The Ballad of the A S A
by SP5 Michael Ballinger [ca1965-66, 226th USASA Opns Co (C),
Kang Wha-Do, Korea; tune of "Ballad of the Green Berets"]
Drunken soldiers, always high
Fearful dropouts from ol' Sigma Phi
Men who bullshit all the way,
These are the men from the A-S-A!
Plastic cans upon their ears
They've been cleared and they're not queers
One hundred men will test today
But only three make the A-S-A!
Trained to go from bar to bar
That's their life, 'tis the best by far
Men too drunk will seldom fight
And the A-S-A drinks through the night!
On a mid, a trick chief waits
Four of his men are coming late
Men who drink among the best
Another drink, their last request!
Putting a teal blue scarf 'round my son's neck
Makes my son a nervous wreck!
One hundred men will re-up today
But not a one from the A-S-A!
Black is for the night they fear
Blue the water they ne'er go near
White is for the flag they fly
Yellow is the reason why!
Red is for the blood they've shed
As you see, there is no red!
One hundred men will re-up today
But not a one for the A-S-A!
The Ballad of the A S A
[aka: "The ASA Fight Song" ca1983; tune of "Ballad of the Green
Berets"]
FIGHTING SOLDIERS JUMP AND DIE
WE'RE THE MEN WHO SIT AND CRY
ONE HUNDRED MEN RE-UP TODAY
NOT A ONE FROM THE ASA
BLACK IS FOR THE NIGHT WE FEAR
BLUE THE WATER WE DON'T GO NEAR
WHITE IS FOR THE FLAG WE FLY
YELLOW IS THE REASON WHY
RED IS FOR THE BLOOD WE SHED
AS YOU SEE THERE IS NO RED
ONE HUNDRED MEN RAN BY TODAY
NINETY NINE FROM THE ASA
DRUNKEN SOLDIERS ALWAYS HIGH
DROPOUTS FROM OLD SIGMA CHI
MEN WHO BULLSHIT ALL THE WAY
THESE ARE THE MEN OF THE ASA
PLASTIC CANS UPON OUR EARS
WE'VE BEEN CLEARED AND WE'RE NOT QUEERS
ONE HUNDRED MEN WILL TEST TODAY
ONLY THREE MAKE THE ASA
TRAINED TO GO FROM BAR TO BAR
THAT'S THE BEST BY FAR
MEN WHO DRINK WILL SELDOM FIGHT
AND THE ASA DRINKS THROUGH THE NIGHT
ON A MID A TRICK CHIEF WAITS
FOR HIS MEN ARE COMING LATE
MEN WHO DRINK AMONG THE BEST
ANOTHER DRINK THEIR LAST REQUEST
AIRBORNE RANGERS FIGHT AND DIE
WE'RE THE MEN WHO WONDER WHY
ONE HUNDRED MEN RE-UP TODAY
BUT NOT A ONE FROM THE ASA
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