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| + | Lyrics and music were written by Capt. Robert Crawford in 1939. | ||
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| + | ===Lyrics=== | ||
| + | ''Off we go into the wild blue yonder,<br> | ||
| + | ''Climbing high into the sun;<br> | ||
| + | ''Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,<br> | ||
| + | ''At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun! (Give 'er the gun now!)<br> | ||
| + | ''Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,<br> | ||
| + | ''Off with one hell of a roar!<br> | ||
| + | ''We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!<br> | ||
| + | ''Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!<br> | ||
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| + | ''Minds of men fashioned a crate of thunder,<br> | ||
| + | ''Sent it high into the blue;<br> | ||
| + | ''Hands of men blasted the world asunder;<br> | ||
| + | ''How they lived God only knew! (God only knew then!)<br> | ||
| + | ''Souls of men dreaming of skies to conquer<br> | ||
| + | ''Gave us wings, ever to soar!<br> | ||
| + | ''With scouts before And bombers galore. Hey!<br> | ||
| + | ''Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!<br> | ||
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| + | Bridge: "A Toast to the Host" | ||
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| + | ''Here's a toast to the host<br> | ||
| + | ''Of those who love the vastness of the sky,<br> | ||
| + | ''To a friend we send a message of his brother men who fly.<br> | ||
| + | ''We drink to those who gave their all of old,<br> | ||
| + | ''Then down they soared to score the rainbow's pot of gold.<br> | ||
| + | ''A toast to the host of men we boast, the U.S. Air Force!<br> | ||
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| + | ''Zoom! | ||
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| + | ''Off we go into the wild sky yonder,<br> | ||
| + | ''Keep the wings level and true;<br> | ||
| + | ''If you'd live to be a grey-haired wonder<br> | ||
| + | ''Keep the nose out of the blue! (Out of the blue, boy!)<br> | ||
| + | ''Flying men, guarding the nation's border,<br> | ||
| + | ''We'll be there, followed by more!<br> | ||
| + | ''In echelon we carry on. Hey!<br> | ||
| + | ''Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!<br> | ||
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=Instrumentation requirements= | =Instrumentation requirements= | ||
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=Roadmap= | =Roadmap= | ||
| + | There is a ''D.S.'' after the bridge back to the main melody, which has a ''Fine'' at the end of it. It is possible to shorten the song by simply stopping at the ''Fine'' the first time. | ||
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=History= | =History= | ||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:25, April 9, 2007
About this song
Lyrics and music were written by Capt. Robert Crawford in 1939.
Lyrics
Off we go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun;
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun! (Give 'er the gun now!)
Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,
Off with one hell of a roar!
We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!
Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!
Minds of men fashioned a crate of thunder,
Sent it high into the blue;
Hands of men blasted the world asunder;
How they lived God only knew! (God only knew then!)
Souls of men dreaming of skies to conquer
Gave us wings, ever to soar!
With scouts before And bombers galore. Hey!
Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!
Bridge: "A Toast to the Host"
Here's a toast to the host
Of those who love the vastness of the sky,
To a friend we send a message of his brother men who fly.
We drink to those who gave their all of old,
Then down they soared to score the rainbow's pot of gold.
A toast to the host of men we boast, the U.S. Air Force!
Zoom!
Off we go into the wild sky yonder,
Keep the wings level and true;
If you'd live to be a grey-haired wonder
Keep the nose out of the blue! (Out of the blue, boy!)
Flying men, guarding the nation's border,
We'll be there, followed by more!
In echelon we carry on. Hey!
Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!
Instrumentation requirements
Roadmap
There is a D.S. after the bridge back to the main melody, which has a Fine at the end of it. It is possible to shorten the song by simply stopping at the Fine the first time.