There goes the siren that warns of the air raid   Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak   Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne   Got to get up for the coming attack      Jump in the cockpit and start up the engine   Remove all the wheel blocks there's no time to waste   Gathering speed as we head down the runway   Gotta get airborne before it's too late      Running, scrambling, flying   Rolling, turning, diving, going in again   Running, scrambling, flying   Rolling, turning, diving   Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die   Won't you run? Live to fly, fly to live   Aces high      Move into fire at the mainstream of bombers   Let off a sharp burst and then turn away   Roll over, spin round and come in behind them   Move to their blindsides and firing again      Bandits at eight o'clock move in behind us   Ten M E one o nines out of the sun   Ascending and turning our Spitfires to face them   Heading straight for them I press down my guns      Rolling, turning, diving   Rolling, turning, diving, going in again   Rolling, turning, diving   Rolling, turning, diving   Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die   Won't you run? Live to fly, fly to live   Aces high