Key: A major•
Verse 1
A
E
F#m
A
E
From
the heroes of the land,
He left his home in Carberry for Edmonton,
Alberta
Where he went to school and
Now Orville and Wilbur Wright
had come to fame,
And every night he dreamt
And when for men there came a cry
he bid the folks goodbye
Verse 2
B
E
He met the old Red Baron far away
E
A
The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
E
A
The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 3
Loop for loop and dive for dive,
The Baron was so occupied,
Of all the German planes that ever flew,
And when they finally won the war,
Said the British Flying Corps,
Verse 4
B
E
He won the Flying Cross and took it away.
E
A
You're the top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
E
A
The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 5
To Fort Vermillion he was bound,
To stop the plague and save the town,
Then up along the old McKenzie Trail,
And when he helped the
Mounties track,
The man they thought
they'd never catch,
Why even the King of England
Verse 6
E
A
You're the top Canadian pilot of the day
Wop May
E
A
The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Verse 7
He told the pilots everyone the proper
way to man the gun,
And he taught them how to
And when the States were
losing many planes,
They all came out from Washington
to see the man from Edmonton
Verse 8
B
E
Received a medal from the U.S.A.
A
E
A
pilot of the day
Wop May
D
E
A
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsA E F#m D B
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