It was then I decided to grab me a plane
With this bag full of money I've got in my hand
'Cause I never had nothin' or none to thank
Never had no ambition to learn how to fly
I'll be glad when it's over and ready to land
In the course of Korea I learned how to jump
Floating, I'm floating on down through the sky
I'll be glad when it's over and ready to land
With all of my training it wasn't too tough
Oh, I grew up believing in Jesse and Frank
Never had no ambition to learn how to fly
I'll be glad when it's over and ready to land
And you wake up some mornin' with nothin' but pain
And in the 101st they busted your hump
With this bag full of money I've got in my hand
In the card game of life I was holding a trump
With this bag full of money I've got in my hand
'Cause a veteran's pension ain't nearly enough
And I came pretty close to unloadin' a bank
But I was saved by my draft board who made me a yank
If the years of your youth have been washed down the drain
Gonna buy a Rolls Royce and some luxury stuff
I'll be glad when it's over and ready to land
If you can't get a job and they think you're insane
Floating, I'm floating on down through the sky
Now I'm through taking orders and all of their guff
But they taught me a man isn't always a chump
Floating, I'm floating on down through the sky
Floating, I'm floating on down through the sky
I'll be glad when it's over and ready to land
Never had no ambition to learn how to fly
With this bag full of money I've got in my hand
Never had no ambition to learn how to fly
