Keep 'Em Flying Page #4

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Jinx, Blackie, and I,

we're pals.

When Jinx signed up

for the duration,

that's what we wanted

to do. What can you do?

I doubt if you're

very good mechanics.

There must be something

we can do. Sure, Major.

There's thousands of guys like Blackie

and I that want to serve their country.

We can't help it if we've got

flatfeet or poor eyesight.

Maybe we haven't got training,

but we're willing to try.

We'll try hard too.

It don't mean nothing if you

don't give us this chance.

Our hearts are in the right

places. I understand all that.

Look, Major,

when I was a kid...

I was too fat to play on the baseball

team, so they made me the batboy.

Then when football season

came around...

I couldn't run fast enough

to make the team,

so they made me

the water boy.

And now when you're training

the biggest team that we ever had,

there must be a place

for Blackie and I,

maybe as a water boy

or a batboy.

Won't you give us a chance?

Please, Major?

Take these men to

the chief mechanic,

and see if he can find

something they can do.

And keep an eye on 'em. Thanks, Major.

You're a swell fella.

I'm gonna see if I can't sneak

you into the woman-hater's union.

Jinx, he's a

wonderful man.

Come on, you two. Wonderful man!

Heathcliff,

come on, come on.!

Excuse me.

They said I was

to be in here.

Hmm, not so bad.

Hello.

How are you?

I'm lucky to get you

to room with.

You know that

littleJoyce dame.

I got special plans

for that babe,

a nice spot for her

in the old trophy room.

Hey, what's the big idea?

It just happens that I'm particular

how guys talk about my sister.

Your sister.

Finejobs you got for us. Good job, huh?

Janitors, that's what

we are. We're working.

We're just water boys!

What? We're right nearJinx.

After all, ifJinx

was around here...

What are you doing with

those? Hiya, kid. They're mops.

What are you doing with the

mops? Carrying out orders.

What orders? We were

sent to mop up the field.

Throw 'em away! What are you doing?

So you guys wanted to get

in the air service, huh?

Well, brother,

you're in it.

Get busy and taxi that plane off the field!

You heard what he said.

Taxi the plane off the field.

Taxi, taxi! What are you doing?

Gotta get a cab to get the

plane off. Nothing of the kind.

We've gotta get it off. Huh?

Which way are we going? That way.

What's the matter?

I can't budge it.

Get on that wheel.

Wait a minute.

What's the matter?

Contact! What are you talking about?

Ain't you ever heard of"contact"?

That means, b-r-r-r!

Get ahold of it.

Come on.

Ooh, hoo, hoo!

What's wrong now?

What is the mat...

What's the matter?

What's the matter?

What? Oh, all right.

All right, all right,

all right, all right.

Keep your feet from

under the wheel!

Way out in Kansas City

on 1-2 Street

They say that there's a guy

they call Pig-foot Pete

He plays piano by ear

Turns and plays all night

for pig's feet and beer

He's murder on the 88

He's the guy that brought

the boogie-woogie up to date

He's got a cannon

in his left hand

And a rifle in his right

He shoots

a double-barreled gate

And he shoots

the eight-beats to you

At a frightenin' rate

He's just a solid whiz

I'll tell you who he is

He's Pig-foot Pete

A boogie-woogie elite

His hands are just as big

as Virginia hams

And when they go to work

they're like batterin' rams

And when he plays on that box

The joint rocks

until you beat to your socks

Wherever boogie

is part of the plan

You'll find a-Pig-foot Pete

the boogie-woogie man

Way out in Kansas City

on 1-2 Street

They say that there's a guy

they call Pig-foot Pete

He plays piano by ear

And he plays all night

for pig's feet

Pig's feet and beer

Murder on the 88

He's the guy who brought

the boogie-woogie up to date

His hands are just as big

as Virginia hams

And when they go to work

they're like batterin' rams

And when he plays

on that box

The joint rocks

until you beat to your socks

Wherever boogie

is part of the plan

You'll find Pig-foot Pete

the boogie-woogie man

Pig-foot Pete

the boogie-woogie man

They call him Pig-foot

The boogie-woogie man

Our man!

Would you care

for a sandwich?

Thank you, Gloria.

I'm not Gloria.

And if you don't mind,

hereafter please call me Miss Phelps.

She gettin' high-hat?

Want a sandwich?

The joint's

jumping with them.

You just gave me a sandwich. I did not!

Yes, you did, Miss Phelps.

Miss Phel...

Just call me Gloria. Why

don't you make up your mind?

Do you want me to call you Gloria or

Miss Phelps? Heathcliff, let's dance.

I don't want to dance.

What's the matter?

I've got another idea.

Let's go out on the porch.

Don't you like dancing? No, it's

just a lot of hugging set to music.

What don't you like about that? The music.

Oh, Heathcliff.

Okay, Miss Phelps.

Miss... Oh, please, you can

call me anything you want.

I can call you anything I want? Mm-hmm.

Gloria, you can call me

anything you want too.

Okay, jerk, come on!

Isn't it wonderful out here?

You and me and the moonlight

and stars... so romantic.

Just like in

the movin' pictures.

A boy and a girl,

they sit by themselves and...

first thing you know, they

fall in love with each other.

Oh, Heathcliff. Gloria, take it easy.

I just want to

sort of, you know...

Gloria?

Yes?

I'm gonna ask you

something. What, Heathcliff?

You won't get mad, will ya? No, not at all.

I'm ashamed.

No.

I'm gonna hide.

Gloria?

Yes, Heathcliff?

Would you...

Would I what?

Would you... Would I what? Go on, what?

Give me a bite of your

sandwich? That's a fine thing.

I bring you here, thinking

that the moonlight and stars,

you and me alone,

will make it very romantic.

All you do is get hungry.

What a fine character.

Well, maybe this'll

mean something!

Oh.

Heathcliff, we've gotta

fix something forJinx.

Boy, am I burned up!

You?

Come on.

Hurry up.

Come on.

That's partly why I gave up

my job and came here, Craig.

Will you stop worrying. Your brother

will get his wings. Are you sure?

Do you thinkJim is the first

student who's ever had that complex?

You're wanted on the phone. On the phone?

Telephone.

Won't be a minute.

It's right over there,

way over there in the corner.

Right this way,

this booth here.

Thank you.

All right.

Hello?

Hello?

Yes?

Yes, what? This is Morrison.

Who?

Morrison.

He ain't here. I don't want Morrison.

Then what are you

calling the guy up for?

I'm not calling anybody!

Oh, a practical joker!

Will you get off the line!

I'm waiting for a party.

I went to a party last night.

I can't go again tonight.

Two nights in a row is no

good for me. Who is this?

I won't tell you "who is this"

until you tell me "who is you. "

Listen, I'm Morrison!

Morrison!

Morrison, huh? When the guy gets here,

I'll tell him you want to talk to him.

Listen, you

birdbrained baboon!

I'm trying to explain to you that

I'm Morrison! Look, look, look!

You'll have to keep quiet,

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