For those interested in the source of the lyrics of military cadences, here's an example of a military cadence that has the similar "when I die..bury me deep" line as a song that was included in Thomas W. Talley's 1922 book "Negro Folk Rhymes".

C-130

C-130 rolling down the strip
Airborne daddy on a one way trip
Mission uncertain, destination unknown
We don't know if we're ever coming home
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four
If my main don't open wide
I got another one by my side
If that one should fail me too
Look out ground I'm coming through
Slip to the right and slip to the left
Slip on down, do a PLF
Hit the drop zone with my feet apart
Legs in my stomach and feet in my heart
If I die on the old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
Pin my wings upon my chest
Bury me in the leaning rest
If I die in the Spanish Moors
Bury me deep with a case of Coors
If I die in Korean mud
Bury me deep with a case of Bud
If I die in a firefight
Bury me deep with a case of Lite
If I die in a German blitz
Bury me deep with a case of Schlitz
If I die, don't bring me back
Just bury me with a case of Jack

-snip-

"US Army running cadence, named after the C-130 Hercules.
The cadence is simply called C-130, and has to do with jumping out of a perfectly good airplane."

Online source:
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=C-13


*Click Lyr Req: ' O when I die don't bury my bones'? to see my 14 May 06 - 06:06 PM post with the words to that song.