fred (07/01/82)
In honor of STS-4.... In April 1981 the world was in a mess The lousy Russian communist were flying in space the best We got to raise Columbia was the cry throughout the land It is time for free men everywhere to make their final stand. We got to raise Columbia cause the world depends on us We got to raise Columbia and squash a Russian fuss So hit the gantry running boys and swing those rockets down Its time we got Columbia up off the bloody ground Out of the dark and lonely night came a mighty man John Young And with his faithful copilot Bob Crippen the story's sung They climbed aboard Columbia the rest is history They paved a way to the stars so mankind can be free. We got to raise Columbia cause the world depends on us We got to raise Columbia and squash a Russian fuss So hit the gantry running boys and swing those rockets down Its time we got Columbia up off the bloody ground With apologies to J. Horton (sung to the tune of Sink the Bismark) Fred !ihnss!inuxc!fred