"Boots" by Rudyard Kipling

When I perform this in public, I use a metronome set at 120 bpm - the normal marching pace of the British infantry. However, I found a recording of soldiers marching so was able to use that.

[@CougarHunter09]

Hahaha this is a much more upbeat version than the one I heard about 1000 times

[@5K34M420]

CougarHunter09 SERE LoL

[@benghist1451]

Dont they have an NDA that forbids you from talking about it?

[@dhalhalla7678]

@@benghist1451 in detail

[@dhalhalla7678]

@@benghist1451 but in general terms its fine

[@getready7185]

Why would they make this

[@mummabic1484]

SERE's men be like 👁️👄👁️ where was this version when I had the burlap on

[@kaiserluch9322]

No shit right

[@thomasarcturus8947]

Mr. Ballen sent me here.

[@sarasattazahn3690]

Same here!

[@xuphy9503]

Same

[@itsybitsyimaginarium8720]

Same lol

[@mollydaniels5571]

Same.

[@ginacheselka6086]

Same

[@59LRover]

Many recordings of this do not put it into it's proper cadence, and the effect is lost. It's the endless monotony of quick step that makes the poem so effective.

[@boochin]

I never imaged that the poem I head about 2,000 in that lovely place could be turned into such a catchy song.

[@Kaadilac]

We're foot--slog--slog--slog--sloggin' over Africa Foot--foot--foot--foot--sloggin' over Africa Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up and down again! There's no discharge in the war! Seven--six--eleven--five--nine-an'-twenty miles to-day Four--eleven--seventeen--thirty-two the day before Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up and down again! There's no discharge in the war! Don't--don't--don't--don't--look at what's in front of you. Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up an' down again Men--men--men--men--men go mad with watchin' em, An' there's no discharge in the war! Try--try--try--to think o' something different Oh--my--God--keep--me from goin' lunatic! Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up an' down again! There's no discharge in the war! Count--count--count--count--the bullets in the bandoliers. If--your--eyes--drop--they will get atop o' you! Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up and down again There's no discharge in the war! We--can--stick--out--'unger, thirst, an' weariness, But--not--not--not--not--not the chronic sight of 'em Boot--boots--boots--boots--movin' up an' down again, An' there's no discharge in the war! 'Taint--so--bad--by--day because o' company, But night--brings--long--strings--o' forty thousand million Boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up an' down again. There's no discharge in the war! I--'ave--marched--six--weeks in 'Ell an' certify It--is--not--fire--devils, dark, or anything, But boots--boots--boots--boots--movin' up an' down again, An' there's no discharge in the war!

[@RunyaEithelNar]

Nice performance, marching sounds really add to it :). Lol so many people wrote they are from MrBallen, who used different [recited by another person] version of the poem in his video.

[@thegermansturmmann1797]

I want this version on the iTunes Store it’s better

[@0037kevin]

Is it just me, or does this sound like it could be turned into a modern hard rock song?

[@bennyytflstudio9729]

Anyone else kinda like this version better because it kinda sounds catchy?

[@johnpatterson8697]

I find this a great way to block out fear, stress or anxiety if I recite this in my mind, I can't think of what is troubling me at the same time

[@grandslam1998]

Bravo Bravo.

[@paintballdude902]

ZOMG BAD MEMORIES!!!!!!

[@robertmorley4697]

Pitty you didn't have a photo of the boar war soldiers marching through africa as im sure this is referring too. Great though, love it :)

[@johnpatterson8697]

it could also refer to the War in the Sudan (1898) Kipling has a few poems on that as well

[@Jkuhlman10]

Thump up if One Bullet Away sent you here

[@P1gunslinger]

They used this on my friend as sleep deprivation torture training in POW school.HAHAHA now I can screw with him.

[@JosephHelmstetter]

Yea, I have an inkling for some POW school refresher sounds

[@Blo0dmo0r]

where is the version where its a dude and it gradually gets more intense to where he is yelling...its so disturbing but i want to hear it again >:)

[@Blo0dmo0r]

@Jonathan Gullett 7 years ago I couldn't remember but now I know, its Boots boots boots. hahahaa there's an 8 hr loop on youtube.

[@Blo0dmo0r]

@Jonathan Gullett SERE. indeed. haha

[@gedextgaming4040]

vestrion you can enjoy

[@sxcknasty69]

This isn't the same audio they use in the seals

[@joewolf5067]

Every now and again id feel a little unsettled but I think I could survive this wouldn't call it torture just long and annoying

[@348mohimimam4]

Its not the version which is used to torture the seals and seres. Fhere is another version of it u can find. U can literally hear the horror in the voice in that version

[@bobcat420]

@@348mohimimam4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3jOqpuXgsmjqtE this is the one, right?

[@Matthew-Anthony]

This is supposed to be torture? Sign me up!

[@razerbladegaming8515]

The poem isn't that bad, it all depends on who is reciting the version you're listening to. This one makes you slightly uncomfortable, but the version recited by Taylor Holmes in 1915 drives you insane because of how scary his voice makes the poem sound. The graininess of the audio and the emotion he puts into it makes it very hard to listen to. Espically at 2:50 in the morning (I think I made a mistake by not waiting until morning)

[@thinmizzy365]

Who's here because of MrBallen?

[@Max-kk6nf]

Same

[@lorytray5064]

✌️

[@howardlloyd9183]

Did anyone else get here via mr. Ballen?

[@Tommy-Atkins]

Not sure it would win a pullitzer for smooth flowing poetry nowadays!!😂

[@funsyde6318]

whos here cuz mr ballen

[@justsoverse]

Who on earth is Mr Ballen?

[@funsyde6318]

@@justsoverse look him up on you tube hes a scary story teller but there real stories and he does little stories at the begining and it was "tie the like button to their bed and play this song^ on a 48 hour loop

[@lorytray5064]

✌️

[@juk-hw5lv]

I'm getting unsettled just after minute and a half. No wonder they use it in SERE school to soften the trainees

[@boogieman1986]

This shit gives me chills. I'll be having nightmares tonight for sure.

[@joewolf5067]

Ur name is boogeyman id except it to not be that bad

[@huckleberry2307]

@@joewolf5067 that’s how you know it’s bad

[@enviouswings]

hello my MrBallen frens