Blood Upon the Risers

Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die And the ain't gonna jump no more (no more) He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright As he checked out his equipment and made sure his pack was tight He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar And you 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 hell of way to die (die) Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die Gory, gory, what a hell of 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 the awful drop The silk from his reserve 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 his shroud as he hurtled to the ground And he ain't gonna jump no more Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die (die) Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die And he ain't gonna jump no more The days he 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 hell of a 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 hell of way to die (die) Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die And he ain't gonna jump no more There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon his 'chute Intestines were a-dangling from his paratrooper suit They poured it from his helmet and they poured it from his boots And he ain't gonna jump no more Beautiful streamer, please open for me Blue sky's above me and no canopy I got a ten thousand waiting too long Reach for my ripcord, the handle was gone Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die (die) Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die Gory, gory, what a hell of way to die And he ain't gonna jump no more