|
Up in the morning at the break of day
Working so hard we never play
Running through the jungle where the sun don't shine
All I do is double time
Up in the morning and out of the rack
Grab my clothes and put them on my back
Running cross the desert in the shifting sand
Drill Sergeant, look, I'll give you a helping hand
Up in the morning with a whistle and a yell
I know that voice and I know it well
Drill Sergeant says you better hit the floor
And don't be walking going out the door
I like women and I like wine
But all I do is double time
Double time here and double time there
Man this life, it's the best anywhere ....................................
I saw an old lady running down the street
Had a chute on her back, jump boots on her feet
Said, "Hey old lady, where you goin' to?"
She said, "US Army Airborne School"
"Watcha gonna do when you get there?"
"Jump from a plane, float through the air"
I said, "Hey old lady, ain't you been told?"
Airborne School's for the young and the bold."
She said, "Hey young punk who you talkin' to,
I'm an instructor at Airborne School!"
Saw an old lady marching down the road
Had a knife in her hand and a 90 lb. load
Said, "Hey old lady where you goin' to?'
She said, "US Army Ranger School."
"Whatcha gonna do when you get there?"
"Jump and swim and kill without care"
I said, "Hey old lady, ain't you been told?
Ranger School's for the young and the bold."
She said, "Hey young punk who you talkin' to
I'm an instructor at the Ranger School!"
Saw an old lady running down the track
Had fins on her feet and a tank on her back
Said, "Hey old lady where you goin' to?"
She said, "US Army Scuba School"
"Whatcha gonna do when you get there?"
"Swim under water and never breathe air"
I said, "Hey old lady, ain't you been told?
Scuba School's for the young and the bold."
She said, "Hey young punk who you talkin' to?"
I'm an instructor at Scuba School!"
Saw an old lady walkin' down the street
I.V. in her hand and boots on her feet
I said, "Hey old lady where you goin' to?"
She said "Army Combat Medic School"
I said, "Hey old lady ain't you been told?
Medic School's for the young and the bold"
She said "Hey young punk who you talkin'to?
I'm an instructor at the Medic School" ....................................
When my granny was 91
She did PT just for fun
92
She did PT better than you
93
She did PT better than me
94
She did PT more and more
95
She did PT to stay alive
96
She kept on doing flutter-kicks
97
She up and died and went to heaven
She met St. Peter at the pearly gates
Said, "St. Peter, St. Peter, hope I'm not late
St. Peter said with a big ol' grin
"Get down granny, and knock out ten"
She replied with a big ol' smile "Sorry, St. Peter, I'm on profile!" ....................................
One mile
No sweat
Two miles
Better yet
Three miles
Gotta run
Four miles
To the sun
....................................
I don't know but I think I might
Jump from an airplane while in flight
Soldier, soldier, have you heard
I'm gonna jump from a big iron bird
Up in the morning in the drizzlin' rain
Packed my chute and boarded the plane
C-130 rollin' down the strip
64 Rangers on a one-way trip
Mission Top Secret, destination unknown
They don't know if they're ever coming home
When my plane gets up so high
Airborne troopers gonna dance in the sky
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If my main don't open wide I got a reserve by my side
If that one should fail me too
Look out ground, I'm a-coming through
If I die on the old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
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
If I die on a Chinese hill
Take my watch or the commies will
If I die in the Korean mud
Bury me with a case of Bud
Put my wings upon my chest
And tell my Mom I did my best ....................................
A is for Airborne
I is for in the sky
R is for Ranger
B is for bonafide
O is for on the go
R is for Rock-n-Roll
N is for never quit
E is for everyday
'Cause I'm Airborne
All the way
Super-duper Paratrooper ....................................
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 excellence
R is for Ranger ...
C-130 Rollin' Down the Strip
C-130 rollin' down the strip
64 Rangers on a one-way trip
Mission Top Secret, destination unknown
Don't even know if we're ever come home
When my plane gets up so high
Paratroopers take to the skies
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
My knees got weak and I hit the floor
Jumpmaster picked me up with ease
Tossed my knees into the breeze
Count one-thousand, two-thousand, three-thousand, four
My main opened with a mighty roar
But if my main don't open wide
I got a reserve by my side
But if that one should fail me too
Look out below I'm a-comin' through
If I die on the old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
Pin my wings upon my chest
And then bury me in the leaning rest
Will if I die on a Chinese hill
Take my watch or the commies will
But if I die in the Korean mud
Bury me with a case of Bud ....
Up in the Morning
Up in the morning 'fore the break of day
I don't like it, no way
Eat my breakfast too damn soon
Hungry as a hound dog by noon
Went to the mess hall on my knees
"Mess Sergeant, Mess Sergeant feed me please!"
Mess Sergeant said with a big ol'grin
"If you wanna be Airborne you gotta be thin"
Up in the morning at the break of day
Working so hard we never play
Running through the jungle where the sun don't shine
All I do is double time ....................................
Airborne Ranger
Airborne Ranger raving mad
He's got a tab I wish I had
Black and gold and half moon shape
Airborne Ranger, he's gone ape
Jumpin' through windows, kickin' down walls
Airborne Ranger's havin' a ball
So if there's trouble in the world today
Call on the men in the Black Berets ....................................
When I get to Heaven
When I get to heaven
Saint Peter's gonna say
"How'd you earn your livin' boy?
How'd you earn your pay?"
I'll reply with a whole lot of anger,
"I made my living as an Airborne Ranger!
Blood, guts, sex and danger
That's the life of an Airborne Ranger!"
When I get to hell Satan's gonna say
"How'd you earn your livin' boy?
How'd you earn your pay?"
I'll reply with a boot to his face
"I made my living sending souls to this place!" ....................................
No Sweat
One mile No sweat
Two miles Better yet
Three miles Gotta run
Four miles Just for fun
Come on Let's go
We can go Through the snow
We can run To the sun
We train In the rain
A-I R-B
O-R N-E
Can you be Like me?
Airborne Infantry ....................................
Sittin' On a Mountaintop
Sittin' on a mountaintop beatin' my drum
Beat it so hard the MPs come
I said MP, MP don't arrest me
Arrest that leg behind that tree
He stole the whiskey,
I stole the wine
But all I ever do is double-time  |
