Tripacer 2917P
T?was the night before Christmas and up in the air
Flew 17 Papa causing people to stare
It?s hard to believe cause it sounds so absurd
Since he bought the Tripacer, Larry thinks he?s a bird
To Wisconsin, Kentucky, Oklahoma, let?s see
Illinois and Missouri and oh yes, Tennessee
?Can you fly 90 hours in six months?? they all ask
Well, he only comes down when he?s looking for gas
With the ground speed 180 there?s a wind on the tail
Imagine the ground speed if she just had a sail
Ground winds are 20 with gusts to four 0
But the wheel?s on the nose so it?s go baby go!
If he lands at your airport don?t even ask why
Just take pity on ?Birdman? as he?s waving goodbye
You see he can?t help it, it?s a many year dream
Not to rent but to own his own flying machine
With the annual behind him, a thing of the past
It?s a quick oil change and a fill up with gas
Bill Riggin, his buddy, helps him stay in the air
If he were Santa?s mechanic it?d be Christmas all year
He goes every direction, when it?s dark or it?s light
So his flight?s no surprise on a Christmas Eve night
He paints pretty targets with his transponder on
It wouldn?t surprise me if he?s up there till dawn
He just passed a sleigh with a pilot named ?Nick?
Who thinks his contraption is clever and quick
But as Larry blows by him, Nick shouts in disgust
This sleigh may be clever, but a ?Tripe? is a must
For you see Santa once bought a ?Pacer? in stead
But a ground loop maneuver put him back in his sled
Now fret not or worry, it turned out all right
Or you wouldn?t be hearing those sleigh bells tonight
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1998 Larry Flesner, Carterville, Illinois 62918
