Monday, August 22, 2005

The original "Down by the River" song...

Down by the river
Took a little walk
Ran into some terrorists
Had a little talk
Push them (yah!)
Kick them (yah!)
Push them, kick them (yah! yah!)
Into the river
Left them to drown
We don't need no terrorists
Hanging around

My version...

Down Orchard Road
Took a little walk
Saw the Great Singapore Sale
Had a little shop
Grab them (yah!)
Buy them (yah!)
Grab them, buy them (yah! yah!)
Bought two pairs of trousers
Only for two dollars
We don't need no GST
Hanging around

GONG XI, GONG XI
(To the tune of "Gong Xi, Gong Xi")

While I went to train outfield
Sergeant closed in for the kill
Took my rifle, ran away
This was what he said

CHORUS
Gong Xi, Gong Xi, Gong Xi Ni Yah
Gong Xi, you got guard duty yah

While I went for outcamp run
Woke up and then saw the sun
Realised I was late again
CSM he said

To CHORUS

Went for RSM Parade
Uniform colour had fade
Got caught by the RSM
This was what he said

To CHORUS

WE ARE ENGINEERS (to the tune of "Jingle Bells)


Driving down the road
In our two-cabin bronco
Over the hills we go
Moving rather slow

Overturning drill
Doesn't give much thrills
When we try to drink inside
Our water starts to spill, oh

CHORUS
Engineers, Engineers
We are Engineers
Riding in our bronco
Carrying all our heavy gear, oh
Engineers, Engineers
We are Engineers
Getting wet in flotation
Is something that we fear

Doing Prep for Ops
Do until can drop
"Flop and samura*"
So says the three bar

Burning explosives
Burning our Sundays
Have to sacrifice so much
But there's no rise in pay, oh

To CHORUS

SOCE is so nice
It's at Nee Soon Camp
Bunks are very bright
Never dark and damp

Sungei Gedong Camp
Here at Block 13
Every night when there are lights
The bees will all fly in, oh

To CHORUS

Private or trainee
Private or recruit
Everything's the same
Nothing much has changed

Go for AHM
Run until leg pain
Next day say got SOC
All of us just can faint, oh

To CHORUS

*Samura (Malay): redo everything from the beginning