Blood On The Risers-The Sun Harbor's Chorus-Documentary Recordings

[ti:Blood On The Risers] [ar:Various Artists] [al:Songs Of The US Army] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Blood On The Risers - The Sun Harbor's Chorus-Documentary Recordings [00:11.13]He was just a rookie trooper [00:13.35]And he surely shook with fright [00:16.18]He checked all his equipment [00:17.72]And made sure his pack was tight; [00:20.50]He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar [00:24.92]"You ain't gonna jump no more " [00:29.86]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [00:34.53]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [00:39.03]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [00:43.05]He ain't gonna jump no more [00:48.01]"Is everybody happy " cried the Sergeant looking up [00:52.43]Our Hero feebly answered "Yes " [00:54.28]And then they stood him up; [00:56.55]He jumped into the icy blast [00:58.71]His static line unhooked [01:00.39]He ain't gonna jump no more [01:05.21]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [01:09.57]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [01:13.83]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [01:17.62]He ain't gonna jump no more [01:22.25]He counted long he counted loud [01:24.49]He waited for the shock [01:26.46]He felt the wind he felt the cold [01:28.48]He felt the awful drop [01:30.45]The silk from his reserves spilled out [01:32.76]And wrapped around his legs [01:34.37]And he ain't gonna jump no more [01:39.27]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [01:43.19]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [01:47.38]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [01:51.08]He ain't gonna jump no more [01:55.55]The risers swung around his neck [01:57.79]Connectors cracked his dome [01:59.63]Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones; [02:04.00]The canopy became his shroud; [02:06.14]He hurtled to the ground [02:07.97]He ain't gonna jump no more [02:12.36]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [02:16.59]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [02:20.58]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [02:24.25]He ain't gonna jump no more [02:27.46] [02:28.74]The days he'd lived and loved and [02:30.58]Laughed kept running through his mind [02:33.04]He thought about the girl back home [02:35.06]The one he'd left behind; [02:37.04]He thought about the medic corps [02:39.12]And wondered what they'd find [02:40.88]He ain't gonna jump no more [02:45.66]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [02:49.53]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [02:53.41]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [02:57.43]He ain't gonna jump no more [03:01.77]The ambulance was on the spot [03:03.84]The jeeps were running wild [03:05.82]The medics jumped and screamed with glee [03:08.06]They rolled their sleeves and smiled [03:09.91]For it had been a week or more [03:11.80]Since last a 'Chute had failed [03:13.62]He ain't gonna jump no more [03:18.26]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [03:22.33]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [03:26.30]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [03:30.00]He ain't gonna jump no more [03:34.61]He hit the ground the sound was "SPLAT" [03:36.66]His blood went spurting high; [03:38.51]His comrades [03:39.53]Then were heard to say "A hell of a way to die " [03:42.61]He lay there [03:43.44]Rolling 'round in the welter of his gore [03:46.39]He ain't gonna jump no more [03:50.88]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [03:54.99]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [03:59.03]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [04:02.62]He ain't gonna jump no more [04:07.62]There was blood upon the risers [04:11.63]There were brains upon the chute [04:16.06]Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit [04:23.03]He was a mess they picked him up [04:26.32]And poured him from his boots [04:29.73]He ain't gonna jump no more [04:37.39]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [04:44.01]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [04:50.48]Gory gory what a hell of a way to die [04:55.85]He ain't gonna jump no more