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Lyrics:

Remember the Fifties—those fat complacent days
When the future seemed a century away.
Then up went Sputnik; gave the world a butt-kick,
And made it clear tomorrow starts today.

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Beep-Beep. Boop-Boop. Hello there!
Sputnik sails, giggling, through the skies.
Red flags, red faces, jump in the race, as
The Space-Age begins with a surprise.

You generals once thought Von Braun a waste of cash,
And Goddard needed treatment really bad.
Then that global shot-put gave you the hot-foot,
And (Beep-Beep!) you're blasted off the pad.

(Chorus)

Done for a threat, propaganda, or prestige—
The point is, the thing was in the sky.
It made generals frown and put money down
And meet that bet or know the reason why.

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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!

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Sputnik wore out and spiralled back to Earth.
On re-entry it burned up very soon.
Hail and goodbye to that upstart of the sky—
And in twelve more years, a man walked on the Moon.

(Chorus)

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