They Say That in the Air Force

They say that in the Air Force, the chicken's mighty fine
One jumped off the table and started marking time

Refrain:
Oh, Lord I wanna go
But they won't let me go
(group ends this line with home, stretched out over 8 paces, and
a "Hey" on the right foot to end the refrain)

They say that in the Air Force, the pay is mighty fine
They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine

They say that in the Air Force, the coffee's mighty fine
It looks like muddy water, and tastes like turpentine

They say that in the Air Force, the biscuits are mighty fine
One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine

They say that in the Air Force, the meat is mighty fine
Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only nine

They say that in the Air Force, the shoes are mighty fine
You ask for size eleven, they give you size nine

They say that in the Air Force, the pancakes are mighty fine
You can try to chew them, but you're only wasting time

They say that in the Air Force, the bed's are mighty fine
But how the heck would I know, I've never slept in mine

They say that in the Air Force, the mail is so great
Today I got a letter dated 1948

They say that in the Air Force, the hours are just right
Start early in the morning and work on through the night

They say that in the Air Force, the buses are mighty fine
One went round the corner, and left three wheels behind

They say that in the Air Force, the coffee's mighty fine
It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine

They say that in the Air Force, the toilets are mighty fine
You flush them up at seven, they come back up at nine.

They say that in the Air Force, the tents are waterproof
You wake up in the morning and you're floating on the roof.

                                             The Air Force Colors

The Air Force Colors
The color is red
To show the world
The blood we shed

The Air Force Colors
The color is white
To show the world
That we can fight

The Air Force Colors
The color is blue
To show the world
That we are true

The Air Force Colors
Red, White, and Blue
To show the world
That we'd die for you

Everywhere we go

Everywhere we go
People want to know
Who we are
So we tell them
We're not the Navy
The deck swabbin navy
We're not the Army
The ground pounding Army
We're not the Marine Corps
The jar-head Marine Corps
We are the Air Force
The high Flying Air Force

Recruiter

Recruiter, 'cruiter came to me
Asked me what I want to be

Be mean, lean and tall
Be an officer most of all

Signed the 'cruiters life contract
And he pat me on the back

'Cruiter smiled and said to me
Lackland Air Force Base then it will be

Sky was cold and ground was wet
When they put me on the jet

Put us on a big blue bus
Made no hassle made no fuss

Mamma, mamma can't you see
What the Air Force does for me
Cut my hair and shined me shoes
Dressed me up in these Air Force Blues

F-4 Pilot

My daddy was a pilot
He was a good one too
He flew the F-4 Phantom
My daddy was so true

He flew in Southeast Asia
He fought the Viet Cong
They said he'd never falter
My daddy was so strong

He climbed in to the cockpit
And closed the canopy
He lit the afterburners
And said good-bye to me

The mission was a hard one,
With bogeys everywhere
Death was almost certain
My daddy didn't care

He came in low and screaming
He came in hard and fast
He took a direct SAM hit
His F-4 didn't last

My daddy's dead and gone now
He's just a memory
He is the best example
Of what a man should be

When my granny was 91
She did PT just for fun

Chorus: She was - LEAN and MEAN!
FIGHTIN' MACHINE!
THE BADDEST THING
YOU'VE EVER SEEN!

When my granny was 92
She did PT better than you
Chorus
When my granny was 93
She did PT better than me
Chorus
When my granny was 94
She ran 2 miles and ran 10 more
Chorus
When my granny was 95
She did PT to stay alive
Chorus
When my granny was 96
She did PT just for kicks
Chorus
When my granny was 97
She up and died and went to heaven

She met St. Peter at the pearly gates
Said to St. Peter "Hope I'm not late"

St. Peter said with a big white grin
Drop down granny and give me ten

Then Granny said with a big ol' smile:
"Sorry St. Pete, I'm on PROFILE!"