Come Fly the Friendly Skies - Single

A song I wrote relatively quickly to celebrate the announcement of Zurich! I'm really excited for the special but also very sad that it will be the end of my favourite radio play. John Finnemore is such a talented writer!

By the way, each line of this song relates to a different episode, organised by the order in which they aired.
Enjoy!

Lyrics

There’s a cat in the hold, I hope that she’s fine 

The cigarette won’t go out, Douglas almost makes Martin cry 
Remember Arthur Shappey also killed a man 
King of the Britains? No. The singing horde of fans 
The firetruck bill is looming, we can’t leave until it’s paid 

Oh Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy Birling Day

This is the story of our little flight crew 
We’re not all that much it’s true 
But look at all the places we can take you to 
Abu Dhabi, Boston, Cremona 
Douz and Edinburgh 
We’re a boat that barely flies 
But come fly, come fly, the friendly skies

Martin gets drunk, Arthur is the captain 
It’s definitely a cake, Kieran’s a legalized weapon 
Be careful! The cheesecake might be poison 
Are we flying into a mountain? Is this day actually pointless? 
A flying candy bomb, a baggage car 
And lets not forget the airfield bar

This is the story of our little flight crew 
We’re not all that much it’s true 
But look all at the places we can take you to 
Fitton, Helsinki and Gdansk 
Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur all you have to do is ask
We’re a boat that barely flies 
But come fly, come fly, the friendly skies

Phonetic alphabet, Vyshny Volochyok 
A brolly with ornaments on the flight deck 
Captain Martin du Crieff and the polar bears 
Disappearing whiskey, Arthur caught unawares 
Herc gets introduced and Martin doesn’t sound right
Yellow car, jelly babies, the date doesn’t go right

This is the story of our little flight crew 
We’re not all that much it’s true 
But look at all the places we can take you to 
Limerick, Molokai, Qikiqtarjuaq 
Paris, Newcastle and Ottery St Mack 
We’re a boat that barely flies 
But come fly, come fly, the friendly skies

Putting the excitement back into air travel 
Bird strike, Carolyn’s ex, her life begins to unravel 
Rugby World Cup in a place that’s new 
Remember I carried a sheep for you 
Bobsleds, Martin’s mum, this song is almost done 
Fizz buzz, Swiss airlines, what a whole pile of fun is

The story of our little flight crew
We’re not all that much it’s true 
But look at all the places we can take you to 
Rotterdam, St Petersburg, Timbuktu 
Uskerty, Vaduz, Wokingham, Xinzhou, Yverdon too 
We’re a boat that barely flies 
But come fly, come fly, the friendly skies