ACW Infantry: General Calls on the Bugle Bugle Call Ditty:
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I know your are tired, but still
you must go |
{Casey’s #2 call is the: Signal of Execution. Which renumbers the entire call manual.
They’re lost a-gain, they’re lo-ost a-gain (x2)}
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Gen Ral Gen Ral Giddyup giddyup
giddyup giddyup |
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We are the strongest men in the
who-ole wide world! |
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Red Whi-ite a-and Blue {have never seen any words to this} |
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Come back here now, come back here now. Co-ome, Co-ome, Co-me back here now [repeat] |
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Well, it’s time to march and it’s time to march so let’s Pick up the pace boys and step right out |
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bum taTA taTA (light and quck
staccato) |
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The Cha-rge The Cha-rge For-ward!
we go to win the battle boldly |
9. Reveille {Begin Morning Roll Call Count}
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I can’t get ‘em up, I
can’t get ‘em up,I can’t get ‘em up, I tell you. |
10. Retreat Afternoon Roll Call Count
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Now is the ti-ime to fall out and rest, we kno-ow that we-e have given our best...now take a rest |
11. Tattoo Evening Roll Call Count
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CCCC GGGGG EEEEE and then a martial trumpet solo |
12. To Extinguish Lights
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Gen tle men it’s time to Ex Ting guish lights, snuff out your lamps and go to sleep! Gen tle men it’s time to Ex Ting guish lights, snuff out your lamps and go to sleep! |
Taps
[I don’t have ** any ** notes that this was ever
sung during the Civil War
The penalties for talking were severe enough to keep the men quiet?]
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Damn them stink-ing rot-ten li-ttle BUUU GLEEERS |
14. Assembly of the Guard “Guard Mount”
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Time to post for Guard Mount,
it’s time to post the Guard!.(tuka tut tut) |
15. Orders for Orderly Sergeants “First Sergeant’s Call”
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*** This is a herky jerky rhythm *** Call for the Sarge, Call for the
Sergeants , Orders! |
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Officers get back in line! |
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Dis-per-erse Dis-per-erse it’s
time to lie down out of sight |
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They’re the biggest brASSes in
dear Mr. Lincoln’s Ar-My |
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Break-Fast...Come and get your peas Break-fast...Come and get your peas Breakfast is the time of day for men to drink their coffee Beef and bread and marmalade, Oh! what a taste delight! Break-fast...come and get your peas! |
20. Dinner Call “Roast Beef”
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[triple tongue..and not a cavalry call!] |
21. Sick Call “Quinine”
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Dr. Jones Says Dr. Jones Says we are sick a-gain, we are sick a-gain we are sick a-gain, we are sick a-gain |
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Tell all the Jonah’s and shirkers beware, |
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Come to the church and say your
Prayers! |
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It’s time to fall in for Drill call, to the field, to the field, where we’ll march to the beating drum, and it’s marchin’ time again ‘til the Colonel [Sergeant, Old man] says we’re done. REPEAT Marchin’ to the beat, What Fun, In the Heat, as we march to the drum Havin’ fun Dr-ill Call, Dri-ill Call it’s time to march as we shuf-fle along |
25. School Call
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School Bell! School Bell! Time to
go to school now, little Yohnny {insert a period ethnic nickname, Ole?}want to read. |