"Wop" May

From out of all the heroes of the land,
there comes a mighty Mantioba man.
He left his home in Carberry for Edmonton, Alberta
Where he went to school and soon became a man.
Now Orville and Wilbur Wright had come to fame,
and every night he dreamt about their names,
and when for men there came a cry he bid the folks goodbye
to join the war and fly and aeroplane

Wop May
Wop May
He met the old Red Baron far away
Wop May
Wop May
The top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
The top Canadian pilot of the day.

He played the old Red Baron for a clown,
until the German chased him all around.
Loop for loop and dive for dive,
the Baron was so occupied,
he never saw the plane that shot him down.
Of all the German planes that ever flew,
the Wop had shot a dozen or more in two.
And when they finally won the war,
said the British Flying Corps,
the Flying Cross we now present to you.

Wop May
Wop May
He won the Flying Cross and took it away.
Wop May
Wop May
You're the top Canadian pilot of the day.
Wop May
The top Canadian pilot of the day.

When home again to Edmonton he came,
he set the hearts all over the land aflame,
to Fort Vermillion he was bound,
to stop the plague and save the town,
with medicine he flew in by aeroplane.
Then up along the old McKenzie Trail,
to Aquevic he flew the Northern Mail,
and when he helped the Mounties track,
the man they thought they'd never catch,
why even the King of England heard the tales.

Wop May
Wop May
Got a medal from the King and heard him say,
Wop May
Wop May
You're the top Canadian pilot of the day
Wop May
The top Canadian pilot of the day.

Now when the second war it did arrive,
From 1939 to '45,
He told the pilots everyone the proper way to man the gun,
and he taught them how to fly and stay alive.
And when the States were losing many planes,
Far across the Northlands terrain,
they all came out from Washington to see the man from Edmonton
form the famous search and rescue team.

Wop May
Wop May
Received a medal from the U.S.A.
Wop May
Wop May
You're the top Canadian pilot of the day
Wop May
You're the top Canadian pilot of the day