Don't give me a P-39, with engine mounted behind. She'll tumble and roll and dig a big hole. Don't give me a P-39. Don't give me a P-38, with engines that counter-rotate. She'll loop, roll and spin, but soon auger in. Don't give me a P-38. Don't give me an old Thunderbolt. It gave many pilots a jolt. She looks like a jug and she flies like a tug. Don't give me an old Thunderbolt. Don't give me a P-51. She was all right for fighting the hun. But with coolant tank dry, you'll run out of sky. Don't give me a P-51. Don't give me a Peter Four Oh. A hell of an airplane, I know. A ground loopin' bastard, you're sure to get plastered. Don't give me a Peter Four Oh. Don't give me a P-61. For night flying is no fun. They say it's a lark. but I'm scared of the dark. Don't give me a P-61.
Jim- Those are all WW-II vintage. There is even a chorus, but it did not seem to fit, so I left it out.
Great song! I also like the opening and closing songs in "Dr. Strangelove": at the beginning "Try a Little Tenderness", and at the end, "We'll Meet Again, Don't Know Where, Don't know When".
Sounds like a Vickers Viscount in the background. They used that tape so many times that by the end of the song, it was distorted and warbling (though they may have done that on purpose).
