There were three of us
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22 hundredweights of bombs on board
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Hidden in the blackness of night
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Target: the station near Revigny
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That's where the main troop transfer point lies
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A roaring shadow flies through the night
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Just before the target we dive
3000, 2000, ready to drop
3000, 2000, ready to drop
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3000, 2000, ready to drop
3000, 2000, ready to drop
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The attack totally successful
They've got us in their sights
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Hot tongues of flame in my face
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The left engine starts to burn
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To smother the fire at the start
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I try to cut the fuel
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Toward the front, we'll land safely there!
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But the stabilizers break
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Steering's over now
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The speed wants revenge
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We plunge into the dark depth
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No pleading, no fear
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So we don't smash on the field
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I try to land on the forest
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Fate isn't with us
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Straight down onto the field we go
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We slam into the ground
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A sudden grave for the lieutenant
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The impact snapped his neck
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He lies there stiff and lifeless
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That's how it ended for good Fritz
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1917 was his last year