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Version 1

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T:He Ain't Gonna Jump No More
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N:Tune "John Brown's Body"
N:One version of many
N:'packer' the young woman who packs parachutes. The parachutist's life depends 
N:on the skill of the packer.
N:'tarmac' slang for runway.
N:'four-by-two' a piece of cotton cloth, 4 inches by 2 inches (10cm by 5cm), small
N:enough to pull through the barrel of a rifle to clean it.
N:Humour
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R: Jig
M:6/8
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F/2G/2|"D"A2A "A7"A2G|"D"F2A d2e|"D"f2f f2e|
w:The - S A S were jum-ping out at for-ty thou-sand
"D7"d3 d2A|"G"B2A B2c|"G"d2e d2B| "D"A2B "A7"A2G|
w:feet The S A S were jum-ping out at for -ty thou-sand
"D"F3 "A7"F2G|"D"A2A "A7"A2G|"D"F2A d2e|"F#7"f2f f2e|
w:feet The S A S were jum-ping out at for -ty thou-sand
"Bm"d3 d2d|"E7"e3 e3| "A7"d3 c3|"D"d3 d2d|"D"d3 d2|]
w:feet And he Ain't Gon-na Jump - No - More -
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W:The S.A.S. were jumping out at forty thousand feet;
W:The S.A.S. were jumping out at forty thousand feet;
W:The S.A.S. were jumping out at forty thousand feet;
W:He Ain't Gonna Jump No More
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W:2
W:The packer tied a love knot in the sergeant's parachute;
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W:3
W:The sergeant was the last to jump, the first to hit the ground;
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W:4
W:They scraped him off the tarmac like a lump of strawberry jam;
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W:5
W:They wrapped him up in four-by-two and sent him home to Mum;
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W:6
W:She put him on the mantelpiece for everyone to see;
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W:7
W:They buried him in a matchbox but he slipped out through the cracks.

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