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Infantry Song
September 17, 2018 Grunt.com Admin

Infantry Song

Sgt. Grit I am writing to you in hopes that you can help me. I would like to have a copy of the words to the infantry song chesty puller was a merry old soul. Its a infantry song that was sang to the nursery rhyme of old king cole,. We use to sing it back in 1991 when I was with the 3rd Marine Regiment, 1st. meb kaneheo bay hawaii . Any help you can give me with this would be greatly appreciated. I try to sing this to my 6 yr. old when he goes to bed. I’m not sure if its right though. Thank you in advance for your help.

Sgt. Robert Norton, USMC 1980-1993

This is the verse that I am familiar with, there may be more and there maybe slightly different versions. Gunny D

Chesty Puller was a fine Marine
And a fine Marine was he.
He called for his pipe,
He called for his bowl,
He called for his privates three.
“Beer, beer, beer,” said the privates.
“Merry old men are we.
There’s nothing so fair that it can compare to Marine Corps infantry”

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Rich McFadden - July 5, 2023

I believe the original tune, that this is sung to is called “British Grenadiers”.

Dillon - January 1, 2023

My dad sang this to us as kids but the words he used were a little different.

Chesty Puller was a fighting man and a fighting man was he
He’d fight with his knife he’d fight with his wife he’d fight with his privates three
Beer beer beer for the privates
Fighting men are we
The army’s fair but they can’t compare to marine corps infantry

Don Henson - January 18, 2021

I was at Kaneohe Bay MCAS 1st Bat 4th Mar Reg 1960-62, and we sang it as well. Everywhere I heard it, whether Hawaii or Geiger or Pendleton it was always a little different.

Ralph Walker - October 23, 2020

I always heard it sung as "the Leatherneck infantry, And there were different words depebding on what rank was yours. Fun to sing it anyway.

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Dave McDonald - May 14, 2020

2/5 1st MarDiv 1978
Ours went like this
Beer, beer, beer said the private
Hup to hup to hup said the corporal
Get that man in step said the sergeant
That’s a crock of shit said the Gunny
Who’s gonna read my map said theLouie
Who’s gonna drive my Jeep said the Capt
Who’s gonna marry my daughter said the Col
BEER, BEER, BEER said the General

Scott - May 7, 2020

This is the way that I learned it…B 1/5 Wpns Plt 85-88

Chesty Puller was a fine Marine and a fine Marine was he,
And he called for wife and he called for his pipe
And he called for his Privates three.
Beer, beer, beer said the Privates
That is what we need
The Army’s fair but it can’t compare to Marine Corps Infantry.

Then as others have said, he calls for a higher rank and after they answer then the lower rank answers. So after the Cpls the Privates, then after the Sgts, the Cpls then Privates and so on.

Cpls – Women, women, women said the Cpls.
Sgts – Get those troops in step said the Sgts.
Gunnys – That’s a crock of shit said the Gunnys.
Louies – We do all the work said the Louies.
Captains – How do I read this map said the Captains.

So the last verse would go…

Chesty Puller was a fine Marine and a fine Marine was he,
And he called for wife and he called for his pipe
And he called for his Captains three.
How do I read this map said the Captains
We do all the work said the Louies
That’s a crock of shit said the Gunnys
Get those troops in step said the Sgts
Women, women, women said the Cpls
Beer, beer, beer said the Privates
That is what we need
The Army’s fair but it can’t compare to Marine Corps Infantry.

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