Hark the wire service sing Clear the satellite link Check the fax machine Hold the lead story, boys There's some great pictures coming in ♪ Now the pilot's heartbeat slows Palms dry out No questions, only orders And the F-1 glides in nose-up through the cloudbase And the ground crew cheers As he puts down his landing gear ♪ Hey boy, you're a hero Take this cigar And back home in Cleveland All the papers and local TV stations Will be calling your ma ♪ And the farmer's wife Shoos the cat off the chair She says, sit down, my dear Was the milking all right? Our American friends are late home tonight