" We have a weapon that nobody loves !
They say the M319's a disgrace !
Crank up 200 and 200 more !
And it lands in the very same place !
Oh, there's many a gunner who's blowing his top !
Observers are all going mad !
But, our affection has lasted !
This Misriah metal bastard !
Is the best gun this Spartan's ever had ! "
In 2552 we took a little trip
Not to have a picnic, or take an ocean dip
No, we packed a little coffee and some chocolate bark
And we met the bloody Covies at a locale called the Ark.
We fired our guns, and the Covies kept a coming
Wasn't nigh as many as there were a while ago
We fired once more, and they began a'running
Screaming and wailing. A mighty good show
Us grunts stood our ground, and watched the xenos come
Must've been a thousand of 'em- a whole lot of scum
They marched and stomped, each thinking he's a king
But when they got close, we let our mortars sing
We fired our guns and the Xenos kept a coming
Wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago.
We fired once more, and they began a running
Screaming and wailing. A mighty good show
Mr. 117 said we could take them by surprise
If we didn't shoot our rifles till we looked them in the eyes
We held out fire till we'd loaded every shell
Then we opened up with fire, and that was truly swell
We fired our guns, and the Covies kept a coming
Wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago
Fired once more, and they began a'running.
Screaming and wailing. A mighty good show
Yep, they ran through the shrubs and they ran through the grass
Ran through the bushes where a Jackal couldn't go
Ran so fast, the Warthogs couldn't catch 'em.
We laughed so hard, we could only say " Woah ! "
We fired our cannons till the barrel's melted down
So we grabbed a random Elephant and fought another round
We filled its belly with C4 packs and put fuses on its behind
And when we set the packs of, the Covies lost their minds
We fired our guns, and the Covies kept a coming
Wasn't nigh as many as there was a while ago
Fired once more, and they began a running
Screaming and wailing. A mighty good show.
Yep, they ran through the shrubs and they ran through the grass
Ran through the bushes where a Jackal couldn't go.
Ran so fast, the Warthogs couldn't catch 'em
We laughed so hard, we could only say " Woah ! "
A/N:
First song is a parody of one sung by US mortar operators in World War 2. The second is a parody of a song by Johhny Horton, about the unlikely US victory over the British during the War of 1812.