guts and danger,
    Blood, guts, lies and danger,
    That's the life of an Airborne Ranger.
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    Up on a mountain top

    Up on a mountaintop, beating my drum
    I beat so hard till the MP's come
    I said MP, MP, don't arrest me
    Arrest that leg behind that tree
    He stole the whiskey, he stole the wine
    And all I ever do is the double-time
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    Boo

    Had an old dog whose name was Boo  
    Boo wants to go to Scuba School
    Bought him a tank and four little fins
    And took him down where he got the bends
    Same old dog whose name was Boo
    Boo wants to go to Ranger School
    And so I took away his chow  
    I motivated his bow-wow
    Still got the dog whose name was Boo
    Boo wants to go to Airborne School
    Got him a chute, strapped it to his back
    Now Boo stands tall, and he looks strac
    That Airborne dog whose name was Boo  
    Got his orders for Jungle School
    Took him down to Panama
    And that's the last of Boo I ever saw.
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    I can run

    I can run to __________ just like this  
    All the way to __________ and never quit

    Insert:
    Ft Benning / Airborne
    Ft. Campbell / Air Assault
    Ft. Bragg / Eighty-second
    Ft. Riley / Kansas
    Ft. Wood / Missouri
    etc...
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    Coonskin

    Coon skin and alligator hide  
    Make a pair of jump boots just the right size
    Shine 'em up, lace 'em up, put 'em on your feet
    A good pair of jump boots can't be beat
    Birdie, birdie in the sky
    Dropped some whitewash in my eye
    Ain't no sissy, I won't cry
    I'm just glad that cows don't fly
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    Superman

    Me and Superman got in a fight
    I hit him in the head with some Kryptonite
    I hit him so hard I busted his brain
    And now I'm dating Lois Lane
    Well, me and Batman, we had one too
    I hit him in the head with my left shoe
    Right in the temple with my heel
    And now I'm driving the Batmobile
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    A is for Airborne

    A is for Airborne  
    I is for In the sky
    R is for Rough and tough
    B is for Born to Die
    O is for On the go
    R is for Ranger
    N is for Never quit
    E is for Everyday
    R is for rough and tough
    A is for all the way
    N is for never quit
    G is for gung-ho
    E is for ever-ready
    R is for Ranger

    'Cause I'm Airborne
    Ranger
    All the way
    Super-duper
    Paratrooper
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    Wanna be

    I wanna be an Airborne Ranger,
    Live the life of guts and danger,
    Blood, guts, lies and danger,
    That is the life of an Airborne Ranger.

    I wanna be a Scuba Diver,
    Dive right in to that murky water,
    Scuba Diver,
    Murky water,
    Airborne Ranger,
    Guts and danger.
    I wanna be a Mountain Climber,
    Climb those mountains higher and higher,
    Mountain Climber,
    Higher and higher,
    Scuba Diver,
    Murky water,
    Airborne Ranger,
    Guts and danger.
    I wanna be a paramedic,
    Give me some of that funky anesthetic,
    Paramedic,
    Funky anesthetic,
    Mountain Climber,
    Higher and higher,
    Scuba Diver,
    Murky water,
    Airborne Ranger,
    Guts and danger.

Marching Cadence

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    We are the Mountain Rangers

    We are the Mountain Rangers,
    And we like to PARTY
    Party, Hardy
    Party, Hardy all night long,
    (All Together)
    Your left, Your left,
    Your left, right get on up
    Your left, Your left,
    Your left, right get on up,
    Now drop, recover and beat your face
    Mountain Rangers are going to rock this place.
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    Four Winds

    Let 'em blow let 'em blow
    Let the four winds blow  
    From the east to the west
    The US Army is the best
    Standing tall and looking good
    Ought to march in Hollywood

    Dress it right and cover down
    Forty inches all around
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    Infantry Song

    Old soldier, combat soldier
    Pick up your rifle and follow me,
    I am the infantry,
    Queen of Battle infantry.
    One-oh-one.
    Patch on my shoulder,
    Mount your chopper and follow me,
    Air Assault Infantry.
    Eighty-second,
    Patch on my shoulder,
    Pick up your chute and follow me,
    Airborne Infantry.
    First cav,
    Patch on my shoulder,
    Mount up and follow me,
    Always ready cavalry.
    Big red one,
    Patch on my shoulder,
    Mount your track and follow me,
    Mechanized  Infantry.
    Twenty-fifth
    Patch on my shoulder,
    lace up your boots and follow me,
    Straight-leg  Infantry.
    ROTC,
    Patch on my shoulder,
    Pick up your books and follow me,
    Wanna Lead The  Infantry.
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    Captain Jack

    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track.
    With my rifle in my hand,
    I wanna be a fighting man.
    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track.
    With my suitcase in my hand,
    I wanna be a travelin’ man.
    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track.
    With my car keys in my hand,
    I wanna be a drivin’ man.
    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track,
    With that K-Bar in my hand,
    I wanna be a jackin man.
    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track.
    With that bottle in my hand,
    I wanna be a drinkin man.
    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track,
    With that bayonet in my hand,
    I wanna be a stabbin man.
    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track,
    With that woman in my hand,
    I wanna be a lovin man.
    Hey, hey Captain Jack,
    Meet me down by the railroad track,
    With that pistol in my hand,
    I wanna be a killin man.
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    They say that in the Army

    They say that in the Army the chow is mighty fine
    Chicken jumped off the table and started marching time.

    O how I want to go,
    But they won’t let me go,
    Hooooome, ooooome, ooooome, HEY!
    They say that in the Army the coffee is mighty fine
    It looks like muddy water and tastes like turpentine.
    They say that in the Army the money is mighty fine
    They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine.
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    Everywhere I go

    When I go to bed,
    There’s a drill sergeant there.
    When I go to bed,
    There’s a drill sergeant there. 
    Everywhere I go, there’s a drill sergeant there.
    Everywhere I go, there’s a drill sergeant there.
    Drill sergeant, drill sergeant,
    Counts the cadence by the numbers everywhere I go.
    Whoa, whoa, whoa,
    Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
    When I’m eatin’ chow,
    There’s a drill sergeant there.
    When I’m eatin’ chow,
    There’s a drill sergeant there.
    Everywhere I go, there’s a drill sergeant there.
    Everywhere I go, there’s a drill sergeant there.
    Drill sergeant, drill sergeant,
    Counts the cadence by the numbers everywhere I go.
    Whoa, whoa, whoa,
    Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
    When I’m on a pass,
    There’s a drill sergeant there.
    When I’m on a pass,
    There’s a drill sergeant there.
    Everywhere I go, there’s a drill sergeant there.
    Everywhere I go, there’s a drill sergeant there.
    Drill sergeant, drill sergeant,
    Counts the cadence by the numbers everywhere I go.
    Whoa, whoa, whoa,
    Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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    Old King Cole

    Old King Cole was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was he uh-huh
    Well he called for his pipe and he called for his wife and he called for his...
    Privates three
    Beer beer beer, said the privates
    Merry men are we!
    There's none so fair that they could compare with the airborne infantry uh-huh.
    Corporals three
    A three day pass, said the corporals
    Sergeants three
    Fight, fight, fight, said the sergeant
    LT's three
    What do I do now? said the LT
    Captains three
    Take that hill, said the CPT
    Colonels three
    Where's my star? said the COL
    Generals three
    Win win win, said the GEN
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    Choppers Coming

    I hear the choppers coming,
    Their flying overhead,
    They've come to take the wounded,
    They've come to take the dead.
    AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
    RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
    My Buddy's in a foxhole,
    A bullet in his head,
    The Army say's he's living,
    But I know that he's dead.
    AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
    RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
    I ran to tell the CO,
    About my Buddy's head,
    But when I got there,
    The CO was already dead..
    AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
    RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
    And now the battle's over,
    The smoke is all around,
    We wanted to go home,
    But we're six feet under ground.
    AIRBORNE (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
    RANGER (Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot to kill)
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    Where have you been?

    Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger where have you been?
    Around the world and back again.
    Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you go?
    In a C-130 flying low.
    Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you get down?
    In a T-10 Charlie, big and round.
    Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger what did you do?
    Killed some Tangos for me and you.
    Airborne Ranger, Airborne Ranger how did you get back?
    In a black and gold body sack.
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    Mama, Mama

    Mama, Mama can't you see
    What this Army's done for me,
    They took away my faded jeans,
    Now I'm wearing Army Greens.
    Mama, Mama can't you see
    What this Army's done for me,
    I used to drive a Cadillac,
    Now I hump it on my back.
    Mama, Mama can't you see
    What this Army's done for me,
    Sat me in the Barber's chair,
    Spun me around, I had no hair.
    Mama, Mama can't you see
    What this Army's done for me,
    I used to date a beauty queen,
    Now I date my M-16.
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    Around her hair

    Around her hair she wore a yellow ribbon,
    She wore it in the spring time in the merry month of May,
    And if you asked her why the hell she wore it,
    She wore it for the soldier who was far, far away.
    FAR AWAY!
    FAR AWAY!
    She wore it for the soldier who was far, far away.
    Around the block she pushed a baby carriage...
    Behind the door her daddy kept a shotgun...
    In the church the preacher kept a license...
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    Count Cadence, Delay Cadence

    Count Cadence
    Delay Cadence
    Skip Cadence
    Count
    (One) Airborne Soldier
    (Two) Better do your best
    (Three) Before you find yourself
    (Four) In the leaning rest.
    (One) Hit it
    (Two) Kick it
    (Three) Stab it
    (Four) Kill it
    One, two, three, four we're not the damn Marine Corps
    We like it here, we love it here we've finally found a home
    (a what) a home (a what)  a home
    A home away from home. YEAH!
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    Tiny Bubbles

    Tiny Bubbles,
    In my beer,
    Makes me happy,
    Makes me full of cheer.
    Your left, your left
    Your left, right, left
    Your left, your left now
    Your military left.
    Tiny Bubbles,
    In my wine,
    Makes me happy,
    Makes me feel fine.
    Your left, your left
    Your left, right, left
    Your left, your left now
    Your military left.
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    Pebbles and Bam Bam

    Pebbles and Bam Bam on a Friday night,
    Trying to get to heaven on a paper kite,
    Lightning struck (Boom) and down they fell (Ahhh),
    Instead of getting to heaven, they went strait to hell.
    Dino the dog (Ruff Ruff) was on the bone (Chomp Chomp),
    While Fred and Barney rocked the microphone,
    There was nothing Fred or Barney could do,
    Except sing "Yaaba, dabba, dabba, dabba, dabba doo."

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