The Ballad of Robin Olds
We flew in the Wolfpack with Robin Olds
Some of us ain't conning back
In a Foxtrot-Four called the Phantom II
We flew with the Red River Rats
Robin came over to Ubon, an ace with 22* kills
He led the 8th Wing to victory
In the skies over Hanoi's hills
The 435th and the Night Owls, too
The Nickel and the 433rd
Went with Robin through the jaws of Hell
Leading the Wolfpack herd
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*Poetic license. The straight of the story is Robin shot down 13 enemy planes in air-to-air combat during WWII, and destroyed 24 1/2 more on the ground.
Copyright © 1969 Dick Jonas. All rights reserved.
Words and music: Dick Jonas; Enchantment Music/BMI
