{"id":11054,"date":"2022-06-23T05:58:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T05:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=11054"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:16:15","slug":"sound-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/sound-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Sound Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/robertandrews.net\/songpics\/Q-S\/sound-off.jpg\">SHEET MUSIC<\/a><\/p>\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea7a38234d19004995538' value='69ea7a38234d19004995538'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea7a38234d19004995538' value='VAUGHN MOORE'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea7a38234d19004995538' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea7a38234d19004995538' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">VAUGHN MOORE<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea7a38234d19004995538' >\n<p>VAUGHN MOORE &#8211; 1951<\/p>\n<p>Hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub, hib-hub<br \/>\nThe heads are up<br \/>\nThe chests are out<br \/>\nThe arms are swinging<br \/>\nAnd cadence count<\/p>\n<p>Sound\u2005off\u2005(sound off)<br \/>\nSound off\u2005(sound off)<br \/>\nCadence count<br \/>\n1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)<\/p>\n<p>Enie, Meanie,\u2005Minie, Moe<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s go back and count some more<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (sound off)<br \/>\nSound off (sound off)<br \/>\nCadence count<br \/>\n1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)<\/p>\n<p>I had a good home, but I left (you&#8217;re right)<br \/>\nI had a good home, but I left (you&#8217;re right)<br \/>\nJody was there, when I left (you&#8217;re right)<br \/>\nJody was there, when I left (you&#8217;re right)<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (1-2)<br \/>\nSound off (3-4)<br \/>\nCadence count<br \/>\n1-2-3-4 (1-2, 3-4)<\/p>\n<p><\/div><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea7a38236573089402092' value='69ea7a38236573089402092'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea7a38236573089402092' value='1945 DUCKWORTH CHANT'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea7a38236573089402092' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea7a38236573089402092' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">1945 DUCKWORTH CHANT<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea7a38236573089402092' ><\/p>\n<p>1945 Duckworth Chant<\/p>\n<p>On a cold spring evening in May 1944, the divisional training center was returning from a long tedious march through swamps and rough country, a chant broke the stillness of the night. Upon investigation, it was found that a negro soldier by the name of Willie Duckworth, on detached service with the Provisional Training Center Fort Slocum, was chanting to build up the spirits of his weary comrades. It was not long before the infectious rhythm was spreading through the ranks. Foot-weary soldiers started to pack up their steps in cadence with a growing chorus of hearty male voices. Instead of a down-trodden, fatigued company, here marched 200 soldiers, with heads up, a spring to their step, and happy smiles on their faces. This transformation occurred with the beginning of the Duckworth Chant. Upon returning to Fort Slocum, Private Duckworth, with the aid of the Provisional Training Center instructors, composed a series of verses and choruses to be used with the marching cadence. Since that eventful evening, the Duckworth Chant has been made a part of the drill at Fort Slocum, as it has proved to be not only a tremendous morale factor, while marching, but also coordinated a movement of close-order drill with true precision.<\/p>\n<p>Horeward: HARCH!<br \/>\nHup-hoop-hip-horp<br \/>\nThe heads are up, the chests are out<br \/>\nThe arms are swinging; in cadence, count:<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>Eeny meeny miney moe<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s go back and count some mo&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>We will march to beat the band<br \/>\nAnd we&#8217;ll never bite The Hand,<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>I had a good home but I left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nI had a good home but I left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nJody was there when you left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nJody was there when you left (you&#8217;re right!)<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>It won&#8217;t get by if it ain&#8217;t GI<br \/>\nIt won&#8217;t get by if it ain&#8217;t GI<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>We will march with a broken leg<br \/>\nSo we can get that Golden Egg<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>The Second Platoon is just like Krauts<br \/>\nThey&#8217;re all afflicted with the gout<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>The Third Platoon can&#8217;t stand the [gaffe?]<br \/>\nTryin&#8217; to get ol&#8217; [on? Blennett&#8217;s staff?]<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>If I get shot in a combat zone<br \/>\nJust box me up and send me home,<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>I had a good home but I left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nYou had a good home but you left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nJody was there when you left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nJody was there when you left (you&#8217;re right!)<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t mind to take a hike<br \/>\nIf I could take along a bike<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t mind a bivouac<br \/>\nIf I could take along a WAC<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t mind if I get dirty<br \/>\nAs long as the Brow gets Gravel Gertie<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>The WACs and WAVEs will win the war<br \/>\nSo tell us what we&#8217;re fighting for<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>I had a good home but I left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nI had a good home but I left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nJody was there when you left (you&#8217;re right!)<br \/>\nJody was there when you left (you&#8217;re right!)<\/p>\n<p>Sound off (one, two!)<br \/>\nSound off (three, four!)<br \/>\nCadence count (one, two, three, four, one, two &#8212; threefour!)<\/p>\n<p>Gump&#8217;knee, HALT!<\/p>\n<p><\/div><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea7a38238300024824403' value='69ea7a38238300024824403'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea7a38238300024824403' value='MUDCAT CHANT'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea7a38238300024824403' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea7a38238300024824403' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">MUDCAT CHANT<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea7a38238300024824403' ><\/p>\n<p>MUDCAT CHANT<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" width=\"35%\" \/>\n<p>SOUND OFF (CADENCE COUNT) (DUCKWORTH CHANT)<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know but I been told<br \/>\nKorean pussy&#8217;s mighty cold<\/p>\n<p>Sound off!<br \/>\nOne, two,<br \/>\nSound off!<br \/>\nThree, four,<br \/>\nCadence count*<br \/>\nOne, two, three, four<br \/>\nOne, two, three,four.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know but I been told<br \/>\nAss is worth its weight in gold<\/p>\n<p>I got a gal in Kansas city<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s got freckles on her titty<\/p>\n<p>Got a gal in Baltimore<br \/>\nShe&#8217;s got a red light on her door.<\/p>\n<p>Got a girl, lives on a hill<br \/>\nSays she won&#8217;t, but I know she will.<\/p>\n<p>If I die on the Russian front,<br \/>\nBox me up with a Russian cunt.<\/p>\n<p>Got a gal all dressed in black<br \/>\nMakes her living on her back.<\/p>\n<p>Got a gal all dressed in red<br \/>\nMakes a living in her bed.<\/p>\n<p>Got a gal, she&#8217;s long and tall,<br \/>\nSleeps in the kitchen with her ass in the hall.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know, but it&#8217;s been said<br \/>\nWest Point boys are good in bed.<\/p>\n<p>Every time you stamp yo&#8217; feet<br \/>\nJody gets a piece of meat.<\/p>\n<p>Ain&#8217;t no use in goin&#8217; home<br \/>\nJody&#8217;s got yo&#8217; gal an&#8217; gone.<\/p>\n<p>* or (Count &#8217;em down)<br \/>\nnote: Marching cadence counts are probably as old as armies. They<br \/>\nprovide a means of keeping time that&#8217;s more interesting than<br \/>\nsimple counting. During the Napoleonic Wars, gunners timed<br \/>\ntheir broadsides with a count of: &#8220;Fire ONE. If I wasn&#8217;t a<br \/>\ngunner I wouldn&#8217;t be here. Fire TWO etc.&#8221;<br \/>\nUp until WWI, there don&#8217;t seem to be any records of these<br \/>\nchants, although I&#8217;ve heard conversational references to<br \/>\nthem. In WWI, they tended to be rythmically dull&#8230;&#8221; Left!<br \/>\nLeft! Left Right Left! I left my wife and fourteen kids,<br \/>\nto go away and fight a war, I left! etc.<\/p>\n<p>In WWII, black troops were, apparently, given more freedom<br \/>\nof self-expression than were white troops. Fancy drill<br \/>\nteams, particularly from Fort Duckworth, Alabama, toured and<br \/>\npopularized jazzier cadence counts. There was a pop record<br \/>\nin the early 50s that wound up on the hit parade. RG<\/p>\n<p>@Army @American<br \/>\nfilename[ SOUNDOFF<br \/>\nTUNE FILE: SOUNDOFF<br \/>\nRG, EC<br \/>\napr96<\/p>\n<p><\/div><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea7a38239b01016951226' value='69ea7a38239b01016951226'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea7a38239b01016951226' value='GIRL SCOUT CADENCE'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea7a38239b01016951226' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea7a38239b01016951226' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">GIRL SCOUT CADENCE<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea7a38239b01016951226' ><\/p>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"lyrics\" class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8 pt-2 pb-2\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 col-xs-12\">\n<h1 id=\"title\" class=\"title\">Girl Scout Cadence<\/h1>\n<div id=\"sub-title\" class=\"sub-title\">\n<p class=\"mt-0 mb-2\">Author unknown &#8211; revised &amp; updated by Carol Lee Spages<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"lyrics\" class=\"col-xs-12 col-md-8 pt-2 pb-2\">\n<p>I don\u2019t know, but I\u2019ve been told:<br \/>\nAll Girl Scouts are good as gold!<br \/>\nI am one, and say it\u2019s true,<br \/>\nGirl Scouting\u2019s great for me and you!<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus:<\/em><br \/>\nSound off: 1- 2!<br \/>\nSound off: 3 &#8211; 4!<br \/>\nBring it on down, now: 1- 2 &#8211; 3 &#8211; 4!<br \/>\n1 &#8211; 2! 3 &#8211; 4!<\/p>\n<p>Daisies have a disc of blue,<br \/>\nThey are Girl Scouts so brand new.<br \/>\nThey are cute and they are sweet<br \/>\nGirl Scout Daisies &#8211; fun to meet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brownies have a disc of green<br \/>\nThey are second on the scene.<br \/>\nThey wear a uniform that&#8217;s brown,<br \/>\nTheir smile song can turn a frown.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Junior level is the next,<br \/>\nA yellow disk is on their vest.<br \/>\nThey earn their badges one by one.<br \/>\nThe Bronze Award they can get done.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Girl Scout Cadettes have a lot to learn.<br \/>\nThe Silver Award is theirs to earn.<br \/>\nA white disc is the one they wear<br \/>\nThe name Girl Scout they\u2019re proud to share.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Senior discs are red, I know.<br \/>\nThey are Girl Scouts on the go.<br \/>\nThey can earn the treasured Gold<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s quite an honor, I am told.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ambassadors&#8217; discs are very dark blue<br \/>\nThey are Girl Scouts through and through.<br \/>\nTheir future&#8217;s looking very bright.<br \/>\nThese Girl Scouts are out of sight!<\/p>\n<p><em>Chorus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Leaders have no discs at all<br \/>\nThey come all sizes, big and small.<br \/>\nThey share their time and talents too.<br \/>\nThey make Girl Scouting great for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div><input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea7a3823b332037273812' value='69ea7a3823b332037273812'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea7a3823b332037273812' value='KAY &amp; PEELE'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea7a3823b332037273812' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea7a3823b332037273812' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">KAY &amp; PEELE<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea7a3823b332037273812' >KAY AND PEELE<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>(I) Gave up my girlfriend and my family<br \/>\nTraded &#8217;em in for an <span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">M16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Iraq<\/span><br \/>\nI don&#8217;t care if I ever come back<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">From poor families how far we roam<br \/>\nSo the rich kids can just stay at home<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When I come home with PT-SD<br \/>\nThe <span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">VA Hospital<\/span> <span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">won&#8217;t care for me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">I&#8217;ll probably end up homeless out in the dark<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">To get played on screen by<\/span> <span class=\"ReferentFragment-desktop__Highlight-sc-31c7eced-1 ihgZDh\">Marky Mark<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHEET MUSIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-songpics-sheetmusic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11054"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29443,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11054\/revisions\/29443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}