The Ghost Of Flight 401 Lyrics - Bob Welch

Written by bob welch. 

You've had about the flying dutchman 

The ghost of all the ships at sea 

But just in case you think it's lies 

Then here's a ghost for our own time 

You see there was a crash at night 

And the pilots in command all died 

And after many months has passed 

The widows all had cried their last 

(chorus) 

And when the moon shines on the silver wing 

When the moon shines on the silver wing 

When the moon shines, look out here comes the ghost of flight 401... 

The ghost of flight 401, appeared aboard the jet airplanes 

In flesh & blood & clothes he came 

On an eastern airline I can't name 

But suddenly the ghost appeared 

Of the pilots that had died that year 

I'm not saying they were puffs of smoke 

They were real as life, it ain't no joke 

(repeat chorus) 

Ooh those silver wings 

Yeah those silver wings 

Yeah there shinin' in that sun 

The ghost of flight 401