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Thread #75082   Message #1314611
Posted By: Lighter
02-Nov-04 - 06:49 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No More
Subject: Lyr Req: More of "Ain't Gonna Grieve My Lord No
One text of this is in the DT, but there are other versions. Anybody know them?

Here's one stanza from World War II:

          You'll never get to Heaven in a PBY,
          'Cause a PBY don't fly that high.
          And I ain't a-gonna grieve my Lord no more!

A PBY "Catalina" was a twin-engined US Navy flying boat used extensively for patrol and rescue duties in both the Atlantic and the Pacific.

Here's another one from the RAF (evidently the song got around!):

          You'll never get to Heaven a-flying Spits,
          'Cause the Lord don't want no silly shits....

Spitfires, that is.