The Poor Co-Pilot-Oscar Brand

[ti:The Poor Co-Pilot] [ar:Oscar Brand] [al:The Wild Blue Yonder: Songs For A Fighting Air Force] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Poor Co-Pilot - Oscar Brand [00:03.72]Oh I'm a co-pilot I sit on the right [00:07.47]I'm quick and courageous I'm wonderf'ly bright [00:10.71]My job is remembring what the captain forgets [00:14.01]And I never talk back so I have no regrets [00:17.37]I'm a lousy co-pilot and a long way from home [00:20.50] [00:24.19]I make out the flight-plan and study the weather [00:27.24]Pull up the gear drop it and stand by to feather [00:30.75]I make out his mail-forms I hire his whores [00:33.76]And I fly his old crate to the tune of his snores [00:37.45]I'm a lousy co-pilot and a long way from home [00:40.38] [00:44.06]I make out the flight-plan according to Hoyle [00:47.35]I take all the readings I check on the oil [00:50.67]I hustle him out for the midnight alarm [00:53.86]I fly through the fog while he sleeps on my arm [00:57.27]I'm a lousy co-pilot and a long way from home [01:01.43] [01:03.85]I treat him to coffee I keep him in cokes [01:07.05]I laugh at his corn and his horrible jokes [01:09.60] [01:10.31]And once in a while when his landings are rusty [01:14.05]I come through with yesiree captain it's gusty [01:16.97]I'm a lousy co-pilot and a long way from home [01:21.34] [01:23.37]All in all I'm commissioned a general stooge [01:26.99]I sit on the right of this high flying scrooge [01:30.21]Someday I'll make captain and then I'll be blessed [01:33.58]I'll give my poor tongue one long hell of a rest [01:37.13]I'm a lousy co-pilot and a long way from home