Me ¡®n' oliver ¡®n' virgil was in the drugstore killing time

When my eyes fell upon this magazine

And i got to reading this article on sky-diving and parachuting

And it said jumping out of air-planes was the thing



Now being raised down on a farm and always ready for adventure

I knew that i could figure out a way

I said ¡°well delmer gill's got a parachute and uncle harvey's got an air-plane¡±

So i said ¡°call the boys together, today's the day¡±



Well i found out too late what uncle harvey called an air-plane

Was nothing but an engine and a wing

And i could feel my fear a-rising as delmer packed the parachute

¡®cos he kept telling me i was doing the right thing



Ron mcloughlin shook my hand as jd strapped me in the harness

And tildon brought a jug and passed it around

I took one look at that parachute and that whisky and that air-plane

And i turned that bottle up and drank it down



Well i was drunker'n cooter jones when they poured me in the plane

The engine coughed and headed for the clouds

But i was sober as a judge by the time they opened up the door

And i've never known my heart to beat so loud



I said, ¡°harvey, i can't do it¡± as he kicked me out the door

And i wrapped my hands around the landing gear

And i was holding on real good ¡®til harvey stepped down on my fingers

And virgil said he heard me scream from way down there



Well i thanked god and delmer gill when my parachute finally opened

I said ¡°well, hell there ain't no use in being afraid¡±

And i went crashing through the hen house, scattering chickens and breaking eggs

And i kissed the ground and fainted dead away



Now friends i've done some fighting, and i've been shot at once or twice

And i've durn near been run over by a train

But i don't think i remember being any more afraid

Than the day i jumped from uncle harvey's plane


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