LYRICS
Prelude
The eagle born to those who pledged their lives and sacred honor
Was smiled upon by God and freed from chains and iron collar
He is held aloft on unity and by history revered
For preserving peace through strength
His wings now reach across two hundred years
But for each of those and one year more
God has smiled upon The Corps
From the Barbary Coast to the Eastern Sand
By sword, by gun, or by bare hand
So it's been, and shall be weighed:
Though many are born, few are "made"
Faithful Always, they shall remain
Dogs to loose when war is waged
I am a Marine on the beach
I'm a killin' machine
With a need to bleed you when the light goes green
Best believe, I'm in a zone to be
From my Yin to my Yang to my Yang Tze
Put a grin on my chin, come to me
'cuz I'll win, I'm one-of-a-kind and I'll bring death
To the place you're about to be:
Another river of blood runnin' under my feet
Forged in a fire lit long ago
Stand next to me, you'll never stand alone
I'm last to leave, but the first to go
Hard Corps is the only way I know
I feed on the fear of the devil inside of the enemy faces in my sights:
Aim with the hand, shoot with the mind, kill with a heart like arctic ice
[02:33.82]I am a Devil-Dog I’m marching on
[02:43.51]I am a warrior and this is my song
I bask in the glow of the rising war,
Lay waste to the ground of an enemy shore
Wade through the blood spilled on the floor
And if another one stands I’ll kill some more
Bullet in the breech and a fire in me
Like a cigarette thrown to gasoline
If death don't bring you fear then death ain't brought by no Marine
Come to the nightmare, come to me
Deep down in the dark where the devil be
In the maw with the jaws and the razor teeth
Where the brimstone burns and the angel weeps
Call to the gods if I cross your path and my silhouette hangs like a body bag
Hope is a moment now long past, the shadow of death is the one I cast
I am a Devil-Dog I'm marching on
I am a warrior and this is my song
Hell has no demon I won't overcome
I am a warrior and this is my song
For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation
We make Marines, and we win battles
Never forget that!
You are the first Marines
And not all the Communists in hell can overrun you!
Now I live lean and I mean to inflict the grief
And the least of me is still out of your reach
The killing machine's gonna do the deed
Until the river runs dry and my last breath leaves
Chin in the air with a head held high
I'll stand in the path of the enemy line
Feel no fear, know my pride
For God and Country I'll end your life
I am a Devil-Dog I'm marching on
I am a warrior and this is my song
Hell has no demon I won't overcome
I am a warrior and this is my song
I made the devil himself turn and run
I am a warrior and this is my song
Into the fire I will keep marchin' on
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