private simms from ioway, is now resting 'neath the clay,
private simms from ioway, is now resting 'neath the clay, but his spirits' cleared the kingdom of the sky;
 and I hope that I do too, when my 'tour' on earth is through, with that 'great jumpmaster' in the sky, oh, yeah!
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he said 'come heare private simms, I have 'cleared' you from your sins' that great jump master in the sky and those angels with silverwings, will play guitars with golden strings.
 with that great jump master in the sky, oh, yeah
i remember the private well, and the stories he could tell, took a good crap game to bring him to his knees;
 though this war has taken its toll, it's saved many troopers souls, for that great jump master in the sky, oh, yeah!
private simms' on fiddlers green, with his mates he can be seen;
 with that great jump master in the sky.
 he can walk with his friends in prayer, 'midst the flower gardens there, with that great jumpmaster in the sky, oh, yeah!
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in the service-any service, anywhere, before leavingone duty station for another, it is necessart to 'clear' the post you are at: the quartermaster ticks a form saying that you have returned or replaced all equipment issued--or arrangements are made for payment of lost equipment, you 'clear' the aid station-you are up to date with all prophylactics -tetanus, typhoid injections etc, and all records are present, clear with the paymaster: in the context of this song, there are no hindrances to entering the 'kingdom of heaven'.
 the great jump master--when paratroopers are on board an aircraft preparing to make a jump, the jump master is a senior nco, occassionally an officer, who gives the commands to 'stand up',
'hook up' check equipment',
sound off for equipment check',
stand in the door',
'go!", and does the final check of the paratrooper and equipment before he/she exits the aircraft--he controls the jump, and can remove individuals from the 'stick',
the line of 'troopers preparing to exit the aircraft, or he can halt the jump all together, or or can exit the troopers early, if needed--the great jump master is god, the supreme being/controller, motivator.
 'angels with silver wings' --in the u.
s.
 army, silver wings on an 'ice cream cone' -parachute, are the qualification badge of paratroopers-thus, the angels are previously deceased 'troopers, who go to 'fiddlers green' rather than heaven.
 in the songs that I have collected so far concerning/mentioning fiddlers green, they have all originated, from the 173rd abn bde/1st anzus field force, and thus, in song, is exclusive to paratroops-for cavalry/armoured corps, fiddlers green is exclusive to them, signallers, the same, engineers.
, straight' leg' infantry--but, having been there several times myself--and wasn't allowed to stay, I know that all army personel, from all corps, from all wars are there and represented.
 yes, that is right-i have been k.
i.
a.
 twice, and once from blackwater fever-and I can guarantee that it was no near death experience.