Tune: "Navigator" by The Pogues

The canals and the stations, excavations and cuts
They settled the stars with their sweat and their guts
They never drank water but whiskey by pints
And the dome cities rang with their songs and their fights

Astrogator, astrogator, rise up and be strong
The cargo is here and there's work to be done
With your chart and computer in the cold endless night
For to shift this old frieghter past the speed of light
Yes to shift this old frieghter past the speed of light

They died in their hundreds with no sign to mark where
Save the reallocation of their ration of air
They were blasted or buried or lost in the deep
So in death, if not life, they'll have peace while they sleep

Astrogator, astrogator, rise up and be strong
The captain is calling, there's work to be done
With your chart and computer in the cold endless night
For to shift this old frieghter past the speed of light
Yes to shift this old frieghter past the speed of light

My wives and co-husband are waiting for me
Miguel and Rebecca and sweet Ann-Marie
And our children Melissa, Michael, and Jane
Are still watching the skies for to see me again

Astrogator, astrogator, rise up and be strong
The star lanes are calling, there's work to be done
With your chart and computer in the cold endless night
For to shift this old frieghter past the speed of light
Yes to shift this old frieghter past the speed of light

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