[00:00.00]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[00:07.45]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[00:14.20]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[00:19.70]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[00:23.50]He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright
[00:27.45]As he checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight
[00:31.45]He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar
[00:35.00]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[00:38.85]"Is everybody ready?" cried the Sergeant looking up
[00:42.75]Our Hero meekly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up
[00:46.70]He jumped right out into the blast, his static line unhooked
[00:50.20]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[00:54.20]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
[00:57.90]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[01:01.70]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[01:05.10]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[01:08.90]He counted loud, he counted long, he waited for the shock
[01:12.75]He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt that awful drop
[01:16.50]The silk from his reserves spilled out and wrapped around his legs
[01:19.85]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[01:23.75]The risers wrapped around his neck, connectors cracked his dome
[01:27.60]Suspension lines were tied in knots, around his skinny bones
[01:31.35]The canopy became a shroud as he hurtled to the ground
[01:34.80]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[01:38.75]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
[01:42.50]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[01:46.15]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[01:49.60]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[01:53.60]The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind
[02:01.30]He thought about the girl back home, the one he left behind
[02:08.70]He thought about the medics, and he wondered what they'd find
[02:13.16]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[02:16.90]The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild
[02:20.65]The medics jumped and screamed with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled
[02:24.60]For it had been a week or so since last a chute had failed
[02:27.95]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[02:31.90]He hit the ground, the sound was splat, the blood went spurting high
[02:35.65]His comrades were heard to say "What a helluva way to die!"
[02:39.40]He lay there rolling around in all the welter of his gore
[02:42.85]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[02:46.75]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
[02:50.60]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[02:54.30]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[02:57.60]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[03:01.45]There was blood upon the risers; there was brains upon his chute
[03:10.69]Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit
[03:18.23]They poured him from his helmet, and they poured him from his boots
[03:22.87]And he ain't gonna jump no more
[03:27.12]Beautiful streamer please open for me
[03:33.05]Blue skies above me, and no canopy
[03:39.70]I counted ten thousand waited too long
[03:44.70]Reached for my ripcord, the handle was gone
[03:51.24]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
[03:55.69]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[03:59.87]Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
[04:05.60]And he ain't gonna jump no more

Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright
As he checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar
And he ain't gonna jump no more
"Is everybody ready?" cried the Sergeant looking up
Our Hero meekly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up
He jumped right out into the blast, his static line unhooked
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
He counted loud, he counted long, he waited for the shock
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, 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
The canopy became a shroud as he hurtled to the ground
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
The days he'd 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 medics, and he 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 so since last a chute had failed
And he ain't gonna jump no more
He hit the ground, the sound was splat, the blood went spurting high
His comrades were heard to say "What a helluva way to die!"
He lay there rolling around in all the welter of his gore
And he ain't gonna jump no more
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more
There was blood upon the risers; there was brains upon his chute
Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit
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 ten thousand waited too long
Reached for my ripcord, the handle was gone
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die, die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
Gory, gory what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more