How embarrassing. I knew I was doing something monumentally stupid. Let me try that song again with the right coding.

THE GOONEY BIRD - Oscar Brand

In '51 they tried to ground the noble D.C.3
& so some lawyers brought the case before the C.A.B.
So the board examined all the facts behind their great oak portal
& then pronounced these simple words,The Gooney Bird's immortal

They patch her up with masking tape,
with paper clips & strings
& still she flies, she never dies
Methusaleah with wings

The army toasts their sky train now in lousy scotch & soda
The Tommies raise their tankards high to cheer their old Dakota
Some claim the C 47's best, or the gallant R4D
Forget that claim, they're all the same, they're the noble DC3 - chorus -

Douglas built this ship to last but nobody expected
This crazy heap would fly & fly no matter how they wrecked it
While nations fall & men retire & jets get obsolete
The Gooney Bird flies on & on at 11,000 feet- chorus

No matter what they do to her, the Gooney Bird still flies
One crippled plane was fitted out with one wing half the size
She hunched her shoulders, then took off, I know this makes you laugh
One wing askew & yet she flew, the DC 2 & a half - chorus

She had her faults but after all who's perfect in this sphere
Her heating system was a gem & we loved her for her gear
Of course her windows leaked a bit when the rain came pouring down.
She'd keep you warm but in a storm it's possible you'd drown- chorus

Well now she flies the feeder routes & carries mail & freight.
She's just an air borne office or a flying 12 ton crate
They patch her up with masking tape, with paper clips & strings
& still she flies, she never dies, Methusalah with wings- chorus