kizzie92 0 #1 August 1, 2003 This is always a favourite around the camp fire. To the tune of You picked a fine time to leave me Lucile. On a broken down runway A week from last Sunday We were all climbing into the plane When beside a car bumper There stood a strange jumper Who looked to be almost insane He said with a shout Can I follow you out But he sure had a strange lookin rig It was a WW II special A front monted pretzel While the rest of us all wore a pig. Well after the jump When it came time to dump And the ten way had finally split After cutting away From his first mal today This new guy was starting to shit After lots of hard workin' And Lots of hard jerkin' And just when we thought he was dead In a voice that was splittin' From the bricks he was shittin' He looked at his pop top and said You picked a fine time to fail me reserve I'm at 400 feet and I'm losing my nerve I've had some sad ones I've lived through some bad ones But this one I just don't deserve You picked a fine time to fail me reserve. Well after he bounced We smoked up an ounce And stared in the hole where he lay I started to wonder If maybe I'd thunder The next time that I cut away. The Whuffo's report There's a much safer sport But I think I'll keep jumpin instead. If my main doesn't open I'll cut away hopin And remember the last words he said. You picked a fine time to fail me reserve I'm at 400 feet and I'm losing my nerve I've had some sad ones I've lived through some bad ones But this one I just dont deserve You picked a fine time to fail me reserve TonyThe big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydance1954 0 #2 August 29, 2003 Well, well, well, I'm amazed that song is still making the rounds. It was originally written way back in 1978 by Al Miller. A T.O. area jumper at the time. I know, 'cause I was there. It was printed in both Canpara and the SPCO newsletter. Ah, for the innocent days of the '70s again, but with current gear.....Mike Ashley D-18460 Canadian A-666 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kizzie92 0 #3 August 29, 2003 Quite right! Al Miller it was, although I never got to meet him. It was taught to me by one Tim Berg, another old fossil from that era who has somehow managed to make it through the years. Actually we have quite the fossil collection here at SWOOP. Bill Cole (first guy to do a chuteless jump) shows up every couple of weeks. Joe Stanley, Wayne Davis and John MacDonald are still around and even T.K shows up every now and then. Don't know if you know those guys but SWOOP certainly has quite the history and those old songs are always doing the rounds at the fire pit. Blue skies TonyThe big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FB1609 0 #4 March 19, 2013 Just searching to see if these lyrics were somewhere and boom, nice! ^ This song reminds me of Joe RIP Jo and Rick Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 March 19, 2013 Quote Well, well, well, I'm amazed that song is still making the rounds. It was originally written way back in 1978 by Al Miller. A T.O. area jumper at the time. I know, 'cause I was there. It was printed in both Canpara and the SPCO newsletter. Ah, for the innocent days of the '70s again, but with current gear..... I remember singing that at the collegiate nats in 1980...the West Pointers weren't impressed. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
