Song of the U. S. Army Air Corps, 1939
Words and music by Robert Crawford
The sheet music:
Lyrics
1. Off we go into the wild blue yonder
Climbing high into the sun
Here they come, zooming to meet our thunder
At ’em boys, give ‘er the gun
Give ‘er the gun now
Down we dive, spouting our flame from under
Off with one hell-uv-a roar
We live in fame or go down in flame
Shout! Nothing’ll stop the Army Air Corps
2. Minds of men fashioned a crate of thunder
Sent it high into the blue
Hands of men blasted the world a-sunder
How they lived, God only knew
God only knew then
Souls of men dreaming of skies to conquer
Gave us wings, ever to soar
With scouts before and bombers galore
Shout! Nothing’ll stop the Army Air Corps
3. Here’s a toast to the host of those
Who love the vastness of the sky
To a friend we send a message
Of his brother men who fly
We drink to those who gave their all of old
Then down we roar to score the rainbow’s pot of gold
A toast to the host of men we boast
The Army Air Corps
4. Off we go into the wild sky yonder
Keep the wings level and true
If you’d live to be a gray-haired wonder
Keep the nose out of the blue
Out of the blue, boy
Flying men, guarding the nation’s border
We’ll be there, followed by more
In echelon we carry on
Shout! Nothing’ll stop the Army Air Corps