Surprise! Words and music by Leslie Fish © 1983Am C Dm E Remember the Fifties__those fat complacent days Am F E When the future seemed a century away. Am F G E Then up went Sputnik; gave the world a butt_kick, Am E Am And made it clear tomorrow starts today. Chorus (after every verse): Am E Beep_Beep. Boop_Boop. Hello dere! Am E Sputnik sails, giggling, through the skies. Am Dm G E Red flags, red faces, jump in the race, as Am E Am The Space_Age begins with a surprise. (Surprise!) You generals once thought Von Braun a waste of cash, And Goddard needed treatment really bad. Then that global shot_put gave you a hot foot, And (Beep_Beep!) you're blasted off the pad. Done for a threat, propaganda or prestige__ The point is, the thing was in the sky. It made generals frown and put their money down, And meet that threat or know the reason why. 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! Sputnik wore out and spiraled back to Earth. On re_entry it burned up very soon. Hail and goodbye to that goose [upstart] in the sky__ And in twelve more years, a man walked on the moon.