Itazuke Tower, this is Air Force 801

I'm turnin' on the downwind leg, my prop is overrun

My coolant's overheated, the gauge says 121

You'd better get the crash crew out and get them on the run

Listen, Air Force 801, this is Itazuke Tower

I cannot call the crash crew out, this is their coffee hour

You're not cleared in the pattern, now that is plain to see

So take it once around again, you're not a VIP

Itazuke Tower, this is Air Force 801

I'm turnin' on my final, I'm runnin' on one lung

I gotta land this Mustang, no matter what you say

I'm gonna get my charts squared up before that Judgment Day

Now listen, Air Force 801, this is Itazuke Tower

We'd like to let you in right now but we haven't got the power

We'll send a note through channels and wait for the reply

Until we get permission back, just chase around the sky

Itazuke Tower, this is Air Force 801

I'm up in pilot's heaven and my flyin' days are done

I'm sorry that I blew up, I couldn't make the grade

I guess I should have waited 'til the landin' was okay