Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Virgil And The Moonshot , by - Ray Stevens. Song from the album Hum It, in the genre Release date: 27.04.2009
Record label: Curb
Song language: English
Virgil And The Moonshot |
| Well, ol' Virgil always was a clown |
| Dumbest man in our hometown |
| But somehow, he got hired out at the NASA base |
| And then one day, against all the rules |
| While cleanin' up a space capsule |
| He closed the hatch and started playing Man in Space |
| He put a spacesuit on and sat right down |
| Started flippin' switches and messin' around |
| A siren started blastin' and a green light was flashin' «ready» |
| Yeah, hoses were snappin' and gas was going «whoosh» |
| Virgil just had to give that button a push |
| And son of a gun, he was gone like Richard Petty |
| Oh, mama |
| Hello, Houston, we got a problem |
| Get Gladys on the phone |
| Somebody tell her where I’m at |
| How long I’ll be gone |
| Yeah, remind her she needs to feed my dogs |
| Milk the cow and slop them hogs |
| Hello, Houston, we got a problem |
| How y’all gonna get me back home? |
| Huh? |
| Well, we saw it right there on TV |
| My wife, my kids, the dog and me |
| On a broadcast from outer space on the evening news |
| Oh, Virgil wasn’t havin' any fun |
| He’d run down the batteries on his Star Wars gun |
| And he was turning green in various shades and hues |
| He said, «Boys, you better get me down quick |
| 'Cause I’m afraid I’m gonna be sick |
| I don’t, I don’t think I can take much more of this |
| Lord, all I do is just float around |
| Half the time I think I’m upside down, you know |
| I need to throw up but I don’t know where up is» |
| Hello, Redneck One, Redneck One, this is mission control |
| Stand by, Virgil, we’re about to execute your re-entry |
| Execute me? |
| Lord, have mercy |
| Couldn’t, couldn’t you just dock me a couple of days' pay? |
| Whoa, here we go again |
| Hello, Houston, we got a problem |
| I think we got a flat tire |
| Yeah, I just looked out that little round window |
| And the whole capsule’s afire |
| Everything’s a-shakin' and a-burnin' hot |
| If you’re gonna execute me, I’d just as soon be shot |
| Hello, Houston, we got a problem |
| I’m droppin' like a fallin' star |
| Well, give NASA credit, they got him back |
| And of course, he was immediately sacked |
| And we were all amazed at the fame Virgil’s ride had brought |
| But ol' Virgil knew just how to work it |
| 'Cause the next thing you know, he’s on the talk show circuit |
| Billin' himself as «The Redneck Astronaut» |
| Hello, Oprah, we got a problem |
| Montel’s on the other phone |
| Yeah, he wants to book me too |
| And so does 20/20 and Jenny Jones |
| Now I’m sure that we can work it out in time |
| Just have your people talk to mine |
| Hello, Oprah, gotta go now |
| 60 Minutes is on the phone |
| Hey, 60 Minutes, yeah |
| Aw, I’d love to |
| But you know, I gotta have that first segment |
| And, yeah, and Mike Wallace has gotta host it |
| Uh-huh, oh, well, okay, fine then, we’ll give it to Dateline |
| Eh, uh, what’s that? |
| Oh, well, that’s more like it |
| Yeah, well, I kinda, I kinda thought you’d see it my way |
| I mean, after all, it does make sense, don’t it? |
| Spacesuit? |
| Yeah, I got a spacesuit |
| Well, you know, it’s, it’s not a real spacesuit |
| But I mean, you can’t tell the difference from three feet away |
| Glad-Gladys made it for me |
| Yeah, she, yeah, she’s got one of them sewin' machines that, that does all that |
| fancy stuff |
| Oh yeah |