Bowie's in space
Bowie's in spa-a-hace
Whatcha' doin' out there, man?

That's pretty freaky, Bowie
What's a rock musician doing out in space,man?
Isn't it cold out there, Bowie?

You can borrow my Jumper if you want Bowie?

Does the space cold do funny things to your nipples
Making them all pointy, Bowie?
And do you use your pointy nipples as telescopic antennae
Transmitting data back to Earth?
(Data back to Earth)

Bet you do, you freaky old bastard, you.

Is it lonely out there in space, man?
Or is there life on Mars?
Wouldn't that be weird 'cause you wrote that song, "Is There Life on Mars"
You could write a follow up tune and call it 'And There Is'

Yes, there is, there is

Do you have one really freaky sequin space suit, man?
Or do you have several ch-ch-ch-ch-changes?

Do you smoke grass out in space, man?
Or do they smoke astro-turf?

Receiving transmission from David Bowie's nipple antennae
Do you read me, Lieutenant Bowie?
This is Bowie to Bowie,
Do you hear me out there, man?
This is Bowie back to Bowie,
I read you loud and clear, man

Oh yeah man!

Your signal's weak on my radar screen,
How far out are you, man?

I'm pretty far out

That's pretty far out, man!

I'm orbiting Pluto
I'm drawn in by it's Groovitational
(Groovitational pull)
I'm jamming out with the Mick Jagger-nauts

And they think it's pretty cool man

Are you OK, Bowie, what was that sound?

I don't know, man, I have to turn my ship around
Oh, it's the craziest scene

I know, I'm picking it up on my LSD screen

Can you see the Stratosphere ringing?

To the choir of Afro-nauts singing

bowie is in space
bowie [Repeat x6]

bowie is in space
bowie [Repeat x6]

Eenie, ma-ma-meenie mynie mowie
(Set your phasers on funky)
Eenie, ma-ma-ma-meenie mynie mowie

Eenie, ma-meenie, mynie mynie mowie
Bowie's in space


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    I love this song so much. Their imitations are spot-on. But some of the lyrics here are a bit wonky ... the version I saw had "Isn't it quite cold in the depths of space, Bowie" and "does the space cold make your nipples go all pointy" instead of what's here. But I know there are a few different versions, as it's performed live.

    Teakettleon September 26, 2007   Link

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