Off We Go Into The
Wild Blue Yonder
The
Air Force Song
by Robert Crawford, courtesy USAF
Heritage of America Band
Off we go into the wild blue
yonder,
Climbing high into the sun;
Here they come zooming to meet
our thunder,
At 'em boys, Give 'er the gun!
(Give 'er the gun now!)
Down we dive, spouting our flame
from under,
Off with one helluva roar!
We live in fame or go down in
flame. Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air
Force!
Additional verses:
Minds of men fashioned a crate of
thunder,
Sent it high into the blue;
Hands of men blasted the world
asunder;
How they lived God only knew!
(God only knew then!)
Souls of men dreaming of skies to
conquer
Gave us wings, ever to soar!
With scouts before And bombers
galore. Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air
Force!
Bridge: "A Toast to the
Host"
Here's a toast to the host
Of those who love the vastness of
the sky,
To a friend we send a message of
his brother men who fly.
We drink to those who gave their
all of old,
Then down we roar to score the
rainbow's pot of gold.
A toast to the host of men we
boast, the U.S. Air Force!
Zoom!
Off we go into the wild sky
yonder,
Keep the wings level and true;
If you'd live to be a grey-haired
wonder
Keep the nose out of the blue!
(Out of the blue, boy!)
Flying men, guarding the nation's
border,
We'll be there, followed by more!
In echelon we carry on. Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air
Force!
Notes: Crawford didn't write
"Hey!"; he actually
wrote "SHOUT!" without
specifying the word to be
shouted. Wherever they appear,
the words "U.S. Air
Force" have been changed
from the original "Army Air
Corps." Words in parentheses
are spoken, not sung.
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