(Sung to "Back in the Saddle Again" by Gene Autry 11/98)
I'm back in the capsule again
Out where the space never ends
Recalling Friendship 7's deeds
As my friends say "John, Godspeed"
Back in the capsule again
Being a legend once more
Not getting spacesick or sore
Where Australia shines her lights
As we pass over at night
Back in the capsule again
And it's Houston, oh, all systems set to go
Back in the capsule again
Let's go that away, I finally got my way
Back in the capsule again
I'm back in the capsule again
Not bad for a septuagenarian
Let the critics fume I'll make them change their tune
Back in the capsule again
Orbiting the Earth once more
Testing to see if and when I snore
Measuring balance, blood, and bone
The space program's really grown
Back in the capsule again
It's a media show
Now I'm clowning with Leno
Back in the capsule again
If we land back at the Cape
And the planet’s ruled by apes
I'll be back in the capsule again!
