HAVENER
ARMY AIR FORCE
LYRICS
A collection of WW II U.S. Army Air Force
marching songs, poems and parodies to
popular songs of the period and the past.
J. K. Havener
Lt. Col. USAF Ret.
Illustrations by
Bob Stevens
AERO PUBLISHERS, INC.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Main entry under title:
Army Air Force lyrics.
Includes index.
1. War—songs, American—Texts. 2. World War,
1939-1945—Poetry. 3. United States. Army Air
Force—Poetry. 4. Parodies. I. Havener, J.K.
PS477.5.W37A8 1985 784.71973 85-13449
ISBN 0-87168-2106-2
and Published in the United States of America by Aero Publishers, In
INDEX
A Prisoner's Prayer............................................. 56
An Escort of P-38's.............................................. 41
B-26 Instructor's Song........................................... 99
Beside A Parisian Waterfall....................................... 73
Bless 'Em All................................................... 33
Blues in The Reich.............................................. 75
Cocaine Bill.................................................... 100
Gloomy Sunday................................................ 66
God and the P-51's.............................................. 44
Dirty Lil....................................................... 16
Honeybucket Joe............................................... 61
I Came Here to Talk For Joe...................................... 38
I'll Never Fly Again.............................................. 78
It Had to be True............................................... 57
Junior Birdmen Song............................................ 18
Lament—Co-Pilot Style.......................................... 23
Lilli Marlene—Version 1......................................... 83
Lilli Marlene—Version 2......................................... 84
Lilli Marlene—Version 3......................................... 86
Lilli Marlene—Version 4......................................... 87
Lilly From Picadilly.........................................___ 34
Mama, Listen to me Now........................................ 37
Mechanized War................................................ 7
Ode to The Sack................................................ 59
O'Leary's Bar................................................... 24
Oranges and Lemons............................................ 69
Pink Pajamas................................................... 16
Please Don't Tear Our Outhouse Down............................ 94
Quartermaster Corps............................................ 12
Raggedy-Assed Cadets.......................................... 15
S-2............................................................ 52
Texas is a Helluva State.......................................... 8
Thanks for the Memories—Classifications & Pre-Flight.............. 10
Thanks For The Memories—Flying School......................... 20
Thanks For The Memories—OTU................................. 26
Thanks For The Memories—The Flight Across...................... 29
Thanks For The Memories—England.............................. 70
Thanks For The Memories—France............................... 89
Thanks For The Memories—Replacement Depot.................... 96
Thanks For The Memories—The Trip Home........................ 97
Thanks For The Memories—Finale................................ 101
The B-25........................................................ 50
The B-26 Marauder............................................. 40
The Bombardier's Lament........................................ 79
The DFC Song................................................... 68
The Last of The Bombardiers......................................... 53
The "Lib" B-24...................................................... 48
The P-40........................................................... 45
The P-47.......................................................... 42
The Squadron Meeting............................................. 76
To The B-17.......................................................... 46
Wash-Out...............................................................
19
Watch Tower................................................... 54
Web-Footed Friends.....................................................
14
What a Gal..............................................................
63
When That Flak Comes Crashin' In.................................... 62
When This War is Over......................................................
94
Yellow
Ribbon................................................................... 9
Zoot Suits and
Parachutes..................................................... 25
104