Caisson Song

It quickly became popular in military units but only gained widespread popularity in 1917 as u s.

Caisson song. Army which is called the army goes rolling along. They conducted a contest in 1948 to find an official song but no entry received much popular support. Gruber the refrain is the caissons go rolling along this song inspired the official song of the u s. Lyrics for the caisson song by us army chorus.

Sousa however had been led to believe the caisson song dated. In the field artillery sound off your numbers loud and strong 2 3 4 where er you go you will. Caissons are used for burials at arlington national cemetery and for state funerals for united states government dignitaries including the president of the united states. Field artillery march is a patriotic military march of the united states army written in 1917 by john philip sousa based on an earlier work by edmund l.

Over hill over dale we have hit the dusty trail. The original version of this song was titled as the caissons go rolling along. The caisson song was written by for and about the members of the united states field artillery in the philippines in 1908. In and out hear them shout counter march and right about and the caissons go rolling along.

And those caissons go rolling along in and out hear them shout countermarch and right about and those caissons go rolling along then it s hi. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises the caissons go rolling along us army anthem will schaefer an american celebration the ultimate patrioti. Army s official song has among other changes replaced the word caissons with army. The united states navy marine corps air force and coast guard had adopted official songs and the army was eager to find one of its own.

Desc the army goes rolling along is the official song of the united states army and is typically called the army song the caisson song the song is based. The version adopted as the u s. The song the caissons go rolling along refers to these.