# Anyone remember this song: "Up in the air, Junior Birdman" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 26, 2001, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-song-up-in-the-air-junior-birdman/66555 "2001-05-26T05:34:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-song-up-in-the-air-junior-birdman/66555/1 "2001-05-26T05:34:02Z")
I just saw a username that made me think of this song, which I haven’t heard in many years. Here’s what I can remember of it, and I don’t claim a perfect memory: Up in the air, junior birdman Up in the air, upside down Up in the air, junior birdman Keep your feet (?) up off the ground Then there’s something about a door being knocked down and someone ringing (a doorbell?), and it ends like this: You will know the junior birdman Has turned his box tops in. ``` Does anyone out there have a clue? Or the rest of the lyrics? ``` ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Scene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-song-up-in-the-air-junior-birdman/66555/2 "2001-05-26T05:59:42Z")
[http://www.danmansmusic.com/moresongs/joke/Funny\_Camp\_songs.txt](http://www.danmansmusic.com/moresongs/joke/Funny_Camp_songs.txt) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2001, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-song-up-in-the-air-junior-birdman/66555/3 "2001-05-26T17:28:35Z")
Heck, I remember the gestures: Up in the air (point up), Junior Birdmen (pilot’s helmet\*). Up in the air (point up), upside down (hand turns upside down) Up in the air (point up), Junior Birdmen (pilot’s helmet). Keep your noses off the ground (point to nose). When you hear (touch ear) the door bell ringing (mime pressing doorbell) And you get your wings of tin (elbows out, hands on sides to make “wing” gestures). Then you will know (point to head), Junior Birdmen (pilot’s helment) That you have sent your box (point to chest) tops (point to head) in (point in front of you). \*Birdman’s helmet (the neat part): touch forefinger to thumb to make circle. Put your pinkies on your chin. Rotate hands upward so the circle of thumb and forefinger cover your eyes. ---
**Author:** ![dqa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dqa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dqa)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-song-up-in-the-air-junior-birdman/66555/4 "2001-05-27T02:34:14Z")
I learned a different version, although the first verse was the same: * * * When you hear the grand announcement On how to get your wings of tin Then you know, Junior Birdmen It’s time to get those box tops in It takes four box tops Three bottle bottoms Two candy wrappers And one thin di-i-ime * * * The gestures for the last stanza are just signalling the numbers with your hand. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-song-up-in-the-air-junior-birdman/66555/5 "2001-05-27T03:56:19Z")
So, you’re going to think we’re insane when I say we were doing the “birdman helmet” (we call it glasses, but if it’s a helmet to you, fine) yesterday at work, right? Hey, we were talking about Lisa Loeb’s glasses, and… ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2001, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-this-song-up-in-the-air-junior-birdman/66555/6 "2001-05-27T05:02:17Z")
Thank you all! Now I have closure… 🙂