101st Airborne Tribute

LYRICS:

He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright.
He checked off his equipment and made sure his pack was tight.
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar.
You ain't gonna jump no more.


Chorus:
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die.
He ain't gonna jump no more.

"Is everybody happy?" cried the sergeant looking up.
Our hero feebly answered, "Yes", and then they stood him up.
He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock.
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop.
The silk from his reserve spilled out and wrapped around his legs.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome.
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones.
The canopy became his shroud, he hurtled to the ground.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

The days he lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind.
He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind.
He thought about the medicos and wondered what they'd find.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild.
The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled.
For it had been a week or more since last a 'chute had failed.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

He hit the ground, the sound was "Splat," his blood went spurting high.
His comrades they were heard to say, "A helluva way to die."
He lay there rolling 'round in the welter of his gore.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the 'chute.
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit.
He was a mess, they picked him up and poured him from his boots.
And he ain't gonna jump no more.

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[Sanctity2112]

At the end of summer i plan on enlisting into the Army, and im volunteering for Air Assault and Airborne school so i can be in the modern day 101st. Screaming Eagles all the way, death from above HOOAH!!

[HowYouSayOwned]

@Sanctity2112 nice i plan on joing the army to. but not for a little while im only 15 haha. good luck soldier

[Sanctity2112]

@HowYouSayOwned Yeah im 19 and just finished my 1st year of College. But I have 100% decided im enlisting at the end of the summer. Already have gone through with the recruiters and all that and we got it all worked out.

[HowYouSayOwned]

@Sanctity2112 nice. my cousin is in the 101st airborne. he did ROTC, hes goin to afghanistan in late june. My goal is to get into West point. But it wont be easy. If i dont get in ill just do ROTC. either way I have a future in the army.

[ROBLOXVETERAN]

I salute you HowYouSayOwned!

[HowYouSayOwned]

@ROBLOXVETERAN thanks. it means alot :)

[deadspazz]

I love this cadence ... miss singing it everyday. US ARMY AIRBORNE 101st SCREAMING EAGLES!

[Snowday52595]

nice tribute. i love the 101st airborne.

[ZombieBombSquad]

band of brothers is my dad and i's fav show, we've watched thru the whole thing like 5 times we have it on dvd

[AIRBORNEman101]

its currahee



[cop191]

Congratulations, my friend! Really nice tribute!

[lol332211]

Who do the army trust the most?! Airborne!!

Who do the ladies love the most?! Airborne!!

Who do the nazis fear the most?! AIRBORNE!!

[phyliscd]

as a navy veteran i wish all you guys the best of luck hooooya.

[101caliber]

Nice. My grandfather was a Sergeant with the 101st Airborne.

[icpman16]

Carrahe i think i spelt it right

[ISA47305]

My dad was in the 101 Air borne David company 56 boozier platoon.

[hadsao]

Who do the Army trust the most? Airborne!

Who do the ladies love the most? Airborne!

Who do the hajis hate the most? Airborne!