From the 1942 musical “THIS IS THE ARMY,” 1942.
And the 1943 movie.
Words and Music by Irving Berlin.
Cover Art by Corp. Dave Breger.
Copyright ©18 Jun 1942.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
What does a flyer think of
When he’s up there in the sky
Ask any Army pilot
And he’ll answer with a sigh
Chorus
While I’m there in the air
With my head in the clouds
I think of someone I love
And I know down below
She is thinking of me
When I am up there above
When the night is clear
And the bombardier
Drops a bomb that’s wired for sound
How I yearn to return
With my head in the clouds
To the one I love on the ground
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: