For all those souls who would prefer not to ride in aeroplanes!!

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Song written in the mid 1960's.

Airplane Blues

Take a trip today on an aer-o-plane
wonder if I’ll ever come down again
planes gonna take off - into the sky
view from there like a birdy’s eye
can’t help thinkin’ if the motor don’t function I’ll ...
be back for breakfast - too soon for luncheon

Engine start up with an almighty racket
got so scared I buy me a packet ...
o’ pills to chew, when de plane start to roll
Lord oh Lord you gotta save my soul
Don’t feel comfor’ble - goin’ to the sky
Don’t think man - were really meant to fly

Speedin’ down the runway - movin’ awful fast
trees an’ buildin’s - all flashin’ past
All of a sudden - we’re pointin’ in the air
An’ I’m holdin on’ to the sides of ma chair
Shut ma eyes an’ we carry on up
I wanna get off but the door’s stuck shut

End of the trip - we’se pointin’ at the ground
engine goes quiet - can’t hear a sound
then with a thump - we’se come into land
an’ five minutes later we’re parked on the stand
never, never, again says I
take a train next time ain’t gonna fly