Come on and join the Air Force, we're a happy band, they say
We never do a lick of work, just fly around all day
While others work and study hard and soon grow old and blind
You'll take to the air without a care and you will never mind

You'll never mind, you'll never mind
Oh come and join the Air Force and you will never mind 

Promotions come upon you, just as high as you desire
You're riding on the gravy train when you're an Air Force flyer
But just when you're about to be a General you'll find
The engine coughs, the wings fall off and you will never mind

You'll never mind, you'll never mind
Oh come and join the Air Force and you will never mind 

One day you'll loop and spinner and with an awful tear
You'll find yourself without your wings but you will never care
For in about two minutes more another pair you'll find
You'll fly with Pete and his angels sweet and you will never mind 

You'll never mind, you'll never mind
Oh come and join the Air Force and you will never mind 

You're flying across the ocean when you hear your engines spit
You see a prop come to a stop, the goddamn engine's quit
The ship won't float, you cannot swim, the shore is miles behind
You'll be a dish for happy fish but you will never mind

You'll never mind, you'll never mind
Oh come and join the Air Force and you will never mind 

I'm flying in my F-86 along the Yalu shore
I am loyal to the Air Force but I'm rotten to the Corps
I've only got one engine, Jack and if the bastard quits
It will be up there all by itself 'cause I'm the kind that gets

You'll never mind, you'll never mind
Oh come and join the Air Force and you will never mind 

Maybe you'll ride the gravy train in administrative work
Let other guys light up the skies why should you be a jerk
You'll meet that higher officer to whom you've been assigned
With your nose in place - and I don't mean on your face - you will never mind 

You'll never mind, you'll never mind
Oh come and join the Air Force and you will never mind