There are a number of songs in the repertoire of the cadet corps which are sang at different occasions or activities. Every cadet is expected to memorize not only the lyrics of each song, but should also be able to sing these songs in the right tune. A few songs of the corps have been selected and are shown below.
Music by: Quirico P. Evangelista (PMA '40)
Oh, proud and bold you stand!
Bright beacon of the land
Let loyal sons proclaim
Thy glorious name
Wherever we may be
O'er land or deep blue sea,
We'll raise a song to Thee,
Academy, Oh, Hail to Thee!
At every end of day
We hope and fervent pray
The honor you instill
Doth guide our will!
May Thy sons ever be
Men of INTEGRITY
COURAGE and LOYALTY,
PMA, Oh, Hail to Thee!
When bells for us are rung
And our last "taps" is sung
Let generations see
Our country free
Oh, lead to righteous way
Those solid ranks of gray
Thy virtues to display
Academy, Oh, Hail to Thee!
Lyrics by: Reynaldo A. Mendoza (PMA '40)
At each Saturday adds to our past,
Every month filled with mem'ries that last
We have left at the end of each day,
Some weak habits of work or of play
Insignificant in their esteem
Till the day that is still but a dream,
The parades and inspections and then
The corrections are part of a glorious scheme,
Knock! Knock!(Chorus)
Oh, we'll do or die
Raise our knees waist high,
For we've learned to do
Without asking why
Though we often doze
Change within us grows
And true manliness clearly shows
Knock! Knock!
Music & Lyrics By: Gen. Tirso G. Fajardo (USMA '34)
On her lips was a smile my KAYDET GIRL.
On her eyes are the stars above
For her face is a poem of beauty.
Can you blame me, sweet, for falling in love?
Won't you come, dear, to me?
I'll shower you with a kiss on each raven curl.
Won't you come in to my arms, dance to our song?
For I love you my KAYDET GIRL.
Music By: Gen. Prospero A. Olivas (PMA '53)
The time has come for us to leave
Thy lofty portals, PMA!
With heavy hearts and solemness
We now must shed the gray
But with us we shall take the spirit
That has shown us Thy fine ways,
To Thee we'll always be endeared
Beloved PMA.And when the call of duty comes
For us to prove your right and strong
We'll never fail Thee, Alma Mater,
We shall ever carry on
With bold imprints in history
Of sons you've left upon the throne
Of sacrifice and service
To our precious native land.Oh, now we bid farewell to Thee,
The peerless guardian of our Fate!
We now must join the gallant band
That gave Thee prestige rare
We stand before a rugged trail
To clear up, pave and later mend.
With strength derived from Thee, we'll be
Assured and confident.
Courageously we'll stand for right
Whatever costly price we pay
With loyalty our country's freedom
We'll forever perpetuate,
Integrity will dwell with us
We'll live by it down to the grave;
That thy famed name Academy
Well stay forever great.
The Corps! The Corps! The Corps!
With flashing gallantry
Without obliquity,
In Kaydet gray, they tramp
O'er fields that once were damp;
With blood of men who bore.Marked slavery before,
Ne'er swayed by rhapsodies
Nor lost in melodies;
They delved deep to response
To one who cried out once,
"OH YOUTH"! Forevermore -Discern the questioned love
Of our forefathers. Prove
To nations all and moveUs men to answer tales -
That which when told he wails.
They who really, adore.Traditions set of yore.
Heart of Sir Galahad
Is not what all they had;
In par with Romeo
They win their girls, as though
Eros went by their door.They stand aligned before
The Lord on Judgment Day;
To hear what He may say -
O'er fields that once were sand,
In Kaydet Gray they stand.
The Corps! The Corps! The Corps!
Let every heart with fervor sing
While bugle sounds recall,
Let scrolls unfold old tidings bring ...
The mem'ries dear to all -
For hearts are young again, my dear
For hearts are young again
We've known the warmth of hearts before
Let old mem'ries live again.Our Alma Mater Hail to Thee
May each loyal son proclaim
Tho' yonder we may roam and die
We'll ever be the same
For hearts are strong in Thee, my dear
For hearts are strong in Thee
We'll stand the test of time and woe
Ever loyal sons to youAnd when the taps shall sound for men
Bammers drape my last remains
Let singing comrades bury me
To the echo of these strains
For hearts will live and die for Thee
Forever live in Thee
Young blood shall come to carry on
When the old strong hearts are gone
Onward to the fields
The Alfans will win,
We will never give up nor retreat.
We are here to defend
The name of our team
With a great hope
To win in every game.Onward Alfans brave (2x)
Beat the others and put them
below.
Onward, Onward let us go,
Onward Alfans brave let us go!
La, la, la, la (4x)
Hey, Hey!
Bravo, Bravo Bulls are here
Charging our ways to victory
One by one we beat you through and all
The mighty bulls are hereThe days for us have just begun
The greatest Bulls are on the go
No one, nothing can stop us
We're the solid Bravo CompanyFrom the barracks to the battlefield
Raise a song for Bravo Bulls
Waving banners of gold and white
Waiting for our victoryWe the Bulls will fight for our name
and forever lasting fame
We are here to win our games today
For beloved Bravo BullsFrom afar we came to rise
From the city or the farm
With every road we take
Or the path we have to makeHope to join the ranks of gallant men
For we are the champion
The Corps is the champion, CCAFP
For we are the championThe Corps is the champion
We're pround to be the member of the Corps
We'll fight for glory
Onward to our victoryWe'll raise the banner
We'll sing and cheer for our team
Bravo will go on
So humble and nmighty we'll beSo come on and join the greatest
The mighty Bravo company
And when the enemies are on the run
And when the banner strikes the yellow sunAnd when the enemies will come our way
The mighty Bulls will beat them all
Hail Oh, Hail Oh Charlie Wild Cats
To you our hearts will always be
Fearless we will fight and sing forever
We will be onward to victory.We will fight (2x) for we all got the might
We will sing, we will cheer for our team
LOYALTY, INTEGRITY are our guides to victory
And we'll shout Hail to Charlie CompanyThe red Charlie Cats, colors red
Banners red we will hail
Fearless and true
We will fight, we will fight till the endOh Red Charlie Cats
We will fight for our own glory
Red Charlie Cats
We will fight till the fight is won, Hurray!
We are the Deltans,
Deltans we are
Where does the Honor lies
Ready to march on near or far
It's either do or die
We are the Bulldogs ready to go
Ready to show our might
So fight we are to let you know
we are here to teach you fight
Oh, Hail the mighty Deltans
We're all a hundred million strong
Our hearts are always with you
And eyes upon you every Delta man
Oh yes, we're here to cheer you
And put the old pep in each man
So fight, fight Deltans, fight, fight Deltans
Fight to victory, HURRAY!Chorus:
Be strong and be tough as we are
Be brave to discover how far
You'll go when the chips are all down
You'll know, how we wrestle the crownStand up, show your spirit is strong
March on to the beat of the song
Go forth, go all out for that gold
It's all we are destined to ownWe'll take the heat and brave the storm
We will fight them all with our finest form
And even one by one we fall
Our flag will rise high above all
(Repeat Chorus)
The Echo Eagles
The Echo Eagles
We are the mighty Echo Eagles
Filled with hope and filled with cheers
Filled with blood and sweat and tearsMerry men the Mighty Eagles
Merry men to victory
Marching onward to the battle
From the toughest sports of history
Teammates, teammates
Teammates, oh teammates now
We won't lose the game today
Teammates, teammates
We won't lose the game todayTeammates, teammates
We won't lose the game today
Oh we will beat them anyway
Teammates, oh Teammates now
Look around (2x)It's another Foxtrot happy hunting ground
We won't lose the game today
We will beat them anyway
Foxtrot, oh Foxtrot nowOnward to the fields the Foxtrot will win
We will never give up nor retreat
We are here to defend the name of our team
With the courage to win in every game
Onward Foxtrot kill (2x)
We will never give up nor retreat
Onward, onward let us goOnward to the field let us go
Tra la la la we'll win this game (3x)
Tra la la la hey, hey, hey
Glory, glory, ale alleluia<3x)
The Foxtrot team our praiseHere we go on marching around
With the banners held up high
With the F-O-X and the T-R-O-T
We're the sons of Foxtrot companyWe can sing and play for victory
With the yearlings, cows, plebes and firsties
And you'll always hear
Hail Foxtrot company
We're the champions of the CCAFP
We can sing our songs for humanity
And our spirits are filled with yearnings
With the F-O-X and the T-R-O-T
We will rise among the best of victory
Hey, Foxtrot
Hail the Gallants brave and strong
With all our hearts we pray
The noble aims of excellence
We'll try to let it fly so highWith all our trophies on our own
We raise our heads so proud
The championships our aim till end
We try to roll alongfrom city land to province land
To lofty mountain peaks
Our flag is carried flying high
In victory or defeatAnd never have we fallen yet
Despite the forman's might
We cheer our men until the end
We cheer them as they fightHere's the mighty Gallants' marching song
We sing for victory
From boyhood days to manhood years
High shall our purpose beMight Gallants as they say
For fame and glory too
We fight and win or fight and die
Might Gallants for God and you
From the solid ranks of men in gray stand a company
Of the men who hunt and blaze their way
Through the land and sea
It's the man of steel and courage stay
It's where the Hunters see
Through the challenge
Of each night and day
Whatever may beIt's the home of pride for those who dare fly
Those who search it is the Hawk Hunter's nest
Where we fight hell-deep and go heaven high
And triumph at our best
We're the members of Hawk Company
we are the warriors bold and true
Only black and gold and victory
Nothing else will see us through
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