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"History of the Army Song""The Army Goes Rolling Along" The Official Song of “The United States Army" The song was originally written by field artillery First Lieutenant [later Brigadier General] Edmund L. Gruber, while stationed in the Philippines in 1908 as the "Caisson Song."  The original lyrics reflect routine activities in a horse-drawn field artillery battery. The song was transformed into a march by John Philip Sousa in 1917 and renamed "The Field Artillery Song." It was adopted in 1956 as the official song of the Army and retitled, "The Army Goes Rolling Along."  The current lyrics tell the story of our past, our present, and our future.  The "Army Goes Rolling Along" is played at the conclusion of every U.S. Army ceremony and all Soldiers are expected to stand and sing. The song should be performed with a short introduction to permit all to stand, followed by the Verse, the Chorus, and the Refrain. When performed as part of a medley of Service songs, the following Department of Defense guidance applies: The order of performance for Service when the Ceremony involves multiple Services, the songs precedence is: Army: "The Army Goes Rolling Along" Marine Corps: "The Marine's Hymn" Navy: "Anchors Aweigh" Air Force: "Official U.S. Air Force Song" Coast Guard: "Semper Paratus" The normal method of performing Service songs will be in the above order. However, certain occasions may call for the order to be reversed, such as in a medley featuring "The Army Goes Rolling Along" as the finale. This is authorized as long as the relative order of songs is maintained. Only medleys containing the service songs in an approved order of precedence will be performed by Army bands. Civilian music organizations are encouraged to follow the same order of preference. When performed as part of a Service song medley, the Army Song will normally include only the Chorus and the Refrain. Currently Only the following Verses (the Chorus and Refrain are sung) during Ceremonies: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free. Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory. We’re the Army and proud of our name! We’re the Army and proudly proclaim: First Chorus: First to fight for the right, And to build the Nation’s might, And the Army goes rolling along. Proud of all we have done, Fighting till the battle’s won, And the Army goes rolling along. Refrain:  Then it’s hi! hi! hey! The Army’s on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong; For where’er we go, You will always know That the Army goes rolling along.   The Complete Army Song would be as Follows:   Verse: March along, sing our song, with the Army of the free. Count the brave, count the true, who have fought to victory. We’re the Army and proud of our name! We’re the Army and proudly proclaim: First Chorus: First to fight for the right, And to build the Nation’s might, And the Army goes rolling along. Proud of all we have done, Fighting till the battle’s won, And the Army goes rolling along. Refrain:  Then it’s hi! hi! hey! The Army’s on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong; For where’er we go, You will always know That the Army goes rolling along. Second Chorus (Generally not sung at most events): Valley Forge, Custer’s ranks, San Juan Hill and Patton’s tanks, And the Army went rolling along. Minute men, from the start, Always fighting from the heart, And the Army keeps rolling along. Refrain: 

Then it’s hi! hi! hey! The Army’s on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong; For where’er we go, You will always know That the Army goes rolling along.

Third Chorus: (to be sang more slowly and more freely) Men in rags, men who froze, Still that Army met its foes, And the Army went rolling along. Faith inGod, then we’re right, And we’ll fight with all our might, As the Army keeps rolling along. Refrain: Then it’s hi! hi! hey! The Army’s on its way. Count off the cadence loud and strong; (two! three!) For where’er we go, You will always know That the Army goes rolling along! (keep it rolling!) And the Army goes rolling along!

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