Itazuke Tower --- USAF Trad. ttto: Wabash Cannonball
[G]Listen to the
rumble; hear old Merlin [C]roar,
This [D]Mustang has
been shot up like it’s never been be-[G]fore.
Hear the [G]wind
blow through the bullet holes; hear Merlin scream and [C]moan;
I’ll [D]just keep on
a-flyin and hope she gets me [G]home.
(A little while later)
[G]Itazuke Tower,
this is Air Force 80-[C]1.
I’m [D]turning on my
downwind leg, my prop is over-[G]run.
My [G]coolant’s
overheated; the gauge says one-two-[C]one.
You’d [D]better get
the crash crew out and get ‘em on the [G]run!
Now [G]listen Air
Force 801, this is Itazuke [C]Tower.
I [D]cannot call the
crash crew out, this is their coffee [G]hour.
You’re [G]not
cleared in the pattern, now that is plain to [C]see,
So [D]take it once
around again, you ain’t no VI[G]P.
[G]Itazuke Tower,
this is Air Force 80-[C]1.
I’m [D]turning on my
base leg, I see your biscuit [G]gun.
My [G]engine’s
running rougher. The coolant’s gonna [C]blow.
I’m [D]gonna buy a
Mustang, so look out down be-[G]low.
Now [G]listen Air
Force 801, this is Itazuke [C]Tower.
We’d [D]like to let
you in right now, but we haven’t got the [G]power.
We’ll [G]send a note
through channels and wait for the re-[C]ply.
[D] ‘Til we get
permission back, just chase around the [G]sky.
[G]Itazuke Tower,
this is Air Force 80-[C]1.
I’m [D]turning on my
final. I’m running on one [G]lung.
I’m [G]gonna land
this Mustang no matter what you [C]say.
I’ve [D]gotta get my
chart squared up before that Judgement [G]Day.
Now [G]listen Air
Force 801, this is Itazuke [C]Tower.
We’re [D]trying hard
to help you. Just give us one more [G]hour.
[G]Patience is a
virtue, as fighter pilots [C]know.
So [D]be a good guy
-- listen up. We’ll tell you where to [G]go.
[G]Itazuke Tower,
this is Air Force 80-[C]1.
I’m [D]calling from
the Great Beyond, my flying days are [G]done.
I’m [G]sorry I
exploded; I didn’t make the [C]grade.
I [D]guess I should
have waited ’til the landing was o-[G]kayed.
[G]Hello, Air Force
801. This here is Judgement [C]Day.
You’re [D]up in
Pilot’s Heaven, and you are here to [G]stay.
[G]You just bought a
Mustang; you really bought it [C]well.
And [D]Itazuke
Tower --- well, we sent ‘em straight to [G]Hell!