A Civilian's Guide to the U.S. Military by Barbara Schading & Richard Schading

Author:Barbara Schading & Richard Schading [Schading, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2006-12-07T16:00:00+00:00

MILITARY MUSIC

The military institution has historically used songs of patriotism, heroism, and conquests as a motivational and brotherhood-inspiring technique. Each branch of the military has its own associated song, and each member can (and often does) sing it at any time the occasion demands or the situation inspires.

U.S. Army Song

“The Army Goes Rolling Along” was written in 1908 by then-field artillery First Lieutenant Edmund L. Gruber while stationed in the Philippines, and was called the “Caisson Song.” The original lyrics reflect routine activities in a horse-drawn field artillery battery. “Caissons” are battle wagons used to transport artillery and supplies in a conflict and to carry the dead from the field afterwards. The song was transformed into an energetic march by John Philip Sousa in 1917 and renamed “The Field Artillery Song.” In 1952, the Army adopted it as the official Army song and changed the title. The lyrics give homage to Army’s past, present, and future operations. “The Army Goes Rolling Along” is played at the conclusion of every Army ceremony, and all soldiers are expected to stand and sing. The tune, if not most of the lyrics, are known far and wide. Several of the verses are included here.

The Army Goes Rolling Along

INTRO:

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

VERSE:

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 of the cadence loud and strong (TWO! THREE!)

For where e’er we go,

You will always know

That the Army Goes Rolling Along.

The Navy Hymn

The Navy’s song is “Eternal Father, Strong to Save.” The lyrics were originally a poem written in 1860 by William Whiting, an Englishman, for a student who was sailing to America. The melody was composed by another Englishman, Rev. John Bacchus Dykes, in 1861. Because it is always sung at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, it’s usually referred to as the “Navy Hymn.” It is also sung on ships of the Royal Navy (U.K.). It was played at the funerals of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President John F. Kennedy, in recognition of their service to the Navy. Roosevelt was secretary of the Navy, and Kennedy was a PT boat commander in World War II.

The Navy Hymn

Eternal Father, strong to save,

Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,

Who bidd’st the mighty ocean deep

Its own appointed limits keep;

Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,

For those in peril on the sea!

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