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The Army Goes Rolling Along - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
" The Army Goes Rolling Along " is the official song of the United States Army and is typically called "The Army Song." The song is based on the "Caisson Song" written by field artillery First Lieut...
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This page contains information about Military Songs ... After four years of unsuccessful results and nearly 800 submitted scores, the Adjunct General’s office decided to recycle “The Caisson Song.” H.W. Arberg arranged the U.S. Army song, naming it “The Army Goes Rolling Along.” The Army copyrighted the song in 1956.
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The complete source for information about U.S. Army Bands ... 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.
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The U.S. Army adopted a snazzy tune for The Caisson Song. Unlike the words in the Navy's song, the words of the Army's song make sense. According to the words of each stanza, The Caisson Song clearly is a melody for rural motorists.
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O-ver hill, o-ver dale, we have hit the dust-y trail, and our cais-sons go roll - ing a - long.____ In and out hear them shout "Coun-ter march! And right a-bout," and the cais-sons go roll - ing a - long.____ Then it's "Hi, hi, hee!" ... Shout out your num-bers lous and strong (one two!) ... * ~ Career Resources ~ Business,
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Apparently, Edmund Gruber wrote the original song, in the Phillipines, during World War I. Anyway, the Air Force song (Up We Go, Into the Wild Blue Yonder) and Navy song (Anchors Aweigh) are more interesting tunes.
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