The Squadron Song Book
Updated June17/02
Here's a collection of songs that we use to sing & play. The traditional
tunes were passed on verbally. The problem with an oral tradition is that
the songs were not generally written down & would be lost with time.
Mostly they were performed while having a serious session of drinking! As
such, these are bawdy, locker-room or rugby type ballads and are not suitable
for minors or those with weak hearts!
Got any songs to add? Please contact
me!
Balls To Your Partner, Ass Against The Wall
The 400 Song (400 Sqn's a hell of a place)
The 12 Days of Training
I Don't Want No More Of Air Force Life
There were also a lot of little ditties that we'd sing. An example:
"Hooray for (Name),
Hooray for (Name),
Hooray for (Name),
He's a horse's ass!
So drink! chug a lug, chug a lug, chug a lug,
So drink! chug a lug, chug a lug, chug a lug,
So drink! chug a lug, chug a lug, chug a lug,
'Cause he's a horse's ass!"
We'd often make little tunes that were plays on people's names, such as:
"I've got a gal named Tony Verone
She more stacked than the guns of Navarone"
Or this one, to the tune of "La Bamba"
"Mo, Mo Hammed
Mo, Mo Hammed
Mo, Mo, Mo, Mo Hammed (Mo, Mo, Mo, Mo)"
In The Air Force (to the tune of the Village People's "In The Navy")
"In the air force, you can get it on your knees
In the air force, you can get a social disease
In the air force, you can get your share of sleaze
In the air force, In the air force."
Then of course there was the Canadian Armed Forces recruiting song from
commercials at the time:
"There's no life like it & I won't regret the day
When I chose to live the Forces way
There's no life like it, There's no life like it, Yes there's no life like
it!"
(and there sure wasn't!)
There was also a version of "Rule Britannia" that went - "5 Chinese
firecrackers up your ass Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!" Ring any bells?
This bit wasn't a song but an audience participation story:
"Twas the night of the King's Castration
The big ball was coming off
All the viscounts, discounts, & re-counts were there
Even the poor buggers who couldn't count were in the back row
'What Ho', said the King (audience: 'Asshole! cried the knave')
'To the dungeon with him, 30 days on Exlax & water', said the King
(audience: 'I'll die, cried the knave'), 'You'll shit', said the King
'Where ist the Queen' said the King
(audience: 'She's in bed with Lumbago')
'Get that wop out of there', said the King... " (and on).
There was plenty more to this, but I can't remember.
Email me if you can!
