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Sardine - February 9, 2008 02:20 PM (GMT)
Ok, so I've got one of their songs (or part of it), and decided to hunt for it on Google. Well, I got a load of Marine Corps cadences.

I think that they're spirit and dedication is awesome. It's amazing; these guys could die in a week, but they're still out there training, singing and having a good time. I just felt like posting this as a sort of a dedication to them. If someone wants to make a banner, that would be cool.

Here's the song I have. I'm not sure about the last part, but the rest is pretty accurate.

Mama Cant You See – US Marine Corps

Oh mama can’t you see
What this corp has done for me?
Put me in a barber’s chair
Snip, snap an’ I had no hair.

An’ if I die in a combat zone;
Box me up an’ ship me home.
Put me in a set of dress-blues
Comb my hair and shine my shoes

Pin my medals upon my chest
Tell my mama I did my best.
My mama, don’t you cry;
Marine Cor’ motto is “Do or die”.

Say lo, right lay-o
Lo, right lay-o
Low right lay-o
Now let me ride it low.


I found a site with recordings of their cadences and chants. One will find that they use the same words in a lot of their songs. Track 4, Marine Cadences is the one posted here. Track 1, Full Metal Jacket Cadence has drums and stuff. You can also find videos of them marching and such on YouTube.

Marine Corps Cadences

I don't know if anyone else is interested in this sort of thing. I guess I'm interested in it because I want to join the airforce (SAAF, but I'd much prefer the RAF [British or Australian]). So yeah, I'm really into this military stuff.

Shonk Da 'Onk - February 11, 2008 08:37 AM (GMT)
They have their own music and stuffs? :mellow:

One of my besties is leaving next week to join the Australian Navy. I don't want her to go but I'm really happy for her as people have basically told her, her whole life that she is going to amount to nothing but she is going to end up as a doctor on one of the ships :D

Sardine - February 11, 2008 06:58 PM (GMT)
Yeah, they've got their own music and stuffs :) As does the army and possibly the airforce. As well as the navy fighter pilot division, section, thing.

Wow. I want to join the airforce, but our government is corrupt and has decided that if you aren't black, excuse me, "previously disadvantaged", you can't join the army/airforce/navy, or get into university and such.

Best of luck to your friend , Shonk :)




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