The Caissons Go Rolling Along

The field artillery song of the U.S. Army, 1921.
words and music by Edmund L. Gruber

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment track:

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Lyrics

1. Over hill, over dale, we have hit the dusty trail
   And those caissons go rolling along
   “Counter march! Right about!”
   Hear those wagon soldiers shout
   While those caissons go rolling along

Chorus
For it’s Hi! Hi! Hee! in the Field Artillery
Call off your numbers loud and strong (call off!)
And where-e’er we go, you will always know
That those caissons are rolling along (keep ’em rolling)
That those caissons are rolling along

2. To the front, day and night
   Where the doughboys dig and fight
   And those caissons go rolling along
   Our barrage will be there, fired on the rocket’s flare
   While those caissons go rolling along

after last chorus:
Bat-t’ry Halt!

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Sung here by Fred Feild: