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They say that in the Air Force, the chicken's mighty fine 
One jumped off the table and started marking time 

Refrain: 
Oh, Lord I wanna go 
But they won't let me go (group ends this line with home, stretched out 
over 8 paces, and a "Hey" on the right foot to 
end the refrain) 

They say that in the Air Force, the pay is mighty fine 
They give you a hundred dollars and take back ninety-nine 

They say that in the Air Force, the coffee's mighty fine 
It looks like muddy water, and tastes like turpentine 

They say that in the Air Force, the biscuits are mighty fine 
One rolled off the table and killed a friend of mine 

They say that in the Air Force, the meat is mighty fine 
Last night we had ten puppies, this morning only nine 

They say that in the Air Force, the shoes are mighty fine 
You ask for size eleven, they give you size nine 

They say that in the Air Force, the pancakes are mighty fine 
You can try to chew them, but you're only wasting time 

They say that in the Air Force, the bed's are mighty fine 
But how the heck would I know, I've never slept in mine 

They say that in the Air Force, the mail is so great 
Today I got a letter dated 1948 

They say that in the Air Force, the hours are just right 
Start early in the morning and work on through the night 

They say that in the Air Force, the buses are mighty fine 
One went round the corner, and left three wheels behind 

They say that in the Air Force, the coffee's mighty fine 
It's good for cuts and bruises and tastes like iodine 

They say that in the Air Force, the toilets are mighty fine 
You flush them up at seven, they come back up at nine. 

They say that in the Air Force, the tents are waterproof 
You wake up in the morning and you're floating on the roof.

[[Category:Military cadence]]