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Bless 'em All (USAF-Korea)

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Bless 'em All (USAF-Korea)

Bless 'em all, bless 'em all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless old man Lockheed for building this jet
But l know a guy who is cursing him yet
For he tried to go over the wall
With his tiptanks, his tailpipes and all
The needles did cross and the wings did come off
So cheer up my lads. bless 'em all.

Well, bless 'em all. bless 'em all
The needle, the airspeed and ball
Bless all those instructors who taught me to fly
Sent me to solo and left me to die
If ever your blow jet should stall
Well, you're due for one hell of a fall
No lilies or violets for dead fighter pilots
So cheer up my lads, bless 'em all.
Bless 'em all, bless 'em all
The long and the short and the tall
Bless all the sergeants and their bloody sons
Bless all the corporals, the fat-headed ones
I'm saying goodbye to them all
The long and the short and the tall
Here's to you and lots others, you can shove it up brothers
I'm going back home in the fall.

From There I was, flat on my back... Bob Stevens
RG

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