I happen to know the lyrics to America’s
He was just a rookie trooper and he surly shook with fright
He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight
He had to sit there and listen to those awful engines roar
You ain’t gonna jump no more
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory what a hell of a way to die
He ain’t gonna jump no more
“Are you happy” cried the Sargent looking up
Our hero feebly answered yes and then they stood him up
He jump into the icy blast; his static line unhooked
And he ain’t gonna jump no more
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
He ain’t gonna jump no more
He counted long he counted loud he waited for the shock
He felt the win he felt the cold he felt the awful drop
The silk from his reserves spilled out and wrapped around his legs
And he ain’t gonna jump no more
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
He ain’t gonna jump no more
The risers swung around his neck
Connectors cracked his dome
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones
The canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground
And he ain’t gonna jump no more
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
He ain’t gonna jump no more
The days he lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind
He thought about the girl back home, the one he’d left behind
He thought about the medic corps and wondered what they’d find
And he ain’t gonna jump no more
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
He ain’t gonna jump no more
The ambulance was on the spot the jeeps were running wild
The medic jump and screamed with glee, they rolled up their sleeves and smiled
For it had been a week or more since last a ‘chute had failed
And he ain’t gonna jump no more
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die
He ain’t gonna jump no more
He hit the ground the sound was “SPLAT!”
Blood went spurting high
His comrades, they were heard to say “a hell of a way die!”
He lay there rolling around in the welter of his gore
And he ain’t gonna jump no more
