Blood up on the Risers - Various Artists
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
"Is everybody happy" cried the Sergeant looking up
Our Hero meekly answered"Yes" and then they stood him up
He leaped right out into the blast his static line unhooked
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
He counted loud he counted long and waited for the shock
He felt the wind and felt the clouds he felt that awful drop
The silk from his reserves spilled out
And wrapped around his legs
And he ain't gonna jump no more
The risers wrapped around his neck connectors cracked his dome
Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones
His canopy became his shroud he hurtled to the ground
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
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'd left behind
He thought about the Medics and he wondered what they'd find
And he ain't gonna jump no more
The ambulance was on the spot and jeeps were running wild
The Medics jumped and screamed with glee
They rolled up their sleeves and smiled
For it had been a week or so since last a chute had failed
And he ain't gonna jump no more
He hit the ground the sound of"SPLAT"
The blood went spurting high
His comrades then were heard to say
"What a hell of a way to die"
He lay there rolling around in the welter of his gore
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
There was blood upon the risers there was brains upon the chute
Intestines were a-danglin' from his Paratrooper's suite
They poured him from his helmet
And they poured him from his boots
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Beautiful streamer please open for me
Blue skies above me and no canopy
I counted 10 thousand waited too long
Reached for my ripcord the handle was gone
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
Gory gory what a hell of a way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Gory no more
