Surprise! lyrics
by Leslie Fish
Remember the Fifties, those fat complacent days
When the future seemed a century away?
Then up went Sputnik; gave the world a butt-kick
And made it clear tomorrow starts today!
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Beep-beep, boop-boop, hello there! (Hey Zhopa!)
Sputnik sails giggling through the skies. (Hey hey hey!)
Red flags, red faces, jump in the race as
The Space Age begins with a surprise. (Surprise!)
You generals once thought Von Braun a waste of cash
And that Goddard needеd treatment really bad
Thеn that global shot-put gave you a hot foot
And beep-beep, you're blasted off the pad
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Done for a threat, propaganda or prestige?
The point is, the thing was in the sky!
It made generals frown and put money down and
Meet that bet or know the reason why
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That's how it started, all those years ago:
The push that got us climbing into space!
Cynic beginnings, greed for big winnings
But look at all we've gotten from that race!
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Sputnik wore out and spiraled back to Earth
On re-entry, it burned up very soon
Hail and goodbye to that upstart of the sky!
And in twelve more years, a man walked on the Moon!
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