Cadence's have been used in the Army for a long time. They serve many purposes, but the main one is to focus the soldier's mind toward their job. That is why for years we sang cadences about killing so that our minds would be more welcoming to the thought when the time came because we have already thought and sung about it.
This is a cadence about the 22nd Infantry Regiment. It is focused on the main mission of the infantry, to kill. But along with killing, it teaches soldiers our rich and valiant history. I hope you enjoy it.
“We are the Triple Deuce” “We are the Triple Deuce”
“Ready to be set loose” “Ready to be set loose”
“To a battle we will go” “To a battle we will go”
“Off to make the grass grow!” “Off to make the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“Battle of Chippewa!” “Battle of Chippewa”
“To Canada we go” “To Canada we go”
“And when we got there” “And when we got there”
“We made the grass grow!” “We made the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“Off to Little Big Horn” “Off to Little Big Horn”
“To Montana we go” To Montana we go”
“And when we got there” “And when we got there”
“We made the grass grow!” “We made the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“Now to Santiago” “Now to Santiago”
“To Cuba we would go” “To Cuba we would go”
“And when we got there” “And when we got there”
“We made the grass grow!” “We made the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“Battle at Manila” “Battle at Manila”
“To the Philippines we go” “To the Philippines we go”
“And when we got there” “And when we got there”
“We made the grass grow!” “We made the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow? “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“Beaches at D-Day” “Beaches at D-Day”
“To Normandy, we go” “To Normandy, we go”
“We made the grass grow!” “We made the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood. Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood? “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“Vietnam” “Vietnam”
“To the Jungles we go” “The Jungles we would go”
“And when we got there” “And when we got there”
“We made the grass grow!” “We made the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” We Kill, We Kill, We, Kill!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“War on Terror” “War on Terror”
“To the Middle East we go” “To the Middle East we go”
“And when we got there” “And when we got there”
“We made the grass grow!” “We made the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
“Where will we go next?” “Where will we go next?”
“God only knows” “God only knows”
“But when we get there” But when we get there”
“We’ll make the grass grow!” “We’ll make the grass grow!”
“What makes the grass grow?” “Blood, Blood, Blood!”
“How do we get blood?” “We Kill, We Kill, We Kill!”
