War With a Soldier | Military Cadence
(Lyrics & History)
The US military has been known for their tradition of singing while marching since WW2. Originating with the Army in 1944, the custom of calling cadence, or singing "jodies" has been a staple in training, PT, and drill in all branches. The style came from African work songs, introduced by PVT Willie Lee Duckworth, a black soldier from Georgia who used the call-and-response style to motivate his fellow-soldiers after long days of work.
Through the years, cadences have evolved to include a shocking and sometimes offensive tone. The violent nature of some cadences has been used to mentally prepare new trainees for the realities of their work. The following cadence "War With a Soldier" boasts about the reasons why soldiers should not be tested.
Lyrics
No limit to the limit, I thought I told ya
You don’t wanna go to war with a soldier
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Ooh, ah, I wanna slap somebody
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No limit to the limit, I thought I told ya
You don’t wanna go to war with a solider
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Ooh, ah, I wanna hurt somebody
Ooh, ah, I wanna leave them bloody
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Listen to this cadence:
No limit to the limit, I thought I told ya
You don’t wanna go to war with a soldier
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Ooh, ah, I wanna kill somebody
Ooh, ah, I wanna bury their body
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Motivated, dedicated, I thought I told ya
You don’t wanna go to war with a soldier
Song Name: Letter In the Mail
Album Name: Cadences Volume 2
by Jonathan Michael Fleming
DISCLAIMERS:
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The lyrics and music to the above cadence are not original to me. To the best of my knowledge, the song is in the public domain, as the author is unknown and has simply been handed down generation-to-generation within the US military.
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