Talk:Marines' Hymn

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What about the famous scurrilous verse? This is so popular as to be almost official, but I have refrained from putting it on the main page until someone concurs the profanity is appropriate.

From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli,
We have fucked the whores on foreign shores to prove our virility.
We use pro kits and rubber tips to keep our peckers clean;
Still we have the highest VD rate; we're United States Marines.

[edit] "...which had its début in Paris in 1859."

"...which had its début in Paris in 1859."

"....country's battles in the air, on land and sea..."

Huh? Really?

Premonition? Esp?

Hopiakuta 21:10, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

The music premiered in 1859. The words came later. As noted in the Trivia section, "in the air" was added in 1942.

[edit] Is this wrong? Re. halls of montezuma

Hi, y'all.

So, someone did some independent research, and posted about it. He wrote, re. the attribution of the Halls of Montezuma to what the article currently says,

"I think Wikipedia is incorrect on this point. This search in Google Book Search demonstrates more convincingly that the reference is to the National Palace on the Zocalo." And he links to http://books.google.com/books?q=%22halls+of+montezuma%22+national+palace&btnG=Search+Books, a book search, to support his point.

I'm not sure if that's the best way to do it, but it does indicate to me some disagreement in the literature with the conclusion reached, without discussion, in this article's opening para.

Does anyone have a reliable source that discusses this, and is this a real controversy or a non-one?~~ Eh Nonymous 09:32, 11 June 2007 (UTC)