Lady Leatherneck

April 1999

submitted by Natalie Werlwas
"Here was 4011's version of the Lady Leatherneck song-I graduated in April of this year and we wrote our verses to go with the traditional part of the song. Each verse is for a drill instructor and then the chorus (refrain?) is the actual song."

We are women Marines and we march with pride
We march shoulder to shoulder and side by side

We march to the chow hall
We march everywhere
We march shoulder to shoulder to show that we care

Chorus:

On your left- your left
Hi-Lee Hi-Low
It's your left foot right your left foot right you better know
Cause it's your left foot ladies, your left foot strikes the deck

She helped us with our struggles
She gave us all she had
You're killing me eleven is what she always said.

She has a heart of gold and
She fills our heart with pride
Our Senior Drill Instructor is always by our side

She showed us the beginning
and now at this day
Swift Silent and deadly
eleven's on their way

(Chorus)

SSgt. Busby her values we will hold
and to us she's worth her weight in gold
Making us reach down and never giving up
Keeping it real she taught us how to strut-

(Chorus)

Sgt. Lewis puts us to the test
Making us strong to stand above the rest
I dare you 11 is what she'd always say
Sharp as a razor showing us the way-

As we're pushin and pullin at PT everyday
We're building our bodies the Marine Corps Way
Welcome to Sgt. Green's house of pain
Proud as a lion, strong as a bear
She's rough, tough motivated so you'd better beware!-

(Chorus)

Believing in ourselves made us become Marines
Our hardcore motivation came from Sgt. Ruiz
She taught us how to push
ourselves past the pain
And to keep on fighting
to face another day
(Chorus)