I don´t Know But I Been Told...

I was wondering if anybody could help me find on the web the hymn that goes like ¨I Don`t Know But I`ve Been Told.¨ I have been looking for it online but can't find it. I would appreciate any help. Its for a work I have to do.

It goes (Formation's reply is in italics)

I don't know what I've been told,
I don't know what I've been told
but (insert group) is as good as gold,
but (insert group) is as good as gold.

You can replace the second line with anything as long as it has the same number of syllables and the last line rhymes with told...

There are no set lines for cadences, every cadence sayer says it differently.

A better cadence is:

Chorus:
Uh oh oh yea
Uh oh oh yea
Uh oh oh no
uh oh oh no
The Army life is not my style
The Army life is not my style
They got me, they got me, they got me looking like Gomer Pyle
They got me, they got me, they got me looking like Gomer Pyle

Momma momma don't you cry
Momma momma don't you cry
You're little boy ain't gonna die
You're little boy ain't gonna die

Momma momma don't you cry
Momma momma don't you cry
You're little boy ain't gonna die
You're little boy ain't gonna die

(Chorus)

They slapped me in a barber chair
They slapped me in a barber chair
Spun me around I had no hair
Spun me around I had no hair

They slapped me in a barber chair (chair is drawn out)
They slapped me in a barber chair
Spun me around I had no hair
Spun me around I had no hair

(chorus)

I used to wear my favorite jeans
I used to wear my favorite jeans
Now I'm wearing Army greens
Now I'm wearing Army greens

I used to wear my favorite jeans
I used to wear my favorite jeans
Now I'm wearing Army greens
Now I'm wearing Army greens

(chorus)

I used to date the beauty queen
I used to date the beauty queen
Now I carry an M-16
Now I carry an M-16

I used to date the beauty queen
I used to date the beauty queen
Now she's off with Jodi (Jodi is the fictionial character that represents any guy who runs off with a soldiers wife or girlfriend while the soldier is away)
Now she's off with Jodi

(chorus)

I used to drive a Cadillac
I used to drive a Cadillac
Now I hump it on my back
Now I hump it on my back

I used to drive a Cadillac
I used to drive a Cadillac
Now I hump it on my back
Now I hump it on my back

(chorus)

Used to drive a Cheverlet (sorry I know I misspelled it)
Used to drive a Cheverlet
Now I ruck it everyday
Now I ruck it everyday

Used to drive a Cheverlet
Used to drive a Cheverlet
Now I ruck it everyday
Now I ruck it everyday

(chorus)

I used to eat at MicKy D's (A common American nickname for McDonald's)
I used to eat at MicKy D's
Now I'm eating M.R.Es (Meals Ready to Eat, the modern version of rations)
Now I'm eating M.R.Es

(chorus)

Moved the Arts Section.

And of course there is

"I don't know but I've been told! Eskimo p**** is mighty cold! Mmm good! Feels good! Is good! Real good! Tastes good! Mighty good! Good for you! Good for me!"

Is this going to be the official jodies thread?

My personal favourite...and definately a violation of TWC forum rules...

"I wanna be an airborne ranger,
I wanna be an airborne ranger,
I wanna live a life of danger.
I wanna live a life of danger.
Airborne ranger,
Airborne ranger,
Life of danger,
Life of danger,
Scuba diver,
Scuba diver,
Sixtey-niner!
Sixtey-niner!

The airborne ranger was a helluva man,
The airborne ranger was a helluva man,
Ran into the bar with his cock in his hands.
Ran into the bar with his cock in his hands.
Pissed on the bar and **** on the floor,
Pissed on the bar and **** on the floor,
Wiped his ass with a fourty-four.
Wiped his ass with a fourty-four.
Lined a hundred *****es up against the wall,
Lined a hundred *****es up against the wall,
Bet a hundred bucks that he could bang 'em all.
Bet a hundred bucks that he could bang 'em all.
Banged ninety-eight and then his balls turned blue...
Banged ninety-eight and then his balls turned blue...
Backed Off! Jacked Off! Banged the other two!"
Backed Off! Jacked Off! Banged the other two!"

And of course there is

"I don't know but I've been told! Eskimo p**** is mighty cold! Mmm good! Feels good! Is good! Real good! Tastes good! Mighty good! Good for you! Good for me!"

Man we sang that one every morning at 4am on our little 3 mile wake up call run

Heres a few more veruses

I don't know but I been told
Ass is worth its weight in gold

I got a gal in Kansas city
She's got freckles on her titty

Got a gal in Baltimore
She's got a red light on her door.

Got a girl, lives on a hill
Says she won't, but I know she will.

If I die on the Russian front,
Box me up with a Russian ****.

Got a gal all dressed in black
Makes her living on her back.

Got a gal all dressed in red
Makes a living in her bed.

Got a gal, she's long and tall,
Sleeps in the kitchen with her ass in the hall.

I don't know, but it's been said
West Point boys are good in bed.

Every time you stamp yo' feet
Jody gets a piece of meat.

Ain't no use in goin' home
Jody's got yo' gal an' gone.

Yea, well its a new, gentler army and the real verses of that cadence may offend some people so we couldn't sing it at Basic...

And Rush you only had to run 3 miles? I'm Army and we run at least 3.5 - 4...

And Rush you only had to run 3 miles? I'm Army and we run at least 3.5 - 4...

Oh baloney. This was our wake up run. It was every morning at 4am. We did 3 3 mile runs everyday. The last was in full gear, 60lb pack, rifle and helmet . Every run was followed by a run through the obstacle course. Dont try to tell me army basic is any where near the challenge of Marine bootcamp. Friggin women go through army basic and pass.

Originally Posted by Rush Limbaugh

Oh baloney. This was our wake up run. It was every morning at 4am. We did 3 3 mile runs everyday. The last was in full gear, 60lb pack, rifle and helmet . Every run was followed by a run through the obstacle course. Dont try to tell me army basic is any where near the challenge of Marine bootcamp. Friggin women go through army basic and pass.

No woman has ever passed through Sandhill (though I know some pretty tough women). Fort Jackson may be a wimp basic, but Sandhill, Fort Benning is definately the equal to your beloved Paris Island. Marines even get hazard pay when forced to stay up at Benning. The one thing you Jarheads have over us is the Corps. is better at teaching marksmanship and you have R. Lee Erney...

And get up on your times, women pass through bootcamp all the time...

You mediahog leathernecks just think you're tough since you planted those two flags ontop of Mt. Sarabuchi(sp), well we took Ponte Du Hoc, but you don't see us pandering to the media by putting up a flag, we just kept doing our job.

Originally Posted by Rush Limbaugh

Oh baloney. This was our wake up run. It was every morning at 4am. We did 3 3 mile runs everyday. The last was in full gear, 60lb pack, rifle and helmet . Every run was followed by a run through the obstacle course. Dont try to tell me army basic is any where near the challenge of Marine bootcamp. Friggin women go through army basic and pass.

Gee whizz, so much running, yet you managed to gain muscle like a bodybuilder.

Remember, this thread was placed in the arts forum for a reason. Bootcamp discussion can be productive in other places, I am sure.

wooweee baby. sing it loud and sing it proud.

One of my personal favorites during a run!

"C130 going down the strip
Airborne ranger gonna take a little trip
Stand up hook up shuffle through the door
Jump right out and count to 4
If my main don't open wide
I got a reserve by my side
And if that one should fail me too look out below i'm comming through
If i die on the russian front bury me with a russian cun.t
And if i die on a chinese shore, bury me with a chinese who.re

Down in the jungle where nobody goes
There's a mean mothe.rfu.cker you can tell by his clothes
With a green jungle boots and maroon beret
He was an 82nd airborne all the way!"

someone mentioned Sandhill, memories of that place and my company barracks "House of Pain"

ah, miss the infantry sometimes, then other times i remember how much i hated it there.

Originally Posted by Idwayreth

One of my personal favorites during a run!

"C130 going down the strip
Airborne ranger gonna take a little trip
Stand up hook up shuffle through the door
Jump right out and count to 4
If my main don't open wide
I got a reserve by my side
And if that one should fail me too look out below i'm comming through
If i die on the russian front bury me with a russian cun.t
And if i die on a chinese shore, bury me with a chinese who.re

Down in the jungle where nobody goes
There's a mean mothe.rfu.cker you can tell by his clothes
With a green jungle boots and maroon beret
He was an 82nd airborne all the way!"

someone mentioned Sandhill, memories of that place and my company barracks "House of Pain"

ah, miss the infantry sometimes, then other times i remember how much i hated it there.

What unit were you in? I was 2/54...

And yes, I have yet to find someone who enjoyed Sandhill.

i was in B co. 2/58. haha looks like we were neighbors

but D-Day definately outdoes Iwo Jima and Okinawa combined,

Not even close if your talking about the intensity of the fighting and the casulaties incured by both sides. Iwo and Oki were far more vicious and costly fights. Mostly in the Pacifc the Marines did the fighting and the army the occupation and clean up.

Anyways, you're right it isn't Army Basic. It's OSUT (One Station Unit Training)...

So then why did you bring it up? You cant try to tell a Marine, Army basic is anything like bootcamp and expect to get away with it.

Back on topic heres a little diddy called Suzie

Suzie said to me don’t join the Corps,
’Cause you might just go off to war
Marines do nothing but fuss and fight,
Proudly displaying a high and tight
Suzie let me tell you what I’ll do,
I’ll join the Corps for a year or two
So I packed my trash and I headed for the plane,
Went to the place where people go insane
Parris Island was the name of that place,
First thing I saw was a drill instructor’s face.
Later Suzie said it’s me or the Corps,
Can’t take this life anymore
I looked at her with a big ol’ grin,
Haven’t seen Suzie since I don’t know when.
I used to sit at home all damn day,
Letting my life waste away
One day there came a man in blue,
Said “Hey there son, I got a job for you”
There’s travel and adventure with loads of fun,
We’ll even teach you how to shoot a gun
There’s room and board with plates of food,
And a brand new business-tailored suit
Ain’t no use in looking down
There ain’t no discharge on the ground
Ain’t no use in looking back,
Suzie has your Cadillac
There ain’t no use in feeling blue,
Somebody has your Suzie too.