Dan Bern

When The Earth Had Two Moons

Dan Bern


Back when the earth had two moons 
Back when the earth had two moons 
Baby, can you even remember 
That far back when the earth had two moons 
We sold it to the people of Kababa 
We sold it to the people of Kababa 
A medium sized planet in a small solar system in a very large galaxy just next door 
A medium sized planet in a small solar system in a very large galaxy just next door 
Go to Jupiter, take the first right, fly north north north for 30 billion light years 
Remember that space is curved and you can't miss it 
Remember that space is curved and you can't miss it 

Back when the earth had two moons 
It seemed as though eclipses were incessant 
Every seven years they were both full 
Sometimes when one was full the other was a crescent 
We sold it to the people of Kababa 
For the Berlin wall and all the tea in China 
For the gross national product of America 
For the cash crop of North Carolina 
Back when the earth had two moons 
Nobody had any money 
Nobody ever had a fever 
No one ever slept alone either 
Shoes were the only transportation 
No one ever heard of litigation 
There was hardly anybody who could spell 
But every body slept pretty well 

But we sold it to the people of Kababa 
For cars and roads and offices 
For Warner Brothers, Exxon and Sony 
For hamburger meat and baloney 
Ah, but now we're better off--don't you see 
With CNN on the TV 
Child hookers in the Philippines to screw me 
Karaoke for every wannabe 
We got fast food and condoms and hair spray 
We got the right to vote to take all of our rights away 
We got life and the means to spend it 
We've even got the bomb in case we want to end it 

But if you ever find yourself wishing 
The moon was back in its original position 
There's a rumor that the deal was never signed 
And Kababa isn't difficult to find 
Go to Jupiter, take the first right, fly north north north for 30 billion light years 
Remember that space is curved and you can't miss it 
Remember that space is curved and you can't miss it 

Back when the earth had two moons 
Back when the earth had two moons