Forever Flying

Forever Flying

My friend and I are both sailors

There at the top of the body pile

He has some wonderful tattoos

There at the top of the body pile

On his chest was a flying eagle

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I don’t know where my friend is

There at the top of the body pile

But then saw him in the moonlight

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For where is my friend?

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Is my friend really dead?

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I recognized him due to his tattoos

There at the top of the body pile

Look at my friend there now dead

There at the top of the body pile

Killed by the stinking Japs!

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I carry the horror of seeing you that way

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You’re always my friend no matter what

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Your eagle tattoo was always the best

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Rest In Peace my friend

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They took your life before your time

There at the top of the body pile

My friend the American sailor

There at the top of the body pile

I remember you in a painting I did

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Never to be forgotten

There at the top of the body pile