A Guy Named Joe Page #2

You feel like nudging it and

Saying, "hi, sky. How are you today?

And how's the old moon

The last time you saw him?

The wind drift comes

Straight off the morning star,

And beautiful white

Clouds drift towards you.

And they're like

Old friends,

Friends you never

Want to say good-bye to.

And you see a patch

Of clear area between 'em,

And you duck in and out

Like a porpoise

Rolling in the ocean.

And then you say

To yourself, "boy, oh, boy,

"this is the only time

A man is really ever alive,

The only time

He's really ever free."

The old sky smiles

Back at ya

And says, "boy, you're

Right. You're dead right."

What happens when your motor conks out?

Oh, elizabeth,

Elizabeth,

How did you ever get

Into this gang?

Hey, Pete,

Come on, will ya?

Where've you been?

I've been waiting for ya.

You kids run along.

Can we come by and

See you tomorrow, Pete?

Yeah, but not a word

About this to anybody.

This is just between us now, us pilots.

Gosh!

Well, that Dorinda is

Certainly crazy about me.

She's an hour late already.

Our first day off in 3 weeks.

Maybe she figures

It'd do you good

To be held up

Once in a while.

It kinda keeps a fella's

Interest alive.

One of these days I'll put

That dame across my knee-

You're not even

Listening to me.

That gal's flown stuff all

Over these here british isles.

Bet she could teach you a

Thing or two about a ship.

Then she's late on

Purpose. That's worse.

What does she

Think I am?

I reckon she's got

A pretty good idea.

What's the matter? You

Oughta be feeling good.

Why?

Foolin' nails. We talked

Ourselves outta that one

Slick as anything

I ever did see.

He didn't have

A thing to say.

Are you kidding? That's

Just what I'm worried about.

That's why I wish

She'd show up

So we could get outta

Here! Gimme a cigarette.

Why don't you ever buy

A package of cigarettes?

Hey, I hear

A puddle jumper now.

Yeah, that's her,

All right.

Yeah... Yeah.

Nobody else in the world

Would try a landing like that!

I can't watch this. Let

Me know if she makes it.

I've branded steer calves

That make less fuss than you

When that gal's

In the air.

Look at her. Pretty a

Landin' as you ever did see.

Are you kidding?

No, look!

How many times

Do I have to tell ya

To quit slipping this maytag

Messerschmitt when you're in a turn?

Now you know

When I saw you down here

I had to kill

That altitude.

You killed more

Than the altitude.

You don't even know

How to level off!

Is that so? Well, I always

Manage to come in on 3 wheels.

So does a tricycle.

And another thing-

Another thing. What?

How'd you get

Your face so dirty?

I waited around

For an hour.

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