Song of the Air Force Wife

I'm the wife of the "Man in Blue"
And I like the Air Force, too.
He's my joy and he's my pride
And I am his "Dependent Bride"

Yes, the "Man in Blue" made me his wife
And I joined him in his global strife.
I'll tell you now wedding vow
With this barracks bag, I thee endow

He said he'd show me all the world
And a magic carpet he unfurled.
The "Man in Blue" led a traveling life,
And i'd go along as his "Dependent Wife."

Now something seems to have gone awry
For all his journeys are TDY.
I stay at home like a good wife should
And learn the joys of motherhood.

I'm to the children both mother and father
Till I don't know whether i'm one or the other.
I work and worry both night and day
To keep things going while he's away.

I cope with things I never knew
And wait right here for my "Man in Blue."
Who can't understand just what in life
Has made me his "In-Dependent Wife."

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