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Bug-Out Ballad (Moving on)
The Bug-Out Ballad (Moving on)
The Bug-Out Ballad (Moving on)
Hear the patter of running feet
It's the old First Cav in full retreat
They're moving on; they'll soon be gone
They're haulin' ass, not savin' gas
They'll soon be gone.
Over on that hill there's a Russian tank
A million Chinks are on my flank
I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone
With my M-1 broke, it ain't no joke
I'll soon be gone.
Million Chinks comin' through the pass
Playin' burp-gun boogie all over my ass
I'm movin' on, I'll soon be gone
With my M-1 broke, it ain't no joke
I'll soon be gone.
Twenty thousand Chinks comin' through the pass
I'm tellin' you, baby, I'm haulin' ass
I'm moving on; I'll soon be gone
I'm haulin' ass, not savin' gas
I'll soon be gone.
Standin' in a rice paddy up to my belly
From then on, they called me "Smelly"
I'm moving on; I'll soon be gone
I'm haulin' ass, not savin' gas
I'll soon be gone.
Here's papa-san comin' down the track
Old A-frame strapped to his back
He's moving on; he'll soon be gone
he's haulin' ass, not savin' gas
He'll soon be gone.
Here's mama-san comin' down the track
Titty hangin' out, baby on her back
She's moving on; she'll soon be gone
From her tits to her toes, she's damn near froze
She'll soon be gone.
I sung this song for the very last time
Gonna get Korea off my mind
I'm moving on; I'll soon be gone
I done my time in the s*** and slime
I'm movin' on.
From Ther Erotic Muse, Cray
Collected from Cray, 1953
Note: a parody of a country classic by Hank Snow
In Vietnam, they sang:
The McNamara Line is a hundred miles long
Completely surrounded by Viet Cong
I'm movin' on etc.