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The Cowboy Astronaut of Mother's Day
10 (Yee-ha)
9 (Yahoo)
8 (Yee-ha)
7 (Yahoo)
6 (Yee-ha)
5 (Yahoo)
4
We have blast off!
Dear Mum, how's it all going?
Gee, I'm real sorry I ain't wrote you for so long
This space mission's taking longer than I thought it would
I'll probably be out here for another year or so
Say, Mom, it's really cool in Space
But it's nowhere near as cool as your home-made cooking
It was worse enough missing thanksgiving with you
But missing Mother's Day makes me really very angry indeed
Hey hey, whaddya say?
I'm lost in Space on Mother's Day
Lord, I don't know what to do
Ain't got you a gift and I feel blue
Fee fie foe fum
I don't know what to get you Mum
I've only got three Venusian dollar
Diddy-bop-boom-bang-a-boom-bang-walla
Don't you worry, I'll get one soon
Gonna pick some cheese up on the moon
Gonna climb onto my shuttle's wings
Lasso you one of Saturn's rings
Ding dong, it's all gone wrong
I sold the Moon to the Viet Cong
Touching down on second base
Three strikes and you're Outer Space
10 (Yee-ha)
9 (Yahoo)
7 (Yee-ha)
5 (Yahoo)
3 (Yee-ha)
1 (Yahoo)
None
We have blast off!
Dear Mum, yes, it's me again
I'm afraid I've got some real bummer news for you this time
I had a chinwag with Ground Control just the other day
They said the circuit's blown up or something stupid like that
It sounds like a real sissy excuse to me
But they say I'll probably be out here in Space forever now
It's crap enough not being able to see Earth again
But missing Mother's Day makes me want to destroy everything
Coke, fries, pecan pies
Shot me a Martian through the eyes
The Martian died, such a pity
Buried his bones in Old Dodge City
Change course, get off that horse
And drink your rocket fuel, of course
Wham bam, pardon me Mam
Did I kill your ass in Vietnam?
Strike one, what have I done?
I rode my horse into the sun
Hell no, the horse won't go
Gonna fly right home on a UFO
Where's your Mom, Major Tom?
Did you blow her up with a nuclear bomb?
Pussy and cars, life on Mars
Painting stripes on all the stars
Words by Waen Shepherd 2003
Copyright Control
Written for BBC Radio 2's The Day the Music Died
Original transmission 20.12.03
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