The Aviator - from Young Indiana Jones Chapter 12 - Attack of the Hawkmen

My favorite part from Young Indiana Jones Chapter 12 "Attack of the Hawkmen" where Indy joins the fight against the German Luftwaffe and faces none other than Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron himself. "The (young / poor / bold) Aviator" is an air force pilot song from WW1 that is sung to the tune of "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" and to whose lyrics there are many variants.

The lyrics used here are:

A young aviator lay dying
And as 'neath the wreckage he lay
To the mechanics around him
These parting words he did say:

Two valve springs you'll find in my stomach
Three spark plugs are safe in my lung
The prop is in splinters inside me
To my fingers the joy-stick has clung

Take the cylinders out of my kidneys
The connecting rod out of my brain
From the small of my back take the crankshaft
And assemble the engine again

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[nearadyn]

I'm a pilot and airplane owner who's been fascinated with tracking down old flying songs. This one is HARD to find! It was originally called, "The Dying Aviator". It was banned by the RAF in WWII for being bad for morale. Though it seems that isn't really true. I've liked it since I first saw this young Indy episode years ago. I even sang it to a friend thru the intercom while taking him on his first airplane ride. It made him a little nervous. I guess you have to fly to see the humor in it. :-)

[HorusNikopol]

@nearadyn Thank you for sharing your personal experience with us. Grettings from Germany!

[joeferrito]

I was trying to find this! Thanks!

[HorusNikopol]

you're welcome! i've really come to love this song since i saw this scene, even learned to play it on the guitar :)

[louisiananlord17]

@nearadyn RAF prolly banned it because it was a Yankee song. But silly limeys can't fly our avaiation machines. Hahah.

[louisiananlord17]

I want to learn how to fly an airplane now! :)

[ZarFilms1997]

I love this chapter, (Besides Trenches of Hell and Hollywood Follies).

[Killjoy2297]

I sang this song at school to get extra credit for a project!!!!!!!!!

[supermario425]

Do you think you could send me the whole Chapter?

[IAWINDTALKER]

I remember watching this as a kid, this song makes so much more sense now that I know what all that stuff is.

[ketelaarproducties10]

manfred von richthofen was the best ace from the wo1 with 80 planes shot down

[animagic7]

I like this video!