Jeb's in the saddle

[Whackjob]

Picture shamelessly borrowed from AstroCon on Reddit

My upper stage arrived just the other day

He came to the world in the usual way

But there were launch windows to catch and pilots to pay

He learned to hover while I was away

And he was landin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew

He'd say "I'm gonna be like you, Dad

You know I'm gonna be like you!"

And Jeb's in the saddle and the silver spoon

That new pilot Bob made a crater on the Mun

When you comin' home, Dad

I don't know when, but we'll get together then

You know we'll have a good launch then!

My upper stage turned ten just the other day

He said, "Thanks for the monoprop, Dad, come on let's play

can you teach me to dock today?, I said "Not today

I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok."

And he hovered away but his smile never dimmed

And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah

You know I'm gonna be like him!"

And Jeb's in the saddle and the silver spoon

That new pilot Bob made a crater on the Mun

When you comin' home, Dad

I don't know when, but we'll get together then

You know we'll have a good launch then.

Well, he came home from Duna just the other day

So much like a lander I just had to say

"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while"

He shook his head and said with a smile

"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the launch keys

See you later, can I have them please?"

And Jeb's in the saddle and the silver spoon

That new pilot Bob made a crater on the Mun

When you comin' home, Dad

I don't know when, but we'll get together then

You know we'll have a good launch then!

I've long since retired, my son just launches away

I called him up just the other day

I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"

He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time

You see my new orbit's a hassle and a fuse just blew

But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad

It's been sure nice talking to you."

And as I turned off the radio it occurred to me

He'd grown up just like me

My boy was just like me!

And Jeb's in the saddle and the silver spoon

That new pilot Bob made a crater on the Mun

When you comin' home, Dad

I don't know when, but we'll get together then

You know we'll have a good launch then!

[Xacktar]

Let's Leave the World

Jebediah was a Kerbal.

He was a good friend, that's right.

I never understood why he always grinned

But he loved the stars at night

And he'd say to me every night...

Singin'

{Refrain}

Let's leave the world.

Go and take a whirl, now

Let's visit Eloo, or Bop, or Eve.

Let's go out and see.

If I had a rocket plant

Tell you what I'd do

I'd take a capsule and some boosters, bolt em down

And launch us to the Mun

Sing it now

{Refrain}

You know I love to EVA

Love to have my fun

I'm a high night flier and a rocket rider

And a right-crazy son of a gun

I said a right-crazy son of a gun

[KvickFlygarn87]

Wait, is it a song or a poem?

[ZodiaK]

Its cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere,

I'm all alone, more or less.

Let me fly, far away from here,

Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun.

I want to lie, shipwrecked and comotoase,

Drinking fresh, mango juice,

Goldfish shoals, nibbling at my toes,

Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun,

Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun.

I'll pack my bags and head into hyperspace

Where I'll succeed at time-warp speed

Spend my days in ultraviolet rays

Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun.

We'll lock on course straight through the universe

You and me and the galaxy

Reach the stage where hyper-drive's engaged

Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun,

Fun, fun, fun, In the sun, sun, sun.

[xcorps]

It depresses me that I recognized the song by the second line. I am starting to hate getting old.

[KSK]

Well if it's singing you're in the mood for. This one was adapted by Bob Kerman from Sir Nahme's classic signature file and may have been borrowed from somewhere else before that.

Written to commemorate Kerbalkind's first ever sub-orbital flight.

At first I was afraid. I was petrified...

Thought we would never make it back, if we let Jebediah drive.

And so I spent oh so many nights, thinking what could all go wrong.

But I got onboard - and I brought parachutes along...

And now we're back! From the edge of space.

I rode shotgun on the launch with my friend Bill in the far left place.

We saw the Mun. We saw the stars.

And we even made it home without too many scars!â€Â

Oh yeah we're back. From the edge of space!

We soared across the sky - and you should have seen Jeb's face.

We saw the Mun. We saw the stars.

Even if the capsule seat, got imprinted on my...

Edited April 21, 2014 by KSK

[James_Eh]

Man this has been bouncing around in my head for a long time and I've been too chicken to post it.

JEB'S SONG

W-A-D-Q-D-E

B-S-Q-D-E-D

I think I did it again

I made you believe, I could fly without bends

Oh Billy

It might seem like a crash

But it doesn't mean that I got nervous

'Cause to lose all my senses

That is just so typically me

Oh Billy, Bobby

REFRAIN:

Oops!... I did it again

I played with the jets, then flew end-over-end

Oh Billy, Bobby

Oops!... You think I can drive

And I'll keep you alive

(I'm not that competent)

You see my problem is this:

I'm driving along

Wishing that just this once I truly won't miss

But I fly, watching the way

Can't you see that we'll crash in just over a day

But to lose all my senses

That is just so typically me

Bobby, oh

REFRAIN

S-W-A-D-D-D

A-S-D-W-D-D

"All aboard"

"Jeb, before you go, there's something I want you to have"

"Oh, it's beautiful, but wait a minute, is this... MECHJEB?"

"Yeah, yes it is."

"But I thought that I had crashed it into the ocean in the end!"

"Well Jeb, I went down and got it for you"

"Oh, you shouldn't have!"

Oops!... I did it again with the charts

Got lost, no escape, oh Billy,

Oops!... easy ascent from above?

(I'm not that competent)

REFRAIN

REFRAIN

Edited April 21, 2014 by James_Eh

[Vanamonde]

These works of fans have been moved to the Fanworks sub-forum.

[James_Eh]

"Sub-forum" ?!?!? Aw, c'mon - I spent all day dancing to Brittney Spears to get this right. Not a pretty sight to see a 44-yr old man jiggling to dance moves. Can't it be in a full forum?!?

[KSK]

Nothing sub-par about this sub-forum! Plus this thread has been added to the Fan Works library to record it for posterity. Some of these lyrics were too good not to keep.