Army Cadences: Hail Oh Infantry

Wake up to a mortar attack Hit the ground, I’m out of the rack My sergeant rushes me off to chow But I don’t eat it anyhow Refrain: Oh hail, Oh hail, Oh infantry Queen of battle, follow me Oh, airborne ranger’s the life for me For nothing in this world is free From a big bird in the sky All will jump and some will die Off to battle we will go To live or die, hell I don’t know. Refrain Hit the ground with American pride A bullet through a commie’s eye He ought to be damn glad he died He’d hate for me to take him alive It’s true that some of us will die Airborne rangers learn to fly But not today as I hit the ground Lock and load another round Over the hill, some men I’ve seen Head to toe in Army green Moving tactically, not a sound Infantry soldiers on the ground Assault, support are all in place The enemy unaware of his fate Claymores blast and 60’s roar Again, the airborne ranger scores Its true that someday I’ll be dead Before I go I’ll take more heads Before us enemies all will flee ’Cause we’re the airborne infantry