Star Trek Theme Song Lyrics

(originally titled "Where No Man Has Gone Before" by Alexander Courage)

(Narrator's Voice:)
Space: the final frontier
These are the voyages of the star ship Enterprise
It's five year mission:
To explore strange new worlds
To seek out new life and new civilization
To boldly go where no man has gone before!

[Instrumental]

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[TV show used instrumental version, however lyrics exist for the song]

(Lyrics by Gene Roddenberry*)

Beyond
The rim of the star-light
My love
Is wand'ring in star-flight
I know
He'll find in star-clustered reaches
Love,
Strange love a star woman teaches.
I know
His journey ends never
His star trek
Will go on forever.
But tell him
While he wanders his starry sea
Remember, remember me.


(* Without Courage's knowledge, Roddenberry wrote lyrics to the theme, not in the expectation that they would ever be sung, but in order to claim a 50% share of the music's performance royalties. Although there was never any litigation, Courage later commented that he considered Roddenberry's conduct unethical. Roddenberry was quoted as responding, "Hey, I have to get some money somewhere. I'm sure not gonna get it out of the profits of Star Trek.")