[00:00.00]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[00:07.00]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[00:14.75]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[00:21.49]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[00:25.80]
[00:26.49]"Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up
[00:30.00]Our Hero meekly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up
[00:34.21]He leaped right out into the blast, his static line unhooked
[00:38.32]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[00:42.00]
[00:42.56]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[00:46.74]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[00:51.05]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[00:55.13]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[00:59.37]
[00:59.92]He counted loud, he counted long, he waited for the shock
[01:07.89]He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt that awful drop
[01:12.27]The silk from his reserves spilled out and wrapped around his legs
[01:16.49]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[01:20.42]
[01:21.10]The risers wrapped around his neck, connectors cracked his dome
[01:25.01]Suspension lines were tied in knots, around his skinny bones
[01:29.20]The canopy became a shroud as he hurtled to the ground
[01:33.33]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[01:37.33]
[01:37.95]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[01:41.80]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[01:46.09]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[01:50.23]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[01:54.14]
[01:54.84]The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind
[02:04.01]He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind
[02:12.65]He thought about the medics, and he wondered what they'd find
[02:17.68]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[02:21.24]
[02:21.89]The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild
[02:29.70]The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled
[02:33.75]For it had been a week or so since last a chute had failed
[02:37.81]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[02:41.51]
[02:42.30]He hit the ground, the sound was splat, the blood went spurting high
[02:46.40]His comrades were heard to say "What a helluva way to die!"
[02:50.36]He lay there rolling around in all the welter of his gore
[02:54.53]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[02:57.81]
[02:58.81]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[03:03.22]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[03:07.31]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[03:11.26]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[03:15.39]
[03:16.00]There was blood upon the risers; there was brains upon his chute
[03:25.36]Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit
[03:34.12]They poured him from his helmet, and they poured him from his boots
[03:39.29]And he ain't gonna jump no more!
[03:42.79]
[03:43.37]Beautiful streamer please open for me
[03:48.08]Blue skies above me, and no canopy
[03:54.43]I counted ten thousand waited too long
[03:58.89]Reached for my ripcord, the handle was gone
[04:04.26]
[04:04.80]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[04:08.66]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[04:13.09]Gory, gory, what a hellu’va (hell of a) way to die,
[04:19.71]And he ain't gonna jump no more!