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- noun made with strawberries
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bilby commented on the word strawberry jam
He jumped from forty thousand feet without a parachute . . . . . . (3 Times)
But he ain’t gonna jump no more.
Gory gory what a hellava way to die . . . . . . (3 Times)
And he ain’t gonna jump no more.
He landed on the tarmac like a blob of strawberry jam . . . . . .
They scraped him from the tarmac with a bread and butter knife . . . . . .
They put him in an envelope and sent him home to Mum . . . . . .
She put him in a matchbox up upon the mantle piece . . . . . .
The moral of this story is don’t jump without a ‘chute . . . . . . (3 Times)
Or you will jump no mooooooore.
- 'The Paratrooper', traditional.
November 29, 2008
plethora commented on the word strawberry jam
Hee! I loved singing that song as a kid.
And isn't there another verse at the start?
He joined the paratroopers for the fancy uniform
November 29, 2008
bilby commented on the word strawberry jam
You could well be right. I came across the reference to strawberry jam when I was looking at this fascinating page.
The version of 'The Paratrooper' I cited was from a Dutch collection of songs for Scouts, of all things. Now all we need are some fascinating witches :-)
November 29, 2008