Klaatu

In your mind you have abilities you know
To telepath messages through the vast unknown
Please close your eyes and concentrate
With every thought you think
Upon the recitation we're about to sing

Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary,
most extraordinary craft

Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary,
most extraordinary craft

You've been observing our earth
And we'd like to make a contact with you

We are your friends

Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Calling occupants and interplanetary ultra-emissaries

We've been observing your earth
And one night we'll make a contact with you

We are your friends

Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary,
quite extraordinary craft

Please come in peace we beseech you
Only a landing will teach them
Our earth may never survive
So do come we beg you
Please interstellar policemen
Won't you give us a sign
Give us a sign that we've reached you

With your mind you have ability to form
And transmit thought energy far beyond the norm
You close your eyes
You concentrate
Together that's the way
To send the message
We declare World Contact Day

Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary craft
Calling occupants of interplanetary,
most extraordinary craft

Ahhh

Calling occupants
Calling occupants
Calling occupants
Calling occupants
Calling occupants of interplanetary,
most extraordinary craft

Hodad made the scene toting a six-pack of cold cola
A stogie smoking in hand
A groovin' in his sandals

California's on my mind
Surf and sand setting in the sun
California's on my mind
One day you're gonna be a place in our memory
Na na na na na na na

When Woody hit the dunes flying foxtails and Old Glory
(Glory)
Rubber ripped the sand
He gunned a souped-down Stingray
Hey hey

Ah, California
She's in mythical Malibu
Sitting on the ocean
Goodbye mythical Malibu
The San Andreas Misfortune
Will claim the lives of sons and wives
The headlines will fill page after page

California's on my mind
Surf and sand setting in the sun
In the sun in the sun in the sun
In the setting sun
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
One day you're gonna be one sweet memory
Oh yeah
California

Swingin' on the beach
To the sounds of their time
Yeah yeah yeah

Late last night while wishing on a star
Down from the sky came a man in a car
He said "Get in, Jackson
Come on let's go for a ride"
Outta sight

Sitting in the cockpit strapped down in a chair
I said, "Hey, tell me
What's that over there?"
He said, "Meet my computer."
He's a friendly son of a gun and we're having fun

Playing cards on Venus in a cloudy room
Pass a glass of ammonia, I got to get off soon
Sunbathin' on Mercury or jammin' on Jupiter
Which do you prefer?

It's getting pretty late, I got to go home
Nice to have met you, what's your telephone?
Maybe soon I'll call you
If I can afford the fare
It's long distance out there

Anus of Uranus, he's a friend of mine
He's a first-rate party and a real fine time
Anus of Uranus, he's a friend of mine
He's a first-rate party and a real fine time

Back in 1870
Just beneath the Great White Way
Alfred Beach worked secretly
Risking all to ride a dream
His wind machine
His wind machine

New York City and the morning sun
Were awoken by the strangest sound
Reportedly as far as Washington
The tremors shook the earth
As Alfie blew underground
Blew underground, he blew underground

Ah, all aboard Sub Rosa Subway
Had you wondered
Who's been digging under Broadway
It's Alfred
Poor Al, oh no, Al

As for America's first subway
The public scoffed
"It's far too crude"
One station filled with Victoria's Age
>From frescoed walls
And goldfish fountains
To Brahmsian tunes

True Life Hero
(Dee Long)

The last time I went swimmin'
A started to drown and my head ... it went down
And then, the lifeguard he jumped in
Grabbed hold of my hair an he pulled me to ground
He was a true life hero
Friend of every man an child
A true life hero
I really do think it'd be wild

I wonder what it would be like
To be the ultra maroon who was first on the moon
Cos' who could help but dislike
A man, it is known, has the guts of a prune
Wanna be a true life hero
Friend of every man and child
A true life hero
I really do think it'd be wild

I could never be like him
I could never be strong cos' I'm always wrong
So I'll just sit here thinkin'
How nice it would be if it only was me
Who was a true life hero
Friend of every man and child
A true life hero
I really do think it'd be wild

Oh
My love and I were thinking
How low our boat was sinking
From fishing for the blues
Every lure we tried
Jonesey turned the tide
We lost our cool
Caught in whirlpools

Oh
So bland was our condition
We summoned black magicians
To wave a wand or two
Talismanic spells
Tannis root and well
To tell the tale
Their magic failed

If that is all you want
(Doctor Marvello)
Then I may be of service
If all you want is love
(Doctor Marvello)
Well I may know a special man
Whose love machine turns can't to can
With your mind in mind
With your mind in mind

(A passage of time)

Oh
The trance wore off by morning
A sentimental journey was hazily recalled
Though it sounds absurd
We're completely cured
And now we're fine
And now we're fine
And now we're fine

My love and I

(Act One)
Well do you get the itching to
Trek about the latitudes, you do?
Well likely you're a chip
Off old Sir Rugglesby
Well he was quite a sporting sort
Behind his cup o'tea he'd snort
I'll wager on the line
Ten thousand pounds and five
I'm the only man who'll ever get to
Hell and come back alive

(Act Two)
Now in the fall of forty-nine
He skipped across the seven brine this time
Looking for a berth in naval history
T'was never heard nor seen agian
Oficially presumed as dead
But the words he left behind
Still echoed through my mind
I'm the only man who'll ever get to
Hell and come back alive
He's the only man who'd ever get to
Hell and come back alive

(Intermission)

(Act Three)
...then one night
While tripping down the English coast
The moon was whiter than a ghost, almost
When I heard a voice yell through a megaphone
And there upon the midnight sea
A signal lamp signalled me
I could feel me blood run cold
As the message did decode
I'm the only man who's ever been to
Hell and come back alive
Well who else could it be
But good old Rugglesby?
He's the only man could ever get to
Hell and come back alive
Yes he's the only man who's
(He's the only one)
Ever gone and been to
(Who's been and gone)
To hell and come back
Hell and come back
Hell and come back alive

(The End)

Across your open mind
I trace erratic lines
In motion and in time

I fought a battle won
To the surface of the sun
Through fires on and on

It's only you
It can't be me
For I myself refuse to be
I am someone you'll never know
I am the little neutrino

Solus is not far away
It's face is brighter than a day
So don't turn me away

It's only you
It can't be me
For I myself refuse to be
I am someone you'll never know
I am the little neutrino

And now I'm passing through
The one who's known as you
And yet you'll never know I do

"Good-night"

We're off you know to a distant land
And the only ones allowed to come are those who feel they can
Go right along with the master plan
For we're all agreed that all we need is sitting there in your head
Is that all? That's all. That's all? That's all.

So raise the sails and trim all the sheets
Set your course and jam all the cleats
We'll follow the north star to know where we are so
You sleepyheads get out of bed right now
Let your fortunes be cast to the wind

And so it's off we go to some uncharted shore
'Cause the only kind we're out to find are those worth looking for
You can tag along should you feel the urge to merge
'Cause we're all agreed that all we need is Hope and a little courage
Is that all? That's all. Ooh hoo hoo

So raise the sails and trim all the sheets
Set your course and jam all the cleats
We'll follow the North Star to know where we are so
You sleepyheads get out of bed right now
Get out the lead full steam ahead smartly now
For the journey begins
The journey begins
Our journey begins come the sun

Well wouldn't you like to go too ...?

You tried and were thrown out of the garden
Now you find it harder still
You seem quite catatonic of late
Say your last rites for the world that created you madman
Madman

Time passed and you ceased your evolution
Where is your solution now
It's over
You missed your last chance to find the answer
Before the last man becomes a madman
Madman

Weep now for the children of your children
It's not for you but they we sing
Do it
And when you realize that you blew it
You will look in the eyes of the madman
Madman

(You blew it you blew it you blew it you blew it you blew it)

Come aboard my ship, I've something to show you
Some new equipment to take us where we're going
A subspace machine, a hole in the fabric
Of the very being of the universe

Ignition
Atomic power on
We must break our orbit and soar right past the planets
It took man a million years
To make it only this far
And we'll leave the solar system very soon...

Around the universe in eighty days
Sit down I think you'll like it out in space
There's nothing left to stop us now
We're sure to win the race
(Sure to win the race...)

In our warp where time and space are one
We can no longer see the sun
In fact there's nothing there for us to see
For light is nowhere near as fast as we

Our computer says we've exceeded expectations
When we reach our departure point there will be celebrations
What this means is our existence no longer has a limit
The universe will be our new home

Now the earth is just beginning to learn of our existence
All life in space must learn to live as one
Maybe now is the time for friendship with out neighbors
For our planet is the second from the sun

Around the universe in eighty days
Sit down I think you'll like it out in space
There's nothing left to stop us now
We're sure to win the race
(Sure to win the race...)

Through a fortunate turn of events, this original transcription has been
acquired of a dissertation given by the late Professor Charles Pamplemousse
R.C.B. at the Eighteenth Assembly of the Heirs of the Politzanian
Empire.

Professor Pamplemousse was a distinguished anthropologist of his time whom
many believed to be the world's leading authority on the subject of extinct
civilizations.

The program concludes with the singing of "The Politzanian National
Anthem."

As facts are few and far between hypothesis denies all logic as to what
precisely, er, led to her demise. For what appears sheer grandiosity, no
legacy remains except her crumbling ruins on which these words were found
engraved:

Politzania
Politzania
Long live Politzania
Politzania
Politzania
God save Politzania

Now these ancient Politzanians as far as archeologists have traced had most
thoroughly convinced themselves they were a superior race. Quite a
ridiculous notion, granted, however if we assume her sister rivals rose to
quell such monstrous claims, I most humbly submit her unpleasant end is
satisfactorily explained.

Politzania
Politzania
Long live Politzania
Politzania
Politzania
God save Politzania

Those citizens who questioned, those suspect harborers of doubt, were
brought before a panel of the Ministry of Health.
They were tested and encephalographed
'Til rendered quite insane
When in accordance with the laws
They reprocessed their brains
They reprocessed their brains ha ha ha ha
They reprocessed their brains

The Politzanian National Anthem

Politzania, brave strong and true
Politzania, we all love you
We'll smite our foes for we are right
And God is on our side

Politzania, red, white and green
Politzania, reigning supreme
Victors in war
Champions of peace
Unto eternity

(Everybody now)
La la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la
We're the masters of the world

Sometimes I feel like I'm the loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Oh no you're not the loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Oh no! Oh no!

If I am not the loneliest of creatures
There must be someone lonelier than me
But I can't believe despair could be much deeper
When I'm as lonely as a man can be

Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Oh no you're not the loneliest of all creatures in the universe!
Oh no! Oh no!

Suppose I'm not the loneliest of creatures
Then tell me who this wretched soul might be
In the dark of night there lives a lighthouse keeper
And the lone survivor of his world is he
The lone survivor of his world
Is he

But I feel like I'm the loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Yet I know I'm not the loneliest of all creatures in the universe

Sometimes I feel like I'm the loneliest of
all creatures in the universe
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Oh no you're not the loneliest of
all creatures in the universe
Oh no! Oh no!

If I am not the loneliest of creatures
There must be someone lonelier than me
But I can't believe despair could be much
deeper
When I'm as lonely as a man can be

Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Oh no you're not the loneliest of
all creatures in the universe!
Oh no! Oh no!

Suppose I'm not the loneliest of creatures
Then tell me who this wretched soul might be
In the dark of night there lives a lighthouse keeper
And the lone survivor of his world is he
The lone survivor of his world Is he

But I feel like I'm the loneliest of
all creatures in the universe
Yet I know I'm not the loneliest of
all creatures in the universe

"I am the very loneliest of all creatures in the universe
Indeed I am an epitaph to man
For having witnessed mass destruction like you've never dreamed and worse
I fear I shall bear witness once again."

So said the lighthouse keeper
As he struggled up the spiral stairs
Which led him to the laser flare which spanned the cosmic void
Where keeping constant vigil
He'd forewarn this gallant guard of guards
Beware all ships the space graveyard and its stones of asteroids

"For though my race was though immune
Themselves they did consume
So be warned or be mourned tomorrow
And from your deafness do desist
And pray take heed of this
For your present course can only end in sorrow..."

So said the lighthouse keeper
As he wiped a teardrop from his nose
Upon which his spectacles rose and gazed out to the stars
And like a portrait still he stared
And sighing to himself declared
"I must invent the perfect prayer
Not yours, not mine, but ours

Which in the name of charity
Might lead us to eternal peace
The ultimate philosophy
Some simple, single phrase."
The old and much encumbered man
Then came to rest with head in hand
He thought
and thought
and thought away
His last remaining day.



Epilogue

When to his end the old man came
Death told him "You'll not die in vain"
And on his lips the fatal kiss was placed

But from within his falling chest
The old man uttered one last breath
And had we heard his parting word
We'd know that he had said...

Hope is like a lighthouse keeper's beam
Hope the master cobbler of our dreams
For Hope believes in desert streams
The mightiest of stars
The microcosm in a jar
Vast or small they all revolve on Hope

Hope the guardian angel of the dove
Hope a gift of guidance from above
For Hope is the heart in mother's love
No plans could be conceived
No ships could fare the seas
For there would be no courage were it not for Hope

Now the path before us lies before our very eyes
Don't you see
And it leads up to the gateway
Lead me through
Don't you see

Then come and take my hand
Raise up your head
And dry your eyes
For up ahead I see
Woh woh yeah
A ray of peace
A-shining on me

So let us feel Hope
And feel the sunrise in our minds
To give Hope is to enlighten all mankind
Ah but lose Hope and life seems black as blind
When faith gives way to fear
When motivation disappears
All is lost if one abandons Hope
All is lost
If one abandons Hope

A Million Miles Away
(John Woloschuk)

They used to tell me that I was just a fool
Dreaming away my time
But they soon found the more they put me down
The more I blocked them from my mind
I used to get my teacher so uptight
He had always have to ask his questions twice

I had be a million miles away
Drifting through time and space
I was a million miles away from any place
I was a million miles away
In a world of my own
A million miles away to parts unknown
I had be gone

My 'end-of-term' reports would always show
I did pretty well at school
But I kept them hid from all the other kids
I didn't want to seem uncool
My homeroom teacher didn't understand
The reason why I never raised my hand

I was a million miles away
In a world of my own
A million miles away in parts unknown
I had be gone

I've flown across the galaxies
And been to Berkeley Square
I've passed the time with Sophocles
But never left my chair

But I'm a million miles away
Drifting through time and space
A million miles away from any place
A million miles away
I've built a world all my own
A million miles away to parts unknown
I had be gone
A million miles away

The Love Of A Woman
(John Woloschuk)

I need the love of a woman
That is all I want in the world
I need the love of a woman
Yeah that's all I'm asking of you girl

I hear the love of a woman
Can make your world seem okay
Without the love of a woman
Lord I just can't face another day

Because I'm tired of being so lonely
And you're constantly on my mind
So I ask you please
I'll get down on my knees
If you'll take me home tonight

No I don't want your money
And I don't want your car
I just wanna be wherever you are
I don't need no power
No fortune or fame
There's just one thing I need
Nothing else will do
And that one thing I need girl is you, you, you

I get so tired of being lonely
And you're constantly on my mind
So I ask you please
I'll get down on my knees
If you will take me home tonight

No I don't want your money
And I don't want your car
I just wanna be wherever you are
I don't need no power
No fortune or fame
There is just one thing I need
Nothing else will do
And that one thing I need girl is you, you, you

Because I'm lonely and I'm blue
But there's something you could do
Oh woman oh woman
Now ain't there something you could do
I need the love of a woman

Blue Smoke
(John Woloschuk / Dino Tome)

When that blue smoke gets in your eyes
You'll choke, choke antil you cry
Oh you'll die
Hey where you gonna hide
Well you can talk about the fog in London
But listen mister that ain't nothing
When that blue
Blue smoke gets in your eyes

Now long before the dinosaur had come
There raged a global sea from which life sprung
A mere few billion years passed on the clock
And man became the new kid on the block
He could think and he could talk
On his two legs he walked in a most peculiar way
But soon the very things that set him free
Made him a slave of his technology
Leonardo, cosa hai fatto tu?

But when that blue smoke gets in your eyes
You'll choke, choke antil you cry
Oh you'll die
Hey where you gonna hide
Well you'll be weeping like an alligator
And leaping like a hot potato
When that blue
Blue smoke gets in your eyes

Now let us turn to l'Homme Moderne and see
The ultimate in greed and vanity
He poaches leopard skins near Zanzibar
To line the glove compartments of his cars
Oh but you don't even care, you just carry on
Carry on your marry way
But you had better change your foolish ways
Or you'll be sorry come the judgment day
Oh yeah you'll see
You'll be sorry real soon

But my my my my
When the blue smoke gets in your eyes
You'll choke, choke antil you cry
Wonna die
Hey where you gonna hide
Well you can talk about the fog in London
But listen mister that ain't nothing
When that blue
Blue smoke gets in your eyes

I Don't Wanna Go Home
(John Woloschuk)

I see the hours getting kinda late
I know you've got to get to work by eight
Yes I know
But I don't wanna go home

I wish you had ask me to spend the night
It may be wrong and it may be right
I don't know
But I don't wanna go home

Because when I'm with you the time just goes by so fast
Each time I kiss you I pray it won't be the last

So if you ask me to go I will
But I don't wanna go home
Yes if you ask me you know I will
But I don't wanna go home
I wanna hold you close to me

You wouldn't ask me to spend the night
You may be wrong or you may be right
I don't know
But I don't wanna go home

The day I found you I thought my ship had arrived
Because when I'm around you you make me feel so alive

So if you ask me to go I will
But I don't wanna go home
Yes if you ask me you know I will
But I don't wanna go home
I wanna hold you close to me