Blood on the Risers (Gory Gory)

by 82nd Airborne Division

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"Blood Upon the Risers" is an American paratrooper song from World War II. 
The song tells of the final fatal jump of a rookie paratrooper whose parachute fails to deploy. 
This results in him falling to his death. 
 
 6     6     6    6   6 -5      5  6      7   -8     8 8      8      -8      7
He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright,
-7      -6       -6   -6     -7  7 -7       7    -6       6    -6     6       5     6
He checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight,
 6     6     6   6   -5   5 6    7   -8 8   8  8      -8      7
He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar,
 7       -8    -8 -8     7     -7     7
You ain't gonna jump no more.
 
[Chorus]
 
6 -5    5 6   7      -8  8    8  8  8   -8   7          
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,               
-6 -7  7 -7     7    -6  6   6  6  6    5    6
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
6 -5    5 6   7      -8  8    8  8  8   -8   7   
Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,
7     -8     -8 -8      7   -7    7
He ain't gonna jump no more!