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"The Army Goes Rolling Along" - Official Song of the U.S. Army

The song was originally written by field artillery First Lieutenant [later Brigadier General] Edmund L. Gruber, while stationed in the Philippines in 1908 as the "Caisson Song." The original lyrics reflect routine activities in a horse-drawn field artillery battery. The song was transformed into a march by John Philip Sousa in 1917 and renamed "The Field Artillery Song."

It was adopted in 1956 as the official song of the Army and retitled, "The Army Goes Rolling Along." The current lyrics tell the story of our past, our present, and our future. For more on the history of "The Army Goes Rolling Along," click on A Soldier's Song.

The "Army Goes Rolling Along" is played at the conclusion of every U.S. Army ceremony and all soldiers are expected to stand and sing. The three selections below can be downloaded and used for this purpose when a U.S. Army band is not available.


Listen to The U.S. Army Song (MP3)

Instrumental (618 KB) http://bands.army.mil/docs/ArmySongInstrumental.mp3

Instrumental with chorus (608 KB) http://bands.army.mil/docs/ArmySongCombined.mp3

Chorus only (497 KB)
http://bands.army.mil/docs/ArmySongChorus.mp3

Verse: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free.
Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory.
We’re the Army and proud of our name!
We’re the Army and proudly proclaim:

First Chorus: First to fight for the right,
And to build the Nation’s might,
And The Army Goes Rolling Along.
Proud of all we have done,
Fighting till the battle’s won,
And the Army Goes Rolling Along.

Refrain: Then it’s hi! hi! hey!
The Army’s on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong;
For where’er we go,
You will always know
That The Army Goes Rolling Along.

Second Chorus: Valley Forge, Custer’s ranks,
San Juan Hill and Patton’s tanks,
And the Army went rolling along.
Minute men, from the start,
Always fighting from the heart,
And the Army keeps rolling along.

Refrain: (same as above)

Third Chorus: (slower, more freely)
Men in rags, men who froze,
Still that Army met its foes,
And the Army went rolling along.
Faith in God, then we’re right,
And we’ll fight with all our might,
As the Army keeps rolling along.

Refrain: Then it’s hi! hi! hey!
The Army’s on its way.
Count off the cadence loud and strong; (two! three!)
For where’er we go,
You will always know
That THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG! (keep it rolling!)
And THE ARMY GOES ROLLING ALONG!

http://bands.army.mil/music/armysong.asp

U.S. Marine Corps Hymn (Marine Hymn)


From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
of United States Marine.

Our flag's unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev'ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job--
The United States Marines.
Here's health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve
In many a strife we've fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.

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The Caissons Go Rolling Along

Words & Music by Edmund L. Gruber

Over hill, over dale
We have hit the dusty trail,
And those Caissons go rolling along.
In and out, hear them shout,
Counter march and right about,
And the Caissons go rolling along.

Then it’s Hi!, Hi! Hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong,
For where e’er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along.

Over hill, over dale
As we hit the dusty trail,
And the Caissons go rolling along.

In and out, hear them shout,
Counter march and right about,
And the Caissons go rolling along.

Then it’s Hi! Hi! Hee!
In the field artillery,
Shout out your numbers loud and strong

For where e’er you go,
You will always know
That the Caissons go rolling along
That the Caissons go rolling along
That the Caissons go rolling along


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