Hardwork | Military Cadence
(Lyrics & History)
The U.S. Military uses "Jodies," call-and-response chants, to help troops stay in step, build morale, and foster unity during marches and runs. These chants are a cherished part of military tradition.
Hard Work, a very popular running cadence, emphasizes the dedication, discipline, and effort required in military life, highlighting the relentless commitment to duty and the physical demand placed on service members.
This cadence describes the daily routines and the challenges faced by service members, each line showing the perseverance and pride taken in accomplishing tasks through hard work.
Lyrics
Hard work, work
Hard work, that’s what they say (Hard work, work)
Hard work, to earn my pay (Hard work, work)
Hard work, do it every day (Hard work, work)
I get up bout' a quarter to three (Hard work, work)
A get up, do some PT (Hard work, work)
Put my boots on and lace ‘em up (Hard work, work)
I got another days work
Hard work, work
Hard work, work
Hard work, that’s what they say (Hard work, work)
Hard work, I earn my pay (Hard work, work)
I grab my ruck and move on out (Hard work, work)
I gotta go, a march and shout
Hard work, work
Hard work, work
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Listen to this cadence:
Song Name: Hardwork
Album Name: Cadences Volume 4
by Jonathan Michael Fleming
I’m bangin' on the barracks walls (Hard work, work)
Get up, I'm making the call (Hard work, work)
Its a Hard Work manifest (Hard work, work)
Hard work, we doin' our best (Hard work, work)
Hard work, that's what they say (Hard work, work)
Hard work, I’m earning my pay
Hard work, work
Hard work, work
Hard work, a turn it up (Hard work, work)
Hard work, we fired up (Hard work, work)
Everybody’s on the plane (Hard work, work)
Hard work, we do it for play! (Hard work, work)
Hard work, that’s what they say (Hard work, work)
Hard work, I earn my pay (Hard work, work)
Hard work, work
Hard work, work
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The lyrics and music to the above cadence are not original to me. To the best of my knowledge, the song is in the public domain, as the author is unknown and has simply been handed down generation-to-generation within the US military.
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