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Rebel Pilot's Lament
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| Filksong | |
|---|---|
| Song Title: | Rebel Pilot's Lament |
| Composer: | |
| Lyrics: | Gregory Baker |
| Melody: | "10000 Years Ago" and "Salvation Army Song" |
| Date: | |
| Subject: | Star Wars |
| Other: | |
| External Links: | index[dead link] to SWIL [Filkbook #1] |
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Rebel Pilot's Lament is a filk by Gregory Baker; it was collected as part of SWIL Filkbook#1
Lyrics
- Words: Gregory Baker
- Music: First stanza "10000 Years Ago" the rest "Salvation Army Song"
- If we don't blow up this deathstar, we'll catch hell.
- If we don't blow up this deathstar, we'll catch hell.
- There will be a sudden shock and a lot of flying rock.
- If we don't blow up this deathstar, we'll catch hell.
- While diving toward the deathstar, doing one hundred per,
- I called to Red Group leader, "Oh, won't you help me sir?
- I'm being chased by Vader, his laser's homed on me --
- Help me, Red Group leader, send an X-wing please."
- Chorus:
- Hallelujah, oh hallelujah, throw a credit on the grass,
- Save a rebel pilot's ass
- Hallelujah, oh hallelujah, throw a credit on the grass
- And you'll be saved.
- (spoken:) And he said to me, "You're the son of a Jedi knight, you think of something."
- My engine's overheating, my fuel is running low,
- My forward screens aren't working, my R-2's much too slow
- "Help me Red Group leader, you see I'm turning pale
- Mayday, mayday, mayday, three tie fighters on my tail."
- (chorus)
- (spoken:) And I heard a voice saying "Give up! Give up!" And that really scared me 'cause it sounded like Ben Kenobi.
- They said to start my run now, I said "Yes, sir, of course."
- They said to use computers, he said to use the Force.
- I don't know what the Force is, I only know I'm scared.
- "Help me, Red Group leader, I wish I'd come prepared."
- (chorus)
- (spoken:) Well, don't blame me, you're the one who said your life was getting boring.