Johnny was a paratrooper in the RAF,
Johnny was a paratrooper in the RAF,
Johnny was a paratrooper in the RAF,
But he ai't gonna jump no more
Refr #1:
Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
And he ai't gonna jump no more.
He jumped without a parachute from forty thousand feet
He jumped without a parachute from forty thousand feet
He jumped without a parachute from forty thousand feet
And he ai't gonna jump no more
Refr #2:
Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,
Hanging by your braces with your feet up in the sky
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
And he ai't gonna jump no more.
He landed on the runway like a blob of strawberry jam
He landed on the runway like a blob of strawberry jam
He landed on the runway like a blob of strawberry jam
And he ai't gonna jump no more....
Refr #3:
Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,
Hanging by your knickers from an airplane in the sky
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
And he ai't gonna jump no more.
They put him in an envelope and sent him home to Mum
They put him in an envelope and sent him home to Mum
They put him in an envelope and sent him home to Mum
And he ai't gonna jump no more....
Refr #4:
Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,
Dangling by your laces while your boots are way up high
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
And he ai't gonna jump no more.
She put him on the mantelpiece for all the world to see
She put him on the mantelpiece for all the world to see
She put him on the mantelpiece for all the world to see
And he ai't gonna jump no more....
Refr #5:
Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,
With your kneecap up your nostril and your finger in your eye
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
And he ai't gonna jump no more.
She served him up with crumpets when the Vicar came to tea
She served him up with crumpets when the Vicar came to tea
She served him up with crumpets when the Vicar came to tea
And he ai't gonna jump no more....
Refr #6:
Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
Glory glory, what a helluva way to die
And he ai't gonna jump no more.