[RARE VERSION] "The Caisson Song" - American Field Artillery March

[@trevorwhitham6742]

The little jeeps hopping along to the beat

[@guardianangel9517]

That was cool!

[@bugattiveyron8282]

While those jeeps go hopping along

[@Niftynorm1]

That made my kidneys hurt. LOL

[@mannamedisaak3316]

😂😂 I thought it was only me

[@bugattiveyron8282]

And whe're we go, you will always know that those lil jeeps are hopping allong!

[@tommyblackwell3760]

This is the version I learned as a kid, from my grandfather who was a US Artilleryman from 1936 to 1958. The DSs would flip out on me when I went to Basic in the mid 80s because I couldn't remember the new words to save my life....until one asked me why. When I explained he paused for a moment, then just said "carry on" and moved on to his next victim lol. I did eventually learn the new lyrics, though!

[@Paveway-chan]

"Alright, fair cop, as you were" 😂

[@paulhart9102]

The version my dad taught me when I was six. He also taught me "Wild Blue Yonder". He was in the USAAC.

[@warrenpuckett4203]

I still did it. After the change. I was in the 24th DivArty before it was changed.

[@SpartacusTheHumble]

​​@@warrenpuckett4203I'm looking to go into the Army. And i already got this song stuck in my head far more than the Army goes rolling along version lol 😂. Thinking of doing the Artillery MOS. Crazy thing is? I only came across this catchy song from KZbins weird algorithm. Its been giving me a music playlist mixed with songs sung/composed by communistic, Nazism, and patriotic countries lmao. Tho i still listened to them all ( i am weird, i like listening to songs in other languages 🤣 ).

[@gamsssreal]

​@@SpartacusTheHumbleIf you wanna go artillery go 13 Bravo

[@gibberingmouther710]

"Your compressed spine is not a service related ailment."

[@Scribit339]

This Message is ironically approved by the VA department......... 💀

[@Jay_Johandsome]

Yep, another VA hospital classic!

[@ternovnik257]

@@Jay_Johandsome Von??

[@PhilSharrar]

"And -the army- those *caissons* go rolling along!"

[@okbrassman]

thank you. . . . I was told the Army changed it because no one knows what a caisson is ? Albeit a Navy veteran but my thought was, "get a dictionary"

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

@@okbrassman I always heard the army changed it because the generals were spiteful over the troops choosing it as the army anthem over any of their preferred options.

[@SouthernMaineFoamer]

I studied the army honor guard despite wanting to be an Air Force pilot (still do), and I’m surprised I forgot what a caisson was yesterday so I looked up and was like “oh yea…”

[@clonescope2433]

​@@trinalgalaxy5943from my understanding it was changed because every Branch kind of post World War II was developing their own anthem for their troops to sing and it was already a popular song so they just went screw it let's make it about the whole Army.

[@I.am.not.in.your.house.or.am.I]

I have legitimate beef with the Army because of this

[@AudieHolland]

I haven't heard the original before. Just like 'Over there,' which was written in 1917, just as the USA were entering World War I, these songs were rehashed for World War II. While the later version of 'Over There' I prefer over the original, I think the original of 'The Caisson Song' is better. It sounds crazier and really hammers the message that Those caissons come rolling along no matter what.

[@guardianangel9517]

I'll check it out. Thank you 🇺🇲❣️

[@naverilllang]

I didn't know there was a wwii version of over there. i've only heard the original

[@AudieHolland]

@@naverilllang I think they only used the chorus part for radio and film propaganda. Look up: *Over There" - American Patriotic Song* The original WWI version sounds rather dated. Also because audio technology was in its infancy during that time. Look up: *WWI - Over There*

[@naverilllang]

@@AudieHolland well I got a playlist of WWI songs in part specifically _because_ they're dated, inappropriately jovial, and generally fun. So I had simply never even thought to look up a WWII version, and if I'd encountered it by chance, I'd dismiss it as a (literally and figuratively) lesser version.

[@LillianSteele-u9v]

They did as I just found out.

[@benerval7]

As an active Artillerman for 23+ years..... I approve of this video.

[@adamnivens4040]

Thank you for your service! I’ll be joining as soon as I graduate.

[@jamesdakrn]

How are your ears?

[@baseballisawesome]

God bless thanks for your service

[@OMSKBRUH]

Thank you for your service🫡🫡 🇺🇸

[@benerval7]

@@OMSKBRUH thank you

[@Kull1339]

When you join the army knowing this song and you have to learn a simplified version

[@ericzaiz8358]

Have to go easy on the poor grunts. They can not be expected to to remember much.

[@stevenpilling5318]

Until sometime in the Seventies (I think) the Army didn't have an official song as the other services. The Caisson Song was the one that was most closely identified with the Army. Therefore, it was sequestered and the words changed. The Artillery had to settle with "The Mountain Battery"! But The Caisson Song was the one I learned in school.

[@TexasEngineer]

The Army Air Corps had their song and then the Air Force stole it. My father was a B25 pilot in the 12th Air Corps during WWII and he taught me both songs the original way. Veteran of 3/9th FA, Pershing missile.

[@jaydunno8266]

All the different branches had their own songs back when the army mostly marched of foot or rode horses to where they were going. Example " We're the infantry the infantry with the dirt behind our ears, the infantry the infantry that drinks up all the beers. The cavalry the artillery, and the bloody engineers couldn't beat the infantry in a hundred million years." these branch songs kind of faded out after WWII and then the Army realized it didn't have a neat song like the Air Force, Navy, or Marines. So they adopted the Field Artillery song as the army song.

[@Freshprince15]

My dad was a marine in the late 80’s and I used to hear him sing this version as a kid

[@GorillazBD]

Imagine ur a German soldier and you get no scoped by a badass American on a motorcycle while jumping over a hill😂

[@TheLobsterChannel]

Keep ‘em rollin

[@haunter_1845]

Was it high, was is low? Where the hell did that one go?

[@Ko_Kasumi]

Mayhaps into the 308th Infantry Regiment of the US 77th Division...whoops.

[@haunter_1845]

​@@Ko_KasumiAnd those Caissons go rolling along...!

[@marethyu7593]

was it left, was it right, we're not going home tonight

[@steveforbes7718]

As is being show by others there were actually more lyrics that were either added on or were "adjusted" for each performance or recording. Some were really good and some were questionable. LOL Regardless, all of them are better than what is currently used. Maybe it's time to roll back the time machine a bit and offer a bit more "character" to the song as was done so long ago. LOL Oops! I forgot that we cannot do that because someone may be "offended"! BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[@cumunist2120]

what is this from i cant remember

[@Aperson65323]

Pov: you're a German soldier trying to hijack the last French radio to play this. (It did happen)

[@Drucifer0011]

It really gives it that swing feel that makes wanna get up and give my seargeant major 50 push ups

[@jovanweismiller7114]

My grandfather was in the Royal Field Artillery in WWI. They didn't use this song, but the sentiments were the same.

[@youarewrong5523]

155mm field artillery Meuse-Argonne Offensive, US AEF - By God did we teach the ‘Kaiser to be wiser’ - God Bless the Allies!

[@BlameThande]

I had to learn this for the Yamaha electric organ course and this is the first time I have ever seen or heard the actual song. I didn't even know it was American.

[@HIROTONFA]

Thank you, this is great!

[@Magikarp-4ever]

They were big they were everywhere and they were of fucking stupendous quality -- a German soldier answering questions about what scared them most fighting Americans lol one word, artillery

[@cameronnewton7053]

"we brought those bloody shells over here and we ain't taking em' back!" ~ American artillery doctrine

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

As a son of a former 88Mike... "Bullets don't fly without supply". There is no greater logistics organization than the United States Army.

[@markatwell8349]

I still dont know why this song didnt last

[@pauld6967]

This, the original version, is proof that once again, original lyrics are the better lyrics. FYI, for those wondering; each artilleryman assigned to a piece was designated by a number that corresponded to his function in the firing of the weapon.

[@quasicroissant]

why would people be wondering that in particular

[@pauld6967]

@@quasicroissant They would wonder because they don't understand what is meant by the lyric "...call off your Numbers..."

[@stormsand9]

​@@pauld6967 Thanks for the insight! I had no idea

[@pauld6967]

@@stormsand9 You're welcome.

[@FNWendigo]

We Still do that. The Positions are, Chief, Assistant Gunner, #1 Man, #2 Man.

[@chrisjpfaff314]

No caissons were harmed in this video. Actually, no caissons were in the video other than jeeps pulling small artillery pieces. LOL My father was in the Field Artillery in Normandy, 155mm Long Toms. He sang this song to me as a kid.

[@yetanother9127]

It's also got an awful lot of fortification/coastal guns for a song that's supposed to be about the field artillery, like the disappearing guns at 1:00 that are visibly behind concrete barbettes :P

[@aquilamotionpictures408]

Personally,I liked the shots of the disappearing mounts, my dad was Coast Artillery, at Ft. Story, Virginia. But he was on a 16 inch gun crew in a casemate.

[@josephderrico6254]

Those jeeps were towing anti-tank guns not artillery.

[@richarddietzen3137]

@@josephderrico6254I noticed that, since my dad was on an antitank gun crew after D-Day.

[@joesmith-fq6ly]

saw one of those at a museum, lived up to it's name

[@michaelarmbruster586]

Nice mix of footage

[@Bird.mp4]

Holy shit, just realized this was the music Saunders from girls und panzer anime used. Damn

[@vinceevoyap6725]

But the rare is much better imo

[@ThatMDubyaGuy]

I remember my grandfather humming this, he was artillery in both WW2 and Korea.

[@Beutepanzer]

Respect mate

[@cymrawd_foulkesie]

Me and the boys making it off the Normandy beach with this one

[@davidjefferson4941]

A classic US military march, nice!

[@ComfortsSpecter]

The Comfort Of Man Know’s No Bounds Beautiful History Adorable Film The Freedom Of Man Know’s No Bounds

[@donnalayton6876]

My husband was in Patton's 3rd Army. He would not speak about the war, with the exception of how much he loved his jeep and enjoyed hearing this song.

[@mielespecias]

I discovered this song about a week ago. It is so uplifting. I didn't realize that I played it almost incessantly until my husband came over my desk (during the song) and gave me a cross-eyed look! ;-) ;-)

[@Rand0midi0t-uj1]

The suspension and shocks on those jeeps, tho. Those soldiers in the back must have some sort of back problems.

[@NovákTamas-g8s]

Those caseohs go rolling along

[@slayride136]

lmao

[@JacksonBCullen]

2:26 idk why but this reminds me of going to the dentist.

[@oliverthebrblack5330]

I can see why lol

[@War-cat924]

This song goes hard

[@SpiderPigRex]

It’ll go harder when we get drafted

[@War-cat924]

@@SpiderPigRex indeed

[@falconinflight6235]

6 of 14th artillery vietnam central highlands 1967-1968

[@caddothegreat]

I knew this song as a kid in the 50's. Early in the 60's my friend had some Mad magazines. One of them had spoofs on popular military songs. One was "As those cameras go rolling along". I could sing either.First time in a long time I have heard the Caissons song.

[@jaykubisanidiot8657]

Was it high? Was it low? Where the hell did that one go!?

[@Beutepanzer]

Fun fact: the footage is them trying to find it went

[@kj07video]

I’m curious, what type of gun is at 1:05

[@imanormalpersom]

I think it was a 12-inch (305 mm) gun M1888. Though I don't know, I ctrl+c ctrl+v ed that from wikipedia.

[@johnhall2577]

Some of the big guns look like coast artillery at a fort.

[@Aelxi]

It's generally called a disappearing gun, mostly equipped for coastal fortresses and sometimes can seen onboard early ironclad battleships

[@richardoliver1468]

The Caissons Going Rolling Along is a a fitting tribute to all who are or have served in the artillery branch of the Army. I would hope that Army would get a newer version that would be dedicated to them. The Soldiers Song, referred to as the Army Song is great one that tells the story of every member regardless of their career field.

[@TaeSunWoo]

Why am I hitting the griddy to this at 3am?

[@thomaskalbfus2005]

I saw Patton!

[@okbrassman]

about 2:50, showing his pistol

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

@@okbrassmannice!!!

[@Dannysoutherner]

I love the jeep woops, that's great. One crew really has the rythm down.

[@Daves_Not_Here_Man_76]

Was it high was it low where the hell did that one go Was it left was it right didn't land in the gunners sight Was it short was it long that shell is fucking gone Did it miss did it hit this here gun is a piece of shit

[@OMSKBRUH]

Unleashing my Patriotic side

[@ThePyramidone]

I read that J.P. Sousa, upon finding out that E.L. Gruber had written the song in 1908, to his credit, did remand the proceeds to Gruber.

[@imanormalpersom]

I'm 13 now but this song has inspired me to join the army, hopefully an artillery corps, but I know I wont got in because I am lazy, unmotivated, and never work out. But I might change when I get to recruiting age, because, Its mainly not the men who win a battle, its the support artillery. And also I like guns and why not go operate the biggest gun on land, right? "And its "Hi! Ho! Hi!" With the field artillery, and the Caissons go rolling along!"

[@mrbruh9537]

And those caissons go rolling along. thanks for liberating us American god children 🇮🇹🤌🤝🇺🇸

[@Apple-om5mr]

Italy being Chad and overthrowing their own dictator

[@kentabler290]

i was fdc lare 70 early 80 aint heard this in years

[@bluto8561]

Those krauts never stood a chance

[@General_Belu]

Til' Moscow Boys! Til' Moscow.

[@adourique]

my and the boys when we are rolling along in our mighty American beauties towards the German and the Soviet tanks in WoT Blitz

[@castielsosa8512]

Imagine being one of the kids at 1:55 😭🤚

[@castielsosa8512]

Also Ngl 2:37 looks fun for some odd reason

[@notjustinyeetroblox9928]

​@@castielsosa8512 looks like the best ride you will have in your life but utterly nauseating at the same time

[@Radeon_the_Protoboi]

Listening to this while wearing a USA M17 Gas Mask in my room and playing USA on War Thunder, God bless the United States of America!

[@Beutepanzer]

YEAAAA

[@Kieran-i5z]

I think this is the best one

[@daveweiss5647]

I like US military music... but at the same time... it's just too jazzy and up beat for real military music for me... German and Russian Finnish etc... military music has a more fatalistic somber tone which makes more sense while still being patriotic...

[@WarAndThunder-li2iv]

U.S. Military music combines Folk and War together.

[@Royal-penguin]

THOSE CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG!

[@xray86delta]

Rare version? That's the original version, as silly as "hi, hi, hee" sounds.😉 C battery, 2/12th!

[@genevabrantner365]

This is the version I learned. Now, like everything else, it's a waterdowned version.

[@Sxcheschka]

It's always weird to me as somebody who is anti-military/anti-establishment; is how much I love this kind of music. Its hard for me to separate the music from all the dead humans.

[@veldrensavoth7119]

1:19 yeah i still wanna be an MP sorry

[@challengethings]

stay here on the march became！

[@coenisgreat]

So where did you get this version from, anyways?

[@indisputable3]

We don't ask that

[@343flyingbulb4]

GuP version still the best

[@F.ALK_02]

touch grass

[@PhilSharrar]

I prefer both, but this one has the correct lyrics and I like this one better, although I respect your opinion.

[@Daniel-vd8rg]

both are good...@@F.ALK_02

[@andyboi8399]

GuP version has definitely got the better flow and instrumental, but not the uplifting vocals. Both are great in their own way!

[@PlayscaleSoldierProductions]

"GI Joe, GI Joe fighting man from head to toe from the land on the sea to the air"

[@elmerlarimer9026]

go ARMY

[@umcmedic8272]

I listen to this when playing Roblox Armored Patrol. I like using artillery.

[@amerikasanimations77]

you must either be very good or very bad.

[@umcmedic8272]

@@amerikasanimations77 Yes.

[@Niftynorm1]

Great films but I wish the cartoon like US flag inset wasn't there as it obstructs the scenes.

[@KiwiDaCat-p9b]

I learned this in 6th grade.

[@bubujibujibuji958]

If artillery has rail plasma more interesting in ww2 but today not late america let's build it ?

[@David-m6h4f]

God bless the king of battle

[@Ifoundnohappinesshere]

Man I never seen people used all 50 states map like that, kinda mid tho

[@ludenman]

micronesia has colonized alaska and the majapahit empire colonized the contiguous states

[@nunaalsoknownasohare6388]

The four united states of America

[@edwardloomis887]

Became the Army song with revised lyrics.

[@hairy-dairyman]

Was it high, was it low, where the hell did that one go.

[@deutschemidas4102]

Amen ❤❤❤❤❤

[@studinthemaking]

I thought this was the song for the US army engineer corp?

[@diegomoreno7760]

I like more this versión rather the original

[@М62]

🎶 _And the Nixons are rolling along!_ 🎶

[@Thy_Hunter01937]

Why does it felt like I heard this in Panzer Girls?

[@MedicplayingCSGO]

Was it high, was it low? Where the hell did that one go?

[@arcagedonguevara9949]

👍🦾🦾🦾🦾🦾👊👊 dios bendiga a América

[@GeorgeSemel]

America Ball has entered the chat!

[@kylebirch7258]

As a 13b I remind everyone I meet that the army song is based on this🫡

[@Western-Inferno]

# add the jeeps to warthunder

[@dsmith2568]

Be honest, who still sings along?

[@richardoliver1468]

I sing along with the current Army Song every time I hear it.

[@Tarkofu]

Wait may I ask? how the song knows Hitler? If it was in the year 1801? Or you just typed 1801 incorrectly?

[@timthewarlord2304]

What’s a caisson?

[@rudyschwab7709]

When horses were still used to move artillery, it was the little wagon the horses pulled and was used, in turn, to tow the cannon. The caisson was necessary to transport the ammo for the cannon. The caisson was also used in funeral processions, like the one used for JFK.

[@Svensk7119]

The Proving Grounds. That's what all the hills and washboard tracks were about. I haven't heard the "Over hill, over dale," version of this in years. See, the Army can't help but piss around with the lyrics of this, and so when I went in, the song had some awful lyrics. I only remember something about the Army of the free, and since they had changed something that (to me) fundamental just because they have to change generals every two years... Imagine if the Marines changed their song every two years. Or twice a generation. Or at all.

[@leosypher9993]

nah, those caissons arent rolling anywhere, there about as stationary as stationary gets which is good, it means they where built well, I just find it funny how some of these old military songs it just feels like they made words and phrases to fit, its fairly obvious they wrote the instrument notes before the lyrics, not to detract from the song, its a good song

[@aquilamotionpictures408]

Do you know what a caisson is?

[@leosypher9993]

​@@aquilamotionpictures408ok, so its a funny story here, it wasn't until a friend of mine reminded me that what I would just call an "ammo cart" is actully traditionally known as a "Casson" that i had a massive facepalm moment, so you know those massive cement structures that the supports for bridges, especially ones going over water, are anchored into? Those are so cassons, and im the context of artillart, massive stationary shore batteries are built into what could be considered cassons in an architectural context (and a buncker below for ammo and machinery, ext, ext) so that's what I was thinking of and here i went and tried to be a smarta** about it, it was genuinely just meant to be funny, thats all, this is fairly normal for me, don't worry my friends get back at me for it plenty XD

[@ThatDamnDuck]

Imagine being stuck with the people you hate. You wait 14 years and you see him on the battle fields 😢

[@samuelreyna7158]

1:47

[@Mrtapemeasure]

This hits different when you man the giant mortars in air ship assault

[@agentsomthing4565]

Looney tunes background music ahh beat

[@Mikeuu486]

saunders

[@someuser4166]

i expected more girls und panzer people here.

[@Michael-ep1ll]

Thanks yes Propaganda and Recruiting Patriots has always been part of the hard stuff.at roughly 40 seconds in when the Motorcycle Scouts lay down their rides and move forward,2 nd man that moves off screen right. my father's older brother Ellis ,later across the pond he received some accolades and salad as they say.Came home big Hero Died on Motorcycle . God's will is always hard for man to see.He always felt that his heroic actions were the right thing and believed that his Lord protected him as long as he was in the Right.

[@PaulRabinovich-wj7ut]

😂 thanks Drs Swenson and Philips for millennium pharmacy now we got😢 to get something for My Parkinson's chec k your crome

[@jackdaugaard-hansen4512]

Towed artillery is highly outdated, takes forever to set up and when it gets detected by counter battery radar it has to move which takes forever, also take 8 people to man this thing, and currently the us army is lacking man power thanks to Emma and her two moms

[@markothwriter]

It's sad how the Army stole this great song and made it mediocre

[@goldenspartan9999]

Lite Artillery is the worst 😫

[@BobSmith-dk8nw]

There is not one Caisson en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbers_and_caissons in this whole video. Originally these were Horse Drawn. There was the front part - that the crew road in. Then there was the Caisson - that had the ammunition. There there was the gun. The part they left out was: _"Was it High? Was it Low? Where the hell did that one go? As those Caissons Go Rolling along. Was it left? Was it Right? We'll be here the whole damn night! As those Caissons Go Rolling Along."_ .