Cadences carried across the years

Above the land, Across the sea, We're everywhere, We need to be. We're brothers of, A special kind, A better band, You'll never find. Band of brothers, That's what we are, Fighting evil, Near and far. Band of brothers, That's what I said, Baptized by fire, Scarred by lead. We're lean and mean, And fit to fight, Anywhere, Day or night. When bullets fly, And rockets fall, We'll stand our ground, And give our all. We're on the move, We're on the march, We're digging' ditches, And breaking' starch. When you hear, Our battle cry, You better move, And step aside. Band of brothers, That's what we said, Mess with us, We'll shoot you dead. Band of brothers, Trained to kill, If we don't getcha, Our sisters will.

Mama, mama can’t you see What the Marine Corps done to me Mama, mama can’t you see What the Marine Corps done to me Put me in a barber’s chair Spun me around, I had no hair Put me in a barber’s chair Spun me around, I had no hair Mama, mama can’t you see What the Marine Corps done to me Used to drive a Cadillac Now I hump it on my back Used to drive a Cadillac Now I hump it on my back Mama, mama can’t you see What the Marine Corps done to me

Hey Army What are you doing? Get in your tanks and follow me I’m in the US (Clap) Navy Hey Air Force What are you doing? Get in your jets follow me I’m in the US (Clap) Navy Hey Marine Corps What are you doing? Pick up your rifles follow me I’m in the US (Clap) Navy Hey Coast Guard What are you doing? Get in your dinghies and follow me I’m in the US (Clap) Navy The Blue and Gold Navy

Hey sailor Where have you been I’ve been to the coral sea Fighting for freedom Fighting for liberty Hey sailor where have you been I’ve been to Korea Fighting for freedom Fighting for liberty Hey sailor Where have you been I’ve been to Vietnam Fighting for freedom Fighting for liberty Hey sailor Where have you been I’ve been to the desert storm Fighting for freedom Fighting for liberty Hey sailor Where have you been I’ve been to Afghanistan Fighting for freedom Fighting for liberty Hey sailor Where have you been I’ve been to Iraq and back Fighting for freedom Fighting for liberty Hey sailor where have you been I am where have to be Fighting for freedom Fighting for liberty

Yo mama was home when you left You’re Right Yo daddy was home when you left You’re right Yo sister was home when you left You’re Right Yo brother was home when you left You’re Right The cat was home when you left You’re Right The dog was home when you left You’re Right The rat was home when you left You’re Right Yo mama yo daddy yo sister yo brother the cat the dog the rat was all home when you left You’re Right And that’s the reason you left You’re right I left my home To join the navy I left my home To join navy The day I left My momma cried She said that I Would surely die I left my spouse Standing at the door She thought that I Would die at war I left my son Playing in the yard To see his parent leave Made him cry so hard The day I left I shook my daddy’s hand His said that I Should go and defend his land (Or/ Had become a man) Oh we oh we Oh we oh we Oh we oh we To join the Navy

V-I-C-T-O-R-Y Victory victory that’s our battle cry Six to the front and three to the rear That’s the way we do it here If I die on the old drop zone Box me up and ship me home Tell my mama I did my best Pin my medals upon her chest Tell my RDCs I did my best Tell em I was buried in the leaning rest

A hostage situation It started in Iran And then the bloody Russians Invaded Afghanistan, hey! Sailors at war, sailors at war late at night when you sleeping RDCs coming roving all around, roving all around, hey! They came to find their leader They found him in the rear His eyes are full of wonder His eyes are full of fear, hey! Sailors at war, sailors at war late at night when you sleeping RDCs coming roving all around, roving all around, hey! They came to find the wounded They came to claim their dead They hear the choppers comin They’re hovering over head, hey! Sailors at war, sailors at war late at night when you sleeping RDCs coming roving all around, roving all around, hey! We came to find their leader We found him in his bed But when we rolled him over We found that he was dead, hey! Sailors at war, sailors at war late at night when you sleeping RDCs coming roving all around, roving all around, hey!

Five white starts on a blue background, Medal of Honor just to wear around At 1900 at the Peking wall, private Dan Daly answered the call At the rebellion he took the lead, and by himself he did the deed In 1914 he won once more, fighting the Haitians just to settle the score Gunnery Sergeant Daly passed the test, he captured and destroyed a machine gun chest Five white stars on a blue background, Medal of Honor just to wear around Butler and Daly each won two, making history for me and you As fighting marines they took control, they fought the enemy blow by blow Pappy won one in ‘43, splashing zeros in the sea But Chesty Puller was the best, he wore five navy crosses upon his chest Iron cross on a blue background, five navy crosses just to wear around

C-130 rollin up the strip, Recon Ranger gonna take a lil trip. Stand up, buckle up, shuffle to the door, Unass the aircraft, yank on 4. If the main don't deploy right, I got a reserve by my side. If that chute dont deploy either, I gotta date with old St Peter. If I buy it in the combat zone, Box what's left and ship it home. Pin my medals on my left breast, Tell my people I done my best. Triangled Colors on Mommas lap, Says her lil boy ain't comin back.

One by one we loaded our guns on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Two by two the Nazis came through on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Three by three we shoot at their knees on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Four by four we shoot them some more on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Five by five the killing was fine on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Six by six we reloaded our clips on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Seven by seven we shot them to heaven on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Eight by eight the killing was great on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Nine by nine no Nazis alive on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye Ten by ten we do it again on the mountain all day and all through the night aye-aye

C130 Rolling down the strip, airborne daddy gonna take a little trip, stand up hook up shuffle to the door, jump right and count to four, if my main don't open wide, I have another one by my side, if that one should fail me too, look out ground I'm coming through, all the way airborne, got to go airborne, airborne

“You will not walk down the street. You will not march down the street. You WILL, by GOD, STRUT down the street.”