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U.S. Navy Running Cadences

From 2008

Each line is repeated:

Call [repeated back]
Call [not repeated back because there is an]
(Alternate response)


At a double time
(Any time!)
March!


When I say one, you say two
When I say PT, you say 'for you'
One
(Two)
PT
(for you)
When I say three, you say four
When I say PT, you say 'some more!'
One
(Two)
PT
(for you)
Three
(Four)
PT
(some more!)
When I say five, you say six
When I say PT, you say 'for kicks'
. . .
When I say seven, you say eight
When I say PT, you say 'It's great!'
. . .
When I say nine, you say ten
When I say PT, you say 'again!'


When my granny was ninety-one
She did PT just for fun
When my granny was ninety-two
She did PT better than you
When my granny was ninety-three
She did PT better than me
When my granny was ninety-four
She did her PT on the floor
When my granny was ninety-five
She did PT just to stay alive
When my granny was ninety-six
She PT just for kicks
When my granny was ninety-seven
She PTed to 7-11
When my granny was ninety-eight
She did PT just to stay up late
When my granny was ninety-nine
She did PT all the time
When my granny was a hundred and five
She PTed until the day she died
When my granny was a hundred and seven
She did PT all the way to heaven
When my granny was a hundred and eight
She did PT at the pearly gates
When my granny was a hundred and nine
She did PT and it was divine


Hey, Army
What are you doing?
Get in your Jeeps and follow me
I'm in the U.S. [clap] Navy
Hey, Air Force
What are you doing?
Get in your jets and follow me
I'm in the U.S. [clap] Navy
Hey, Coast Guard
What are you doing?
Get in your dinghies and follow me
I'm in the U.S. [clap] Navy
Hey, Marine Corps
What are you doing?
Pick up your rifles and follow me
I'm in the U.S. [clap] Navy

[The Navy portion of this cadence as sung by a Marine]
Hey, Navy
Deckswabbing Navy
Get on your ships and follow me
I am Marine Corps infantry


Everywhere we go
People wanna know
Who we are
So we tell them
We're not the Army
The backpacking Army
We're not the Air Force
Always on the golf course
We're not the Coast Guard
They don't even work hard
We're not the Marines
They don't even hygiene
We are the Navy
The world's strongest Navy
Blue and gold Navy
Hooyah, Navy
Get some Navy
[etc.]


Pain
In my legs
I don't care
I like it there
Pain
In my neck
I don't care
I want it there
Pain
In my back
I don't care
I need it there
Pain
In my chest
I don't care
I love it there
Pain
In my thighs
I don't care
I put it there
I like it there
I want it there
I need it there
I love it there
[etc. with more body parts and various degrees of wanting the pain, you get the idea]


This Navy don't need no Crackerjack
Someday we might go to Iraq
When we go we've got to be ready
Fit to fight and woo! Rock steady
This Navy don't need no Lazy Man
Someday we might go to Iran
When we go we've got to be ready
Fit to fight and woo! Rock steady


Runnin' through the jungle
Where it's hot and it's dry
Can't stop runnin'
'Cause to stop is to die
Out jumped a cobra
From behind a tree
I saw that cobra
He was staring at me
So I reached into my boot
And I pulled out a knife
And I had that cobra
For my dinner that night


Hey, hey, Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad track
With a rifle in your hand
I'm gonna be your shootin' man
A shootin' man
The best I can
For Uncle Sam
Hey, hey, Captain Jack
Meet me down by the railroad track
With a knife in your hand
I'm gonna be your cuttin' man
A cuttin' man
A shootin' man
The best I can
For Uncle Sam
. . .
With a grenade in your hand
I'm gonna be your killin' man
. . .
With a bottle in your hand
I'm gonna be your drinkin' man
. . .