| They took the flying fortress up to forty thousand feet,
They took the flying fortress up to forty thousand feet,
They took the flying fortress up to forty thousand feet,
And he ain’t gonna jump No more. CHORUS Glory, Glory, what a hell of a way to die,
Glory, Glory, what a hell of a way to die,
Glory, Glory, what a hell of a way to die,
And he ain’t gonna jump No more. Akela was the last to jump the first to hit the ground,
Akela was the last to jump the first to hit the ground,
Akela was the last to jump the first to hit the ground,
And he ain’t gonna jump No more.
CHORUS They scraped him off the tarmac like a pound of strawberry jam,
They scraped him off the tarmac like a pound of strawberry jam,
They scraped him off the tarmac like a pound of strawberry jam,
And he ain’t gonna jump No more.
CHORUS They put him in an envelope and sent him home to mum,
They put him in an envelope and sent him home to mum,
They put him in an envelope and sent him home to mum,
And he ain’t gonna jump No more.
CHORUS She put him on the mantle piece for everyone to see,
She put him on the mantle piece for everyone to see,
She put him on the mantle piece for everyone to see,
And he ain’t gonna jump No more.
CHORUS On Sunday in the parlour they had bread and jam for tea,
On Sunday in the parlour they had bread and jam for tea,
On Sunday in the parlour they had bread and jam for tea,
And he ain’t gonna jump No more.
CHORUS |
