Topic: Twist on when johnny comes marching home

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September 16th, 2004   Post 1
bonnieblue716
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Post; Twist on when johnny comes marching home


They gave me an M-16, Hooah, Hooah.
They gave me an M-16, Hooah, Hooah.
They gave me an M-16, I don't know how to use the thing, but we'll all be coming home by the summer of '71.
They gave me a protective mask, Hooah, Hooah.
They gave me a protective mask, Hooah, Hooah.
They gave me a protective mask, it don't work, when we get gased and we'll all be coming home by the summer of '71.
They shipped us over in DC9'S, Hooah, Hooah.
They shipped us over in DC9'S, Hooah, Hooah.
They shipped us over in DC9'S, shipped us back in boxes of pine and we'll all be coming home by the summer of '71.

Sung to the tune of When Johnny Comes Marching Home.
This one's pretty old, but oh well I put it here anyway. It may already be on this forum somewhere, it was pretty popular back in it's day.
 
September 18th, 2004   Post 2
recon
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thats good got any more.
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Wake island:ya, send more japs
(one of the last things heard from wake island while under US control)
 
September 18th, 2004   Post 3
bonnieblue716
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Those were the orginal verses but I did come up with some additional one's of my own. They're posted on my webpage http://www.supportusheroes.com under "other good stuff", running cadences. Check it out some timel. or email me and I'll cut and paste some to you. bonnieblue716@yahoo.com
 
September 21st, 2004   Post 4
03USMC
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Oh I got one. But the mods would go high and to the right if I posted it here.
 
October 1st, 2004   Post 5
kwinter74
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That wouldn't happen to be about the chance meeting of a woman in tghe park now would it? If it was, I was gonna post it. Lol