1930(something)"to An Air Hostess"

[Colby]

To An Air Hostess

Little Lady of the Air,
Flitting here and Flying there,
Over mountain tops and lakes,
Courage real is what it takes
To go on from day to day,
On your highly dangerous way;
Yet you smile and carry on,
Through the night and at the dawn,
Though you know if ship should break,
You will sleep to never wake;
Still because it is your work,
You in no way seem to shirk
Tasks that they assign to you,
But with purpose firm and true,
Through the sunshine or the rain,
Everyday you "Play the Game".


Little Lady of the Air,
God is always everywhere,
O'er the mountain tops and dales,
In the valleys and the vales;
O'er the desert so forlorn,
In the tempest and the storm;
Everywhere that you may go,
Through the rain and sleet and snow.
And your mother's fervent prayers,
Her devotion and her tears,
To the throne of Grace shall rise,
For your safety in the skies.
So with God and mother too,
Caring for and Guarding you,
E'en though dangers may appall,
He will never let your fall.


Hugh R. Porter

Written to a United Flight "Stewardess". From the book "Walking on Air"

 

[Light Years]

Please extinguish all cigarettes and ensure that your seatbacks and trays are in the upright and locked position

I want to be a flight attendant, I can save you all
look to me for your instructions when the plane begins to fall
Once I wanted to be a nun til I found out how much it takes from you
and now I've settled on flight attendant and I know my heart is true

Ill never want to touch down, never wanna see the ground, ill never get lonely cause I'll always fly away
I want to point out exits in a calm assuring way

Being a nun is such a selfish thing
when you think of the comfort you can bring
each day as a flight attendant
You'll all be like children to me and my affection will be real
for the duration of the flight anyway, heres your blanket, heres your meal
and when the flight is over I bid you fond Adieu
then 300 other people get on and my affection starts anew

I'll fly out every day knowing death could take this flight
I'll be so strong and ready, pushing open the emergency doors pushing out down the inflatible slide into the water, each of you holding onto your seat cushion as your personal flotation device
I'll be the last to leave the plane when even the pilots safe
I'll push off and swim away as the plane bursts into flames
and my knotted scarf will stay in place
and the waves will lap my strong face
and I will have saved you all
Oh, I want to be a flight attendant

I wanna be the one to pull you mask down in case of fire,
I wanna fly forever, and my arms will never tire..........

 

[T-bone]

Colby/Light years,
May you never have to pull that oxygen mask down!
But it is nice to know your there.

 

[Hula Girl]

Light Years, I saw a comedian do your post many years ago, maybe it was Rita Rudner.

 

[Light Years]

Its a song by some spoken word artist. I cant remember her name at the moment.

 

[airlineorphan]

I can't remember the name of the artist, but it's called "Flight Attendant Song" and I've been trying to find a recording of it, so if anyone has info......

-Airlineorphan