Hank Lord - Billy Butt: The First Cowboy on the Moon Lyrics

Well, SpaceX called me just the other day
Said, "Billy Butt, we need you right away
We want to send you all alone
With the Starship to the moon"
He was one of the few
Picked for reasons so askew
Billy Butt, the first cowboy on the moon
"Hello, what is going on?
I ain't no pilot, smart or strong"
"That's the idea," said Elon Musk
"You're used to crawling in the dust."
He was one of the few,
Picked for reasons so askew
Billy Butt, the first cowboy on the moon
"The answer lies within your name
Buzz and Neil would say the same
With your size, you'll hold your ground
On the moon, you won't bounce around."
He was one of the few
Picked for reasons so askew
Billy Butt, the first cowboy on the moon
They said, "We heard you wrangle bulls so well
And you don't mind ridin' straight to hell
But what we love, it's no secrecy
You've read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Billy Butt, the first cowboy on the moon
Riding high, no space balloon
He rides a rocket of stainless steel
Landing safe is the next deal
Billy Butt touched down on lunar ground
Billions of people watching Earth around
With a cowboy grin, he felt the thrill
Lassoed a moon rock, yelled: "Yeehaw, what a thrill!"
He was one of the few
Picked for reasons so askew
Billy Butt, the first cowboy on the moon
If you wonder, I made it back to earth
With my boots still dusty from the lunar turf
Billy Butt touched down at the right landing zone
He was the first cowboy on the moon