Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases United States Marine Corps examples of the running cadence "Everywhere We Go".
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/non-military-examples-of-everywhere-we.html for a post of non-military examples of "Everywhere We Go".
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WARNING: The examples of military cadences in this post are "clean" ("family friendly"). However, many other examples of military cadences & many comments about military cadences that are found in the website links given below (particularly in the Wikipedia page on cadences and in many YouTube viewer comment threads), as well as in many other websites/blogs about military cadences often contain profanity, explicit sexual references, excessive violence, and other content which isn't suitable for children.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/08/information-about-examples-of-duckworth.html to find general information about United States military cadences
Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/13-weeks-of-misery-usmc-cadence-with.html to read my comments about African American cultural elements in many military cadences.
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COMMENT ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF MILITARY CADENCES
This comment is from a viewer comment thread for a sound file of the military cadence "Ain't no use in looking down":
cliffitir, 2012
"The point of a cadence is to keep the pace and to keep your mind occupied while on long forced marches."
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TEXT EXAMPLE OF "EVERYWHERE I GO" (United States Marine Corps
version with notes)
(Double Time Cadence)
Everywhere we go-oh, Everywhere we go-oh.
People wanna know-oh, People wanna know-oh.
Who we are, Who we are.
So we tell them, So we tell them.
24, 24.
24, 24.
Motivated, Motivated.
Dedicated, Dedicated.
Dedicated, Dedicated.
Motivated, Motivated.
A-lo righta lay-eft, A-lo righta lay-eft.
A-lo righta layy-eft, Lo righta layy-eft.
Here we go, Here we go.
All the way, All the way.
Here we go, Here we go.
Make it hurt, Make it hurt.
Make it hurt, Make it hurt.
Yeah, Yeah.
Yeah, Yeah.
Drill instructor can’t you see, Drill instructor can’t you see.
A-Come on out and a-motivate me, A-Come on out and motivate me.
Take it on the left foot, Take it on the left foot.
Mighty Mighty Left foot, Mighty Mighty Left foot.
Take it, Take it.
I Got it, I Got it.
Lo righta lay-eft, Lo righta lay-eft.
A-Lefty righta lay-eft, A-Lefty righta lay-eft.
A-Lo right lay-eft, Lo right lay-eft.
Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah.
Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah.
Here We Go, Here We Go.
Here We Go, Here We Go.
Guide-on Guide-on in the sky, Guide-on Guide-on in the sky.
Show the world whos a-runnin’ on by, Show the world whos runnin’ on by.
A-1024 Now, 1024 Now.
Best on the Island, Best on the Island.
A-Best in the company, Best in the company.
A-Best in the Island,Best in the Island.
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Standard Notations:
Words in italics are the unit response to the DI's call.
The notation "A-" or "a-" denotes the chopped DI sound similar to "uh" making it more of a run-on to the following word, thus the reason for the hyphen.
From SRT Sniper, Marine http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?10271-Cadence-time!!!/page7, 07-15-06, 02:19 PM#91
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"Best on the island" refers to Parris Island, "the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915." [Parris Island Wikipedia page]
"A-Lo right lay-eft" means "left right left" [All cadences start with the left foot.]
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FEATURED VIDEOS
(These examples are posted in chronological order based on their posting date with the oldest dated examples presented first.
Note: There are many other examples of this military cadence from the USMC and from other branches of the United States military. The structure & tune of this cadence are relatively fixed, and some of the lines to this cadence have become standard. However a version of this cadence isn't considered wrong if it contains different words, as long as that version conforms with the pattern & theme of the cadence.
Example #1: MARINE CORPS CADENCE- EVERY WHERE WE GO
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bgft, Uploaded on Oct 31, 2008
-snip-
Transcription*
[The squad repeats each line after the caller chants it.]
We’re motivated
We’re dedicated
Aha
Yah ha
Everywhere we go,
People wanna know,
Who we are,
Where we come from
We come from an island
a Motivated island.
We come from an island
a Motivated island.
They call that island
Paris island
They call that island
Parris island
It ain’t like the army
At Fort Jackson.
It ain’t like the navy
Down in Florida
It ain’t no fly boy
Over in Texas
Woah oh Woah oh
Woah oh oh oh oh oh
Woah oh Woah oh
Woah oh oh oh oh oh
Parris island
There ain’t no other
And on that island
There is sand
But it’s gonna make
Make ah man.
Woah oh woah oh
Woah oh oh oh oh oh
Woah oh woah oh
Whoa oh oh oh oh oh
Ah ha
Here we go
Motivated
Motivated
Shoo sha
Ah ha
Harder than ah nail
Oh yeah
Here we go
Motivated
Dedicated
To the Corps
Your Corps
Your Corps
Your Corps
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*Transcription by Azizi Powell. Additions & corrections are welcome.
Click
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Recruit_Depot_Parris_Island for information about Parris Island.
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Example #2: Marine Corps Cadence - "Everywhere We Go"
TheCrazySweed, Uploaded on Nov 11, 2010
-snip-
Transcription*
[The squad repeats each line after the caller chants it.}
Everywhere we go,
People wanna know,
ah Who we are,
So we tell them,
We're the boys from 47 you heard so much about,
ah Momma take their daughters in whenever we go out
FEELS GOOD
SOUNDS GOOD
HA-HA,
Ah You can take a look at us and see we're MOTIVATED
Ah You can take a look at us you know we're DEDICATED
Ah Lo righta lay-eft
Ah Lefty righta lay-eft
Ah Lo righta lay-eft
Ah Left righta lay-eft
A Lo-righta lay-eft
I love to double time
When I say Marine you say Corp
Marine
Corps
Marine
Corps
Ah Lo righta lay-eft
Ah Lefty righta lay-eft,
Ah Lo righta lay-eft,
Ah Left righta lay-eft
A Lo-righta lay-eft,
I love to double time
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*Transcription by Azizi Powell. Additions & corrections are welcome.
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RELATED LINK
Click http://www.squad-leader.com/cadence/everywhere-we-go/ for two clean versions of the United States Navy's version of "Everywhere I gO".
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Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube and those who I quoted in this post. And thanks to the dedicated and motivated members of the United States armed services.
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Awesome...thank you USMC!
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