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The Jump Before Christmas

The Jump Before Christmas. ‘ Twas the jump before Christmas And all through the plane, The Jumpmaster’s crazy And the Safety’s insane. The static lines were hung On the cables with care In hopes that a green light Soon would be there. At the one minute warning Not a word would be said,

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The Jump Before Christmas

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  1. The Jump Before Christmas ‘Twas the jump before Christmas And all through the plane, The Jumpmaster’s crazy And the Safety’s insane. The static lines were hung On the cables with care In hopes that a green light Soon would be there. At the one minute warning Not a word would be said, While malfunctions and entanglements Danced through their heads.

  2. With the door bundles riggedI hook up my pack,Let’s pull this jump offWithout a racetrack!When out on the wingThere rose such a clatter,I opened the door To see what was the matter,And what to my night-visioned eyes Should appear,But a towed parachutist And eight reindeer.

  3. I leaned out the door And grabbed hold of his sleigh,He gave a four thousand countWhen I cut him away.He fell through the night‘Till I saw him no more,Then came back insideAnd yelled, “Stand in the door.”Some jumpers were happy And some full of fright,But when the green light came onThey all jumped that night.

  4. On bundle, on jumpers, The jumpmaster exits the door,One thousand, two thousand Three thousand, four!With my body in the blastAnd my knees in the breeze,St. Michael protect me,From all of these trees!Dark skies full of chutesAnd strong winds did blow,Then heard a faint distant Laughter,From the DZSO.

  5. One riser slipHand over hand to my right,But my hands were so cold I could not hold on tight.Now lower your ruckAnd slip hard as you can,Put your feet and knees togetherAnd get ready to land.Ball of the feet, calf, thigh,And push up muscle,Roll up your chuteAnd move out with a hustle.

  6. To the chute turn-in point,The red light and a vest,Be sure your name is scratchedFrom the jump manifest.I saw the assembly pointA strobe light so bright,I knew even new troopers,Would find it that night.No matter where or whenBe it Desert or Snow,The Airborne TroopersAre ready to go.

  7. For it was that jolly towed parachutistHolding that light,Saying happy jumping to allAnd to all a good night.Have a Merry Airborne Christmas!

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