(Canada’s Air Song) from 1940.
Words and music by Jimmie Coulter and T. Reg Sloan.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
Climbin’ High! Climbin’ High!
Give ‘er the gun, m’ son
And hear that engine drone
You’ve got a date with fate
You know you’re on your own
High up in the sky
Climbin’ High! Climbin’ High!
Out where the grey horizon meets the break of day
Roll ‘er along above the clouds and far away
And keep ‘er climbin’, Climbin’ High
Ride the wings of the morning
Strike with never a warning
Zoom ‘er up and lose ‘er in the blue
Skies are burstin’ a sunder
Thunder over and under
Higher, flyer, it all depends on you
To keep ‘er high! Climbin’ High
You’ll have your fun, m’ son
Before you head for home
You’ll have your fun when you get back around the drome
So keep ‘er climbin’, Climbin’ High
Coda
I give you a toast, from coast to coast
To men of all the Force
Drink to the sun, the moon
The stars that keep you on your course
Drink to the girl who thinks of you
Wherever you may be
Drink to the ace you’re goin’ to face
And drink to victory