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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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"Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up |
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Our Hero meekly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up |
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He jumped right out into the blast, his static line unhooked |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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He counted loud, he counted long, he waited for the shock |
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He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt that awful drop |
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The silk from his reserves spilled out and wrapped around his legs |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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The risers wrapped around his neck, connectors cracked his dome |
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Suspension lines were tied in knots, around his skinny bones |
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The canopy became a shroud as he hurtled to the ground |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind |
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He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind |
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He thought about the medics, and he wondered what they'd find |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild |
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The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled |
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For it had been a week or so since last a chute had failed |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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He hit the ground, the sound was splat, the blood went spurting high |
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His comrades were heard to say "What a helluva way to die!" |
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He lay there rolling around in all the welter of his gore |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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There was blood upon the risers; there was brains upon his chute |
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Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit |
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They poured him from his helmet, and they poured him from his boots |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
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Beautiful streamer please open for me |
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Blue skies above me, and no canopy |
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I counted ten thousand waited too long |
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Reached for my ripcord, the handle was gone |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, |
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And he ain't gonna jump no more! |
