Talk:The Army Goes Rolling Along

Alternate lyrics?
Are there alternate lyrics to the Caisson version of the song? This site has lyrics other than those in the article.--Daveswagon 01:05, 30 August 2006 (UTC)


 * So does this one. I remembered the line "where the doughboys dig and fight" (which was in the song as I sang it in grade school music class) and came here looking for it, but it wasn't in the version of the song listed here. —75.40.206.31 (talk) 10:13, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

The way I learned the song it was caskets that go rolling along66.189.9.198 19:22, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

My father, a WWII AAC vet taught me another version, reflecting the modernization of the military: Over hill, over dale, We have hit the dusty trail, With those caissons and hosses all gone. See the green guidon stuck, On the off side of a truck, Motor trucks with the pieces hooked on.

Then it's hi-hi-see, The muddy infantry, Sound off your klaxons loud and strong! Ah-oog-ah!) For where e're we go,  We will always know,

That those caissons and hosses are gone. Motor trucks with the pieces hooked on.

Anyone else remember the rest of the verses? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.13.209.9 (talk) 04:40, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I wonder where the "Over hill, over dill" line comes from, but I can't find an original version to disprove what's been posted. The best I could find was 1921 sheet music, which has the lyrics "Over hill, over dale..." http://levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu/levy-cgi/display.cgi?id=189.053a.001;pages=3;range=0-2 -Joe Offer- — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.93.163.157 (talk) 04:50, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

Is there an 'official' Navy song?
The article on 'Anchors Aweigh" calls it the United States Navy MARCH but in the 'history' section of that article says that the Navy has never 'officially' adopted it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.92.6.219 (talk • contribs) 13:00, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
 * As far as I know that is as official a Navy song as it gets.L3X1 (talk) 13:01, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

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What about the Caisson Song?
Isn't this tune quite a bit older than this? Isn't the Caisson song something that was around for a decade or more before WWII? It's clearly the origin of this song, or vice versa, and they were singing that in the Spanish Civil War. AnnaGoFast (talk) 07:30, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Currently Caisson song redirects to this page, and it does mention that R.A. Heinlen used a 1908 version which the rest of the article does not reflect on. L3X1 Participate in a deletion discussion! (distænt write)  14:31, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Anna, you’re thinking of the U.S. Field Artillery March. It’s mentioned in this article. Parsecboy (talk) 01:01, 4 February 2018 (UTC)