“To The East, Good Fellows!”

To the tune of “Yon Yonson”.

Our name is the Barrys.
We don’t hail from the prairies.
We don’t eat only white bread;

But the Army has called us.
The boot march’s before us.
So we go,
East we go,
Then to the south…


We left bold evergreens
And mountains pristine
For the cradle of the Civil War
;

Traded high-flying eagles
for high-flying Eagles.
They both scream.
One screams louder.
And we’re proud


Of the ‘ole 1-0-1,
with their tanks and their guns;
America’s true fighting force
.

Get ready for Rakk life.
Get ready for ruck life.
So we march,
make good time,
God to soldiers and soldiers to God
.

The weather is warmer.
The people are warmer.
The BBQ makes our hearts sing.


It’s time to settle,
Buy a house and kettle
Three more years,
So they say
We shall see…


Again from the top!

7 thoughts on ““To The East, Good Fellows!””

  1. Very clever! March on and God be with you. Continual prayer for you two sweet grandkids!!

    Love, Grandma

  2. Very creative and amusing lyrics. We are pleased that you two are enjoying your journey and the 101 Airborne life; and enjoying being in the area which Paul Simon calls “the cradle of the civil war”.

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