Wop May

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From out of all the heroes of the land, 
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There comes a mighty Mantioba man. 

He left his home in Carberry for Edmonton, Alberta 
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Where he went to school and soon became a man. 

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Now Orville and Wilbur Wright had come to fame, 
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And every night he dreamt about their names, 

And when for men there came a cry he bid the folks goodbye 
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To join the war and fly and aeroplane 
 


[Refrão]
 
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Wop May Wop May 
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He met the old Red Baron far away 
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Wop May Wop May 
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The top Canadian pilot of the day. 
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Wop May, The top Canadian pilot of the day. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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He played the old Red Baron for a clown, 
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Until the German chased him all around. 

Loop for loop and dive for dive, 

The Baron was so occupied, 
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He never saw the plane that shot him down. 

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Of all the German planes that ever flew, 
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The Wop had shot a dozen or more in two. 

And when they finally won the war, said the British Flying Corps, 
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The Flying Cross we now present to you. 
 


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Wop May Wop May 
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He won the Flying Cross and took it away. 
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Wop May Wop May 
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The top Canadian pilot of the day. 
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Wop May, The top Canadian pilot of the day. 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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When home again to Edmonton he came, 
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He set the hearts all over the land aflame, 

To Fort Vermillion he was bound, 

To stop the plague and save the town, 
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With medicine he flew in by aeroplane. 

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Then up along the old McKenzie Trail, 
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To Aquevic he flew the Northern Mail, 

And when he helped the Mounties track, 

The man they thought they'd never catch, 
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Why even the King of England heard the tales. 
 


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Wop May Wop May 
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Got a medal from the King and heard him say, 
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Wop May Wop May 
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The top Canadian pilot of the day. 
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Wop May, The top Canadian pilot of the day. 
 


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Now when the second war it did arrive, 
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From 1939 to '45, 

He told the pilots everyone, the proper way to man the gun, 
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And he taught them how to fly and stay alive. 

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And when the States were losing many planes, 
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Far across the Northlands terrain, 

They all came out from Washington, to see the man from Edmonton 
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From the famous search and rescue team. 
 


[Refrão]
 
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Wop May Wop May 
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Received a medal from the USA, 
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Wop May Wop May 
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The top Canadian pilot of the day. 
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Wop May, The top Canadian pilot of the day.