Sky Pilot
Composer(s): John Weider; Victor Briggs; Barry Jenkins; Eric Burdon
First release by: The Animals - 1968
Covered by multiple other artists



He blesses the boys as they stand in life
The smell of gun grease and their bayonets they shine
He's here to help them all that he can
To make them feel wanted he's a good holy man

Sky pilot, sky pilot, how high can you fly
You'll never never never reach the sky

He smiles at the young soldiers
Tells them it's all right
He knows of their fears in the forthcoming fight
Soon there'll be blood and many will die
Mother and fathers back home they will cry

Sky pilot, sky pilot, how high can you fly
You'll never never never reach the sky

He humbles a prayer and it ends with a smile
The order is given they move down the line
But he'll stay behind and he'll meditate
But it won't stop to bleeding or is the hate

As the young men move out into the battle zone
He feels good with god you're never alone
He feels so tired and he lays on his bed
Hopes the men will find courage
In the words that he's said

Sky pilot, sky pilot, how high can you fly
You'll never never never reach the sky

You're soldiers of god you must understand
The fate of your country is in your young hands
May god give you strength do your job really well
If it all was worth in only time it will tell

In the morning they returned with tears in their eyes
The stench of death drifts up to the skies
A young soldier so it looks at the sky bright
Remember the words thou shalt not kill