Space Race - Lyrics - Gaelic Storm

Well I wonder why it is that we have rascals, rogues and losers We’ve got roustabouts, rapscallions, and a bucket load of boozers We’ve got balladeers and blowhards of all sorts We’ve got poets, priests and pirates But we have no astronauts They say there was a space race If there was I think I missed it From the earth up to the moon and back Doesn’t that take the biscuit? Well I wouldn’t mind a little ride in zero gravity As long as they could promise I’d be home in time for tea Chorus: I’ve got me two good legs if I want to take a trip I got no use for a rocket ship I’ll walk if you don’t mind that’s how I always get around I might be staring at the stars But I keep both feet on the ground There’s a great big giant vacuum Up there in the sky Ah but where’s the place to plug it in? I think it’s all a lie I’ve heard of Haley’s Comet and I’ll tell you what I think It’s just a kind of chemical for cleaning out the sink (Chorus) We’ve got no use for Sputnik We’ve got spuds to go around And you’ll never see the shuttle land On the streets of Newry town Well in the fields of Athenry there’s not a launching pad in sight We’ve got no Mirs or Voyagers but we turned out alright (Chorus)