Jimmy Buffett — The Rocket That Grandpa Rode

[Verse 1] There's an old Gypsy Moth Made of glue and cloth That lands in a horse filled field An unusual event for those palomino gents Who just stared at their future revealed [Verse 2] Why oh why oh did he fly out of Ohio Before we knew that genes held the code But taking to wing, is a haunting, daunting thing Just like that rocket Grandpa rode [Chorus] Yeah, it was the rocket that Grandpa rode Sounds like braggin' but it's true I'm not tryin' to big-time you Shot up into space and he said look out down below Gotta love that rocket that Grandpa rode [Verse 3] And the kids turned to flying machines With their arms open wide like wings But one solitary boy knows a plane is not a toy I'm talkin' 'bout The Man on the Moon [Verse 4] I still remember July '69 We all got to stay home from school In stark black and white we followed the flight And the whole world was in that capsule [Chorus] Oh, on the rocket that Grandpa rode Sounds like braggin' but it's true I'm not tryin' to big-time you Oh what a flight you'd better look out down below Yeah, that's the rocket that Grandpa rode [Verse 5] Spacemen and women on this bus An obese driver I don't trust We're goin' to watch the shuttle fly away – last day And for some kids behind my seat There's a very special treat More than just history on parade Giant nozzles, bolts and beams They called her Atlas by all means Blood, sweat and tears were her payload She was a stairway to heaven Old Apollo 11 The rocket ship their Grandpa drove [Chorus] Yeah on the rocket that Grandpa rode Sounds like braggin' but it's true I'm not tryin' to big-time you Rising up from that lagoon, we beat those Commies to the moon Yeah on the rocket their Grandpa rode Yeah on the rocket their Grandpa drove [Outro] Thank you Neil Thank you NASA Thank you Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock And Scotty and Lieutenant Uhura and Chekhov Yeah the rocket that Grandpa rode