MEL (BUSH PILOT)
THIS STORY I WOULD LIKE TO TELL
ABOUT OUR FRIEND MEL.
HE HAD SMART BRAINS
‘CAUSE HE FLEW BUSH PLANES.
MEL WAS HIS OWN MECHANIC
BUT HE MADE SOME PEOPLE PANIC.
HE FIXED THEM WITH HIS TOOLS
AN’ I THINK HE BROKE SOME RULES.
I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S TRUE
BUT HE USED SKIS FROM A SKI-DOO.
MEL TRAINED IN WORLD WAR TWO
AND IN HIS AIRCRAFT WE FLEW.
IN THE AIR HE WOULD SOMETIMES STOP
AN’ HE START THE ENGINE BY THE PROP.
MEL FLEW IFR (I FOLLOW RIVER)
AND HE WOULD GIVE US THE SHIVER.
HE CAN LAND JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE
IF HE HAS THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.
I THINK MEL MADE ME A BRAVE PERSON
WHEN HE FLEW ME OVER TO FT. McPHERSON.
BUT WE KNEW WE’D ALWAYS BE WELL
WHEN WE FLEW WITH OUR FRIEND MEL.
