Delta V
Words and music by Joe Ficklin


G                      C
My father was an engineer
    D                             G
And worked with satellites and gear
He taught me how to sail and how to steerG G G C
And taught this song which you now get to hearD D D G

	If you add some Delta to your V
	It will then affect trajectory
	And if you don’t account for all the “g”
	Then your rocket ship will fall into the sea

As lectures go I thought it odd advice
Something I might use just once or twice
Something about girls would have been nice
Did I mention he was an engineer?

I tried it out in baseball with the team
Delta V is harder than it seems
A pop fly may be every fielder’s dream
Use “f” to put it out there on the green

CHORUS

In high school I went riding with a friend
Who didn’t notice when the road came to an end
And even though his car he had to mend
But Delta V I now can comprehend

While I never did become an engineer
I know the terminology I hear
And Delta V at least I feel is clear
When objects flying in the air must veer

CHORUS

Now nowhere on my guitar is a V
Although I do know chords both G and C
It isn’t rocket scienticitry
But just a bit of filking done by me