Official song of the Royal Canadian Air Force, 1942.
Words by Johnny Mercer.
Music by Harold Arlen.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
On with your helmets
On with your motors
Tune ’em up ad let ’em sing
Take ’em off and let ’em swing high
Painting a “V” across the sky
A “V” for a Victory by and by
Refrain:
You’re off for the big show tonight
So fly ’em wing to wing
You’re angels of hell and you fight
For country and for King
You’re Captains of the Clouds
Let ‘er roll, you’re on your way
Hit the sky again, fly again, try again
Till the flag’s on high again
Captains of the Clouds