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Rival female fliers led by Annie Page crash a press conference where George plans to announce Amelia's round the world flight to the press.

“AMERICA FLIES WITH AMELIA [IT WASN’T AMELIA’S FAULT]”

(GP= George Putnam)
CHORUS 1:
America flies with Amelia, up and over the land
Our future lies with Amelia. She's got the sky at her command

CHORUS 2: (sung by female flyers = FF)
There are much better female flyers
The best thing she can do is retire
Her navigational skills are lacking, she's always lost
She can't keep from crashing, maybe she should walk
(GP) No, it wasn't Amelia's, wasn't Amelia's, wasn't Amelia's fault

It was the hail there or mechanical failure
The time of the year or the landing gear
The sudden unexpected change in the weather
That brought all the storm clouds together.

CHORUS 3: Whatever the reason, whatever it was,
it wasn't Amelia's, wasn't Amelia's, wasn't Amelia's fault, no, it wasn't Amelia's fault

(FF) There was no hail there or mechanical failure
She went down in flames and she was to blame
The people have seen how bad she flies
Can't stay in the air to save her own life

CHORUS 3: And we know the reason, we know what it was, it was Amelia's, it was Amelia's, it was Amelia's fault, yes, it was Amelia's fault

BRIDGE:
(GP) People who say she's not a great flyer
Never saw her soar,
or fly so high
because she soars they want to bring her down
Out of the sky to the mortal ground
Jealousy and envy do abound.

CHORUS 2:
(FF)There are much better female flyers
The best thing she can do is retire
Her navigational skills are lacking, she's always lost
She can't keep from crashing, maybe she should walk
(GP) No! (FF) It was Amelia's, it was Amelia's, it was Amelia's fault, it was, it was Amelia's fault

(GP) E-NOUGH!

Lyrics © Doug Schenker Music © Doug Schenker & John E. Starr, Jr.