▁modified ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁King ▁Cole ▁lyr ics , ▁referencing ▁Ch esty ▁P ull er : ▁" Ch esty ▁P ull er ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁Marine ▁and ▁a ▁good ▁Marine ▁was ▁he ". ▁ ▁" J ody ▁calls " ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁what ▁are ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁cad ences ▁were ▁called ▁j ody ▁calls ▁or ▁j ody ▁( also ▁j od ie ) ▁from ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁character , ▁a ▁civil ian ▁named ▁" J ody ", ▁whose ▁lux ur ious ▁l ifest yle ▁is ▁contrast ed ▁with ▁military ▁dep riv ations ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁traditional ▁calls . ▁The ▁myth ical ▁J ody ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁civil ian ▁who ▁remains ▁at ▁home ▁instead ▁of ▁joining ▁the ▁military ▁service . ▁J ody ▁is ▁often ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be ▁med ically ▁un fit ▁for ▁service , ▁a ▁ 4 F ▁ ▁in ▁W W II ▁parl ance . ▁J ody ▁also ▁la cks ▁the ▁des irable ▁attributes ▁of ▁military ▁men . ▁He ▁is ▁neither ▁brave ▁nor ▁squ ared - away . ▁J ody ▁calls ▁often ▁make ▁points ▁with ▁ir onic ▁humor . ▁J ody ▁will ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁a ▁service ▁member ' s ▁girl friend ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁member ' s ▁absence . ▁J ody ▁stays ▁at ▁home , ▁drives ▁the ▁soldier ' s ▁car , ▁and ▁gets ▁the ▁soldier ' s ▁sweet heart ▁( o ften ▁called ▁" S us ie ") ▁while ▁the ▁soldier ▁is ▁in ▁boot ▁camp ▁or ▁in ▁country . ▁ ▁An ▁R - & -