The Great Airplane Strike Lyrics - Complete Columbia Singles - Paul Revere And The Raiders

I was down in L.A. town, when our manager said "Jump" 

I through my close and my saxophone in a two by four bit trunk 

I pushed it to the airport and run to the ticket line 

Man said "Son, you could have saves the run, those airplanes just quit flyin'" 

If I can't leave here, I just might stay 

And that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home, umm, hum 

I ran to the terminal building, to fly by my airline 

The man said I could ride the wing and I said that was fine 

He said "I'll confirm your reservation, and put the plane on hold" 

He came back and said "Sorry but that wing space just been sold" 

If I can't leave here, I just might stay 

And that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home, umm, hum, baby 

I walked into the washroom and I built myself a fire 

Throw on lots of paper and the flames kept gettin' higher 

The janitor come runnin' in, so scare his face was white 

So, I explained my situation, he said "That's all right" 

If I can't leave here, I just might stay 

And that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home 

Next day I thought that I would leave, so I packed my thing again 

Waited 14 hours for a taxi to come in 

Spotted one that wasn't full and I threw myself in fast 

The driver said "I'm sorry but this taxi's out of gas" 

If I can't leave here, I just might stay 

And that L.A. flyway is goin' to be my home