It's snowing outside, the rumbling sound of engines roar in the night The mission is near, the confident men are waiting to drop from the sky The blizzard goes on, but still they must fly No one should go where eagles dare Bavarian Alps that lay all around, they seem to stare from below The enemy lines a long time passed, are lying deep in the snow Into the night, they fall through the sky No one should fly where eagles dare They're closing in, the fortress is near, it's standing high in the sky The cable car's the only way in, it's real impossible to climb They make their way but maybe too late They've got to try to save the day The panicking cries, the roaring of guns are echoing all around the valley The mission complete, they make to escape away from the eagles nest They dared to go where no one would try They chose to fly where eagles dare