REGIMENTAL SONG OF THE FOURTH CAVALRY
The silent column passes by,
With horses heads held proudly high,
’Tis a picture that makes you certain
That the dear old Fourth will never die.
And so we’ll drink this toast to the Cavalry
Aye ee aye ee aye, aye ee aye ee aye,
To the men of the sword and the yellow cord
I drink aye ee aye ee aye oh.
When troopers ride in column side by side,
With destiny their only guide,
They care not what fate awaits them,
Prepared and loyal, death they do defy.
And so we’ll drink this toast to the Cavalry
Aye ee aye ee aye, aye ee aye ee aye,
To the men of the dust and the saber’s thrust
I drink aye ee aye ee aye oh!
I drink aye ee aye ee aye oh!
I know nothing more about the anthem of the 4th Cavalry Regiment than those words.
They come from a document ‘The History of the Fourth United States Cavalry’, which recounts the period from 1855 to 1989.
For reasons unknown the account of its service in WW2 focus on the 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, with only passing references to the 24th Cav Recon.
Citation and download link:
United States Department of the Army. The History of the Fourth United States Cavalry: Prepared and Loyal. Department of the Army, 1991. HathiTrust Digital Library, https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101643036. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
