freightpig Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Does anyone have the lyrics to Herky Cannonball? Thanks, any version will do. The one I remember was Clark in the early 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivars Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 I donated a painting with the lyrics on it to the 50th just before I retired...it is still hanging on their squadron wall...maybe some active duty crew dog can get them for you. used to sing that song sitting around the camp fire at team spirit, in front of our three star hotel. :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWoods Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I have a video of Brian Haggerty singing the Herky Cannonball, I transcribed the lyrics and here they are. The word following KimHay I\'m not sure of, if some one knows what it should be let me know. Once more a piece history is documented. The Herky Cannonball as sung by Brian Haggerty She flies pretty good on two engines, On three it\'s not even a chore, And some of the old heads have told me, They have seen her flying on four. This song is about an airplane, that C-130 E I know that noisy bastard will be the death of me. We fly for General Ryan, and Bellville airlines too. So listen and we\'ll tell you all the things that we go through. Chorus Listen to the jingle, the rumble and the roar, As she staggers through the heavens like nothing you\'ve seen before, Shes painted green, shes ugly, she\'s known quite well by all, That four engined strato-pig called the Herky Cannonball. Our wifes call at the squadron, each day when we\'re away, They ask whoever answers \"What is their ETA\", The squadron aways tells them well it seems that we\'ve lost track, They\'ll be going to Kimhay just as soon as they get back. repeat chorus We left Clark for Kadena, a typoon to avoid, Her name was Kim, she was meaner than all the Huks we laid, We waited for the crew bus, we thought we would rot in hell. It finally came when the big Mac pukes were safe in their hotels. repeat chorus From Kadena to Okwang Ju with a load of rolling stock, Got almost to Orabhu, when the man in charge of chocks, Said, Pilot, turn this mother and turn it mighty fast, I got 40 puking jyreens and an H cart pissing gas. repeat chorus The Ego jet flies higher, and faster than the Herc, The fighter pukes get flight pay, but they never have to work, We hold so they can take off, we hold so they can land, They make alot of noise, but they haven\'t got a band. repeat chorus Well Kim Hay ALCE baju this is POGO 06 I\'m tooling around the pattern and I\'m waiting for the pits, I\'m number 5 in traffic and I\'m 13 touch and goes. Please get those mothers moving cause the chow pits about to close. repeat chorus We came out of Chu Lai one dark and stormy night, Had two engines feathered, the end was soon in sight, We called up command post, we didn\'t have long to fly, They said we\'re on our coffee break, in the meantime please stand by. repeat chorus Well here\'s to Col Horton, may his wing forever stand, He flies antique airplanes to every foreign land, Australia to Korea, we haul their bloody trash, And we know speed\'s not everything, when you got alot of class. repeat chorus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Herk Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 You should get that video up on youtube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWoods Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 US Herk wrote: You should get that video up on youtube! Done, Thanks to Brian Haggerty and Jack Cox for sending me the tape. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batLVtumizU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Herk Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Awesome! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C130Hcc Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 Thanks for the post. I tried to find it earlier but couldn\'t. - Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 wow...does that video bring back fond memories. I remember when Brian sang that at a dining-in at Clark AB (ca. 1976) when he was Captain and assigned to the 21TAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AugustMoon Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 OK boys here ya'll go... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=batLVtumizU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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