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Robert A. Heinlein used the 1908 Caisson Song as the basis for "The Road Song of the Transport Cadets", the official song of the fictional United States Academy of Transport in his 1940 short story "The Roads Must Roll". However, characters in the story refer to the origin as both the "Song of the Caissons" and the "field artillery song." [11]
Friedlander suggested it be built around a song already known as The Caisson Song (alternatively The Field Artillery Song or The Caissons Go Rolling Along). The song was thought to perhaps be of Civil War origin, and was unpublished, and its composer believed to be dead. Sousa agreed, changed the harmonic structure, set it in a different key ...
Song sheet crediting Gruber for "The Caissons Go Rolling Along." Edmund L. Gruber was one of the most popular artillerymen of his time and was a noted Army polo team champion, but he would make his enduring mark with music. In 1908 he wrote the 5th Artillery Regimental song, titled "The Caissons Go Rolling Along."
The phrase, "let's roll" has been used as early as 1908 in the cadence song now called "The Army Goes Rolling Along", which likely extended into tank usage. "The Roads Must Roll", a science fiction story written in 1940 by Robert A. Heinlein, mentions a re-worded version of "The Roll of the Caissons" called "Road Songs of the Transport Cadets".
The way I learned the song it was caskets that go rolling along66.189.9.198 19:22, 13 April 2007 (UTC) My father, a WWII AAC vet taught me another version, reflecting the modernization of the military: Over hill, over dale, We have hit the dusty trail, With those caissons and hosses all gone.
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A full song, Roads, was written for the film; it can be heard on the soundtrack and story LP. The same melody was used in Rankin/Bass's 1980 animated version of The Return of the King. [7] The song can be heard in the 1981 BBC radio version, sung by Bilbo (John Le Mesurier) to a tune by Stephen Oliver. [8]
And the moment the TV turned on I heard that little melody in my head; 'On Allison Road.' And I was like, 'Shit!' So I turned off the TV, climbed over the couch and went back in my bedroom and the song was pretty much done 20 minutes later. [4] The exit sign for Allison Road is located on Interstate 10 in Roosevelt, Texas. [citation needed]