Bugle Calls (General)
Bugle Call Ditty: Bugle Calls for an ACW Reenactor-Infantry
Infantry
General Calls on the Bugle Bugle Call Ditty:
1. Attention. I know your are tired, but still you
must go. Off to Atlanta [Virginia]
to see the big show!
Attention, attention, attention to all. You'd best be heeding this bu-ge-ler's call!
Put on your leathers and pick up your gun, now's not the time to be thinking of fun!
(are there others?...)
2. Signal of Execution. They're lost a-gain, they're lo-ost a-gain (x2)
The General. Gen Ral Gen Ral Giddyup giddyup giddyup giddyup
Gen Ral Gen Ral Giddyup giddyup giddyup giddyup
Pack Up Pack Up Pack Up Pack Up
Giddyup giddyup giddyup giddyup GOOOOO!
The Assembly. We are the strongest men in the who-ole wide world!
[straightest shots], etc.
CAREFUL...this can [and should] get pretty RAUNCHY!
To the Color (E) Red Whi-ite a-and Blue {I haven't seen any words to this
one....but there's got to be some patriotic lyrics to this tune}
The Recall Come back here now, come back here now.
Co-ome, Co-ome, Co-me back here now [repeat]
Quick Time Well, it's time to march and it's time to march
so let's Pick up the pace boys and step right out
Double Quick Time bum taTA taTA (light and quck staccato)
(I'm sure the troops were too tired to sing while doing the DQ).
The Charge The Cha-rge The Cha-rge For-ward! we go to win the battle boldly
The cha-rge, the cha-rge let's sally forth to win the fight to-day!
Let's charge across the breastworks boys, across the field to glor-y!
for God and Country, Fight! My lads and and be victorious my boys
The Cha-rge The Cha-rge now here we go to win the battle boldly
The cha-rge, the cha-rge let's sally forth to win the fight to-day!
(Many other words to this one...in battle of course you yelled and went in with the bayonet....)
General Calls on the Bugle Bugle Call Ditty:10. Reveille I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up,
I can't get 'em up, I tell you.
I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up
I can't get 'em up at all.
The corporal's worse than the private,
the sergeant's worse than the corporal,
the lieutenant's worse than the sergeant,
But the captain's worst of all.
I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up,
I can't get 'em up this morning.
I can't get 'em up, I can't get 'em up,
I can't get 'em up today.
[Modern] It's time to get up...
Infantry:
General Calls on the Bugle Bugle Call Ditty:
11. Retreat Now is the ti-ime to fall out and rest, we kno-ow that we-e have given our best...so take a rest
12. Tattoo CCCC GGGGG EEEEE and then a trumpet-like solo
13. To Extinguish Lights
Gentle men it's time to Ex Ting guish lights, snuff out your lamps and go to sleep!
Gen tle men it's time to Ex Ting guish lights,
snuff out your lamps and go to sleep!
Taps [I don't have ** any ** notes that this was ever sung during the Civil War]
The penalties for talking after the 3 drum taps were severe enough to keep the men quiet!
14. Assembly of the Buglers Damn them stink-ing rot-ten li-ttle BUUU GLEEERS
(soldiers should start throwing shoes, tin cups, and loud epithets towards the bugler)
15. Assembly of the Guard
Time to post for Guard Mount, it's time to post the Guard!.
(tuka tut tut)
Time to post for Guard Mount it's time to post the guard....
Re-e-lief Re-e-lief is posting now! Guard , Mount!
16. Orders for Orderly Sergeants *** This is a herky jerky rhythm ***
Call for the Sarge, Call for the Sergeants , Orders! At the Double Quick
[they are, calling all the clowns]
Call for the Sarge, call for the Sergeants, look at them run!
17. For Officers to take the place in line after firing Officers get back in line!
tuka tuka ta ta taaaa! (higher notes mean officers)
18. The Disperse Dis-per-erse Dis-per-erse it's time to lie down out of sight
Dis-per-erse Dis-per-erse it's time to lie down out of sight. NOW.
19. Officers' Call They're the biggest brASSes in
dear Mr. Lincoln's Arrr Mee
{They're the sharpest dressers in...] eatin' all the suttler's food while [and] hiding
behind the lines!
20. Breakfast Call
Break Fast...Come and get your peas
Breakfast...Come and get your peas
Breakfast is the time of day for all to drink their coffee
Beef and bread and marmalade, Oh! what a taste delight!
Breakfast...come and get your peas!
MANY VARIATIONS ON THIS
21. Dinner Call Roast Beef
triple tongue..and not a cavalry call!
22. Sick Call
Dr. Jones Says Dr. Jones Says
we are sick a-gain, we are sick a-gain
we are sick a-gain, we are sick a-gain
23. Fatigue Call
(I can't find the opening lines, something about shirkers and slackers]
Fall in Right Now for Work
Fall in Fall in for DEEEEEEEEEE - TAILLLLL
24. Church Call Come to the church and say your Prayers! Time for Church
Come and pray, come and pray
come to the church NOWWWWWW
25. Drill Call It's time to fall in for Drill call,
to the field, to the field, where we'll march to the beating drum,
and it's marchin' time again 'til the Colonel [Sergeant, Old man, whatever] says we're done.
REPEAT
Marching to the beat, What Fun, In the Heat, as we march to the drum Havin' fun
Dr-ill Call, Dri-ill Call it's time to march as we shuf-fle along
26. School Call School Bell! School Bell!
Time to go to scho-ool, little Yohnny {insert your favorite period ethnic nickname, Ole}
want to read
time to go to scho-ool, learn to read and write.
Infantry:
General Calls on the Bugle for Skirmishers
Bugle Call Ditty:
[and for troops on the march/in battle]
Fix Bayonet It's time to stick pigs and it's time to stick pigs now......
Unfix Bayonet Take them o-off Take them o-off,
put them Back in-to your scabbard.
Insert right Now
Quick Time Well, it's time to march and it's time to march
so let's Pick up the pace boys and step right out
Double Quick Time Something like Bonanza
The Run Sounds like Hollywood cavalry charge at first
{lighting fast}
Deploy as Skirmishers Deploy as skir-mi-shers, skir-mi-shers, skir-mi-shers,
Deploy as skir-mi-shers, skir-mi-shers, NOW
Forward Swing your legs, Swing your legs, swing your little leggies;
Swing your legs, Swing your legs, swing 'em real fast (x2)
In Retreat Fight your way Back, Fight your way Back, keep up the FI-RE
but don't turn your back (x2)
Halt Tuck-a Tut! Tuck-a Tut! (double tongue!)
By the Right Flank Forward +To the RIGHT! To the RIGHT! (ending notes go up!)
By the Left Flank Forward + Turn-to the LEFT! Turn-to the LEFT!
(ending notes go down)
Commence Firing One Two Three Four, 1 & 2 & 3 & {FIRE} this is a time pulse
Cease Firing Cease Fire! Cease Fire! Cease Fire! Cease Fire!
Change Direction to the right A Whe-el A Whe-el it's time to go merry-go ro-und
Whe-el Right! Whe-el Right (ending notes go up!)
Change Direction to the left A Whe-el A Whe-el it's time to go merry-go ro-und
Wheel..To the Left! Wheel..To the Left!
(notes at the end go down)
Lie down Li ie down (downward notes) (G E C)
Rise up Ri-ise UP (G E C (sounds like NBC notes))
*These 3 skirmisher rally's are from CASEY's, not Hardee's! Not used by CSA at all
*Rally by fours Come Back Here (x3) and then repeat
*Rally by sections Come Back Here (x3) Gee E-C-G (Downward notes)
*Rally by Platoons Come Back Here (x3) tuka tut tuka tut tuka tut tut tut….
Rally upon the reserve They whipped our butts (x2) It's time to get back out of there
Rally on the battalion They whipped our butts (x2)
It's time to get back out of .
tut ta tut ta tut…ta Geeeeeeeeeeee
Assemble on the battalion We are the straightest
shots in the who-ole wide world
(1st and 4th lines of Assembly!)