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"Retreat Hell! We just got here! (Attributed to several World War I Marine Corps officers, Belleau Wood, Jun 1918)"

The Corregidor Hymn

During World War II, American patriotism reached a height that has never been experienced - before or since. Sometimes, the patriotism of combat troops took the form of letters and songs. An unnamed Marine from the 4th Marine Division wrote the following lyrics to the tune of the ' Marines' Hymn,' just before going into battle in Corregidor. The author of "The Corregidor Hymn" was captured by the Japanese in the battle, which ended 6 May 1942, and was never seen again.

"First to jump for holes and tunnels
And to keep our skivvies clean,
We are proud to claim the title
of Corregidor's Marines.

"Our drawers unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun.
We have jumped into every hole and ditch
And for us the fightin' was fun.

"We have plenty of guns and ammunition
But not cigars and cigarettes,
At the last we may smoking leaves
Wrapped in Nipponese propaganda leaflets.

"When the Army and the Navy
Looked out Corregidor's Tunnel Queen,
They saw the beaches guarded
by more than one Marine!

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-Page Created: 15 March 1997
-Updated: 15 March 1997
-Comments to: Alvin Rivera, USMC (Ret.) - eaglezfan@hotmail.com
-Source: Uncommon Valor - 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.