Sometimes people ask me to sing a TV theme song. I’ll be working a gig and some nut wants to hear the theme from the Love Boat or Laverne and Shirley. Now mind you, these people are some of the best drinkers on the planet. And, since I’ll play anything as long as I get paid, I don’t mind handling the request. The fact of the matter is that I know the words to every TV theme song.

At least I thought I did.

Apparently, I missed one. The theme to the original Star Trek has words that go along with the music.

The music was written by Alexander Courage. The never used lyrics are by Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry. Now, the words don’t quite fit too good. It might be the reason why they weren’t used. I dunno. Anyways, here it is..

Beyond The rim of the starlight 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!

Karaoke aboard the Enterprise

I think the lesson here is two-fold; the first is that there are lyrics to everything. The second is that Gene Roddenberry, for all his genius, wasn't no Hoagy Carmichael.

Lesson learned, I suppose.

Live long, eat lasagna, and prosper.

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