John Brown's Body
(source: this song is titled "He Jumped From 40 Thousand Feet" in "The Worm Song and Other Tasty Tunes, Janet Wilson, 1993.)
(to the tune of "Battle Hymn of the Republic")

Thanks to Kathryn Wells for e-mailing me this song!

He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute

He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute

He jumped from 40 thousand feet without a parachute

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

Chorus:

Glory, glory what a helluva way to die!

Glory, glory what a helluva way to die!

Glory, glory what a helluva way to die!

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

Alternate Chorus:

Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,

When you're hanging from your knickers in the middle of the sky,

Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

Second Alternate Chorus:

Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,

When you're hanging by your knickers and you don't know how to fly,

Glory, glory what a helluva way to die,

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

Third Alternate Chorus:

Glory, glory what a helluva (or terrible) way to die,

When you're wearing frilly knickers and you don't know how to fly,

Glory, glory what a helluva (terrible) way to die,

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

They scraped him off the runway like a lump of strawberry jam, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

They put him in a matchbox and they sent him home to Mum, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

She put him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!

She spread him on the toast when the vicar came to tea, (x3)

And he ain't gonna jump no more!