Tonalità: A major
Verse 1
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From
the heroes of the land,
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There comes a mighty Mantiobaman.
He left his home in Carberry for Edmonton,
Alberta
Where he went to school and
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soon became a man.
Now Orville and Wilbur Wright
had come to fame,
And every night he dreamt
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about their names,
And when for men there came
a cry he bid the folks goodbye
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To join the war and fly and aeroplane
Verse 2
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He met the old Red Baron far away
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 3
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He played the old Red Baron for a clown,
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Until the German chased him all around.
Loop for loop and dive for dive,
The Baron was so occupied,
He never saw the plane
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that shot him down.
Of all the German planes
that ever flew,
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The Wop had shot a dozen or more in two.
And when they finally won the war,
Said the British Flying Corps,
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The Flying Cross we now present to you.
Verse 4
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He won the Flying Cross and took it away.
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You're the top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 5
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When home again to
Edmonton he came,
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He set the hearts all over the land aflame,
To Fort Vermillion he was bound,
To stop the plague and save the town,
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With medicine he flew in by aeroplane.
Then up along the old McKenzie Trail,
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To Aquevic he flew the Northern Mail,
And when he helped the
Mounties track,
The man they thought
they'd never catch,
Why even the King of England
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heard the tales.
Verse 6
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Got a medal from the King
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and heard him say,
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You're the top Canadian pilot of the day
Wop May
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The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 7
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Now when the second war it did arrive,
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From 1939 to '45,
He told the pilots everyone the proper
way to man the gun,
And he taught them how to
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fly and stay alive.
And when the States were
losing many planes,
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Far across the Northlands terrain,
They all came out from Washington
to see the man from Edmonton
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Form the famous search and rescue team.
Verse 8
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Received a medal from the U.S.A.
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You're the top Canadian
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pilot of the day
Wop May
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You're the top Canadian
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pilot of the day
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