[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Come along and join the Air Force, we're a happy band, they say.
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We never do a lick of work, just fly around all day.
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While others work and study hard and soon grow old and blind,
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you'll take to the air without a care, and you will never mind.
[Chorus]
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You'll never mind (you'll never mind) you'll never mind (you'll never mind).
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Come and join the Air Force and you will never mind.
[Verse 2]
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Promotions come upon you, just as fast as you desire.
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You're riding on a gravy train when you're an Air Force flyer.
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But just when you're about to be a General you'll find
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the engine coughs, the wings fall off, and you will never mind.
[Chorus]
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You'll never mind (you'll never mind) you'll never mind (you'll never mind).
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Come and join the Air Force and you will never mind.
[Verse 3]
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One day you loop and spin her and with an awful tear
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you find yourself without your wings, but few will ever care.
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Cause in about two minutes more another pair you'll find,
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you'll fly with Pete in his angel suite, and you will never mind.
[Chorus]
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You'll never mind (you'll never mind) you'll never mind (you'll never mind).
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Come and join the Air Force and you will never mind.
[Verse 4]
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You're flying across the ocean when you hear your engine spit.
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You see yer prop come to a stop, the god damn motor's quit.
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The ship won't float, you cannot swim, the shore is far behind.
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You'll be a dish for crabs and fish, but you will never mind.
[Chorus]
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You'll never mind (you'll never mind) you'll never mind (you'll never mind).
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Come and join the Air Force and you will never mind.
[Verse 5]
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I'm flying in my '86 along the Yalu shore.
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I'm loyal to the Air Force, but rotten to the core.
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I've only got one engine and should that bastard quit
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it will be up there all by itself 'cause I will shit and git
[Chorus]
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You'll never mind (you'll never mind) you'll never mind (you'll never mind).
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Come and join the Air Force and you will never mind.
[Verse 6]
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Maybe you'll ride the gravy train in administrative work;
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let other guys light up the skies, why should you be a jerk?
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You'll meet that chairborne colenel whom you've been assigned
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with your nose in place (and I don't mean on your face) and you will never mind.
[Chorus]
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You'll never mind (you'll never mind) you'll never mind (you'll never mind).
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Come and join the Air Force and you will never mind.
[Outro]
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