Let 'em Blow, Let 'em Blow United States Military Cadence (various armed services) sound file & lyrics

U.S. Drill Sergeant Field Recordings - Topic, July 11, 2014

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Let 'em Blow, Let 'em Blow · U.S. Drill Sergeant Field Recordings

50 Workout Cadences of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines

℗ 2011 Sammy_Cadenza Records

Released on: 2011-08-30

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of  a three part pancocojams series that presents examples of the United States military cadence entitled "Four Winds" (also known as  "Let The Four Winds Blow" and "Let 'Em Blow. Let 'Em Blow".

Part III showcases another sound file of a "Let 'Em Blow Let Em Blow" cadence and presents my transcription of that cadence and two other examples of that cadence from other United States military forces besides the US army and the US navy. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/11/united-states-army-examples-of-four.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I presents information about the 1955 New Orleans Rhythm & Blues song "Let The Four Winds Blow" that is the source of these United States military cadences. Part I also showcases an embedded sound file of a United States army version of that "Four Winds" cadence as well as my transcription of that sound file. This post also provides links to three YouTube videos that feature other army versions of that cadence.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/11/let-em-blow-let-em-blow-navy-cadence.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II presents information about the 1955 New Orleans Rhythm & Blues song "Let The Four Winds Blow" that is the source of these military cadence. Part II also showcases a United States navy version of that cadence along with the lyrics which the  video's publisher shared for that version. Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in that post.

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All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Dave Bartholomew and Fats Domino for composing the 1955 R&B song "Let The Four Winds Blow" that is the source song for these United States military cadences. Thanks to all those who composed these cadences and thanks to the publisher of this embedded video for featuring it on YouTube.

Thanks also to all those who serve honorably in the United States armed services. 

Happy Veteran's Day!

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LYRICS FOR THIS VERSION OF "LET 'EM BLOW. LET 'EM BLOW" CADENCE
[The platoon repeats each line that the drill sergeant sings] 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZa7_FF8KW8&ab_channel=U.S.DrillSergeantFieldRecordings-Topic

Let em blow, let em blow
Let the trade winds blow
From the east and from the west
The seal team ranger is the best

Hooyah!
Aha Ha!
Hooyah!
Aha Ha!

From the east [and] from the west
Seal team member is the best

Hooyah!
Aha Ha!
Hooyah!
Aha Ha!

Let 'em go, let 'em go
Let those nuke, nuke cans glow*
From the east and from the west
Seal team ranger is the best

Hooyah!
Aha Ha!
Hooyah!
Aha Ha!

Hooyah!
Aha Ha!
Hooyah!
Aha Ha!

Ah!
Ah!

-snip-

This is my transcription of this sound file. Additions and corrections are very welcome.

*I'm not sure if this transcription is correct. 
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ADDITIONAL VERSIONS OF THIS CADENCE

(These examples are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only. Please add to this compilation.

#2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8fS-VynAC0&t=4s&ab_channel=QrisDavis  Let Em Blow, Let Em Blow- Navy Cadence

SGT Sandwich PLAYS, 2016 
"US Navy SEALs: Let 'em blow, Let 'em blow (Let 'em blow, let 'em blow) Let those nukes, nukes explode  (Let those nukes, nukes explode) From the East from the West (From the East from the West) A SEAL team member is the best (A SEAL team member is the best) Hooyah (Hooyah) Aha (Aha) Hooyah (Hooyah) Aha (Aha) Ahh (Ahh)

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This version is very similar to my transcription of the embedded sound file that is given above.

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2. 

From https://www.armystudyguide.com/content/cadence/marching_cadence/let-them-blow-still-the-b.shtml

"Let Them Blow / Still The Best

let them blow

let them blow

let the four winds blow

from the east to the west

the Army still the best

let them fly

let them fly

let the Air Force fly

from the east to the west

Air Assault still the best

let them sail

let them sail

let the Navy sail

from the east to the west

Army marchers still the best

let them kill

let them kill

let the Marines shot to kill

from the east to the west

Army Rangers still the best

let them cry

let them cry

let the civilians cry

from the east to the west

the Military still the best."

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