CO-PILOT'S LAMENT

(Capt. A. Keith Murray)



I'm the co-pilot, I sit on the right

It's up to me to be quick and bright

I never talk back or I'll have regrets

And I must remember what the captain forgets.



I make out the flight plan and study the weather

Pull up the gear and stand by to feather

Make out the mail forms and do the reporting

And fly the old craft when the captain is snoring.



I take the readings and adjust the power

Put on the heaters when we're in a shower

Tell where we are on the darkest night

And do all the book work without any light.



I call for my captain and buy him Cokes

I always laugh at his corny jokes

And once in a while when his landings are rusty

I come through with "Gawd, but it's gusty!"



All in all, I'm a general stooge

As I sit to the right of this overall Scrooge

But maybe some day with great understanding

He'll soften a bit and give me a landing.



(Tune: The Cowboy's Lament)

from There I Was... Flat on my Back, Stevens

@war @army @air

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