I happened across a set of lyrics of "Blood Upon the Risers" (a US Paratrooper song) this morning and got inspired to mess around with it for 40K. You may be familiar with this, as it was also sung during a Band of Brothers episode. It goes to the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and really puts the "Drop" in "Drop Troops"
"Blood on the Suspensors"Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
"Is everybody happy!" Yelled the sergeant, looking up
Our hero meekly answered "Yes" and then they stood him up
He jumped at thirty-thousand feet, 'twas his final training drop
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
He counted loud, he counted long, for his grav-chute to pop
He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop
He pulled the cord and cried "Oh Lord!" when the plummet didn't stop
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
One suspensor fired and it spun him round and round
His arm, his legs, they flailed about and snapped with awful sound
His breakfeast spiralled out his mouth as he hurtled to the ground
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
The days he lived and loved and laughed kept racing through his mind
He thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind
He thought about the medics and he wondered what they'd find
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
The ambulance was on the spot, the priests were running wild
The medics jumped and whooped with glee, rolled up their sleeves and smiled
For it had been a week or so since last a chute had failed
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
He hit the ground, the sound was "SPLAT!", the blood went spurting high
His comrades, they were heard to say, "What a helluva way to die!"
He lay there rolling 'round in all the welter of his gore
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
There was blood on the suspensors, there were brains around the chute
Intestines were a-danglin' from his torn Drop Trooper's suit
They poured him from his helmet and they poured him from his boots
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
Gory, Gory, what a helluva way to die
And he ain't gonna jump no more!
