* is where the cadets say "You're right!"
It's an army cadence
Your mother was home when you left *
Your father was home when you left *
Your sister was home when you left *
Your brother was home when you left *
Your mother, your father, your sister, your brother
the dog, the cat, the fish, the rat
your aunt, your uncle, and both of your cousins
your papa, your granny, the maid, the nanny,
They all was home when you left *
And that's the reason you left *
I left my home, for the Army
I left my home, for the Army
The day I left, my mama cried
She thought that I, was gonna die
I left my wife, standin' at the door
She thought that I, would die at war
I left my son, playing in the yard
To see his daddy leave, made him cry so hard
The day I left, I shook my daddy's hand
He said that I, had become a man
