Mr. Spaceman, are you leaving soon?
Get in your rocket, and fly to the moon.
It isn't often that these flights are carryin'
Such an extraordinary septuagenarian.
Spaceman is Senator Glenn
He used to orbit the Earth way back when.
Now he will have another chance
To make our space program advance.

Mr. Spaceman, are you leaving soon?
This rocket voyage sure seems opportune.
I know the triumph is something to savor,
But was it just a big political favor?
Spaceman, I have been told
NASA's dropped younger folks for being too old.
Maybe it is mere happenstance
But the story has us entranced.

Mr. Spaceman, are you leaving soon?
Your great importance we have to impugn.
Studying the aged in zero gravity
Is this real science, or is it depravity?
Spaceman, you sit on your perch
A guinea pig for medical research.
Is there anything to be learned,
Or should this whole mission be spurned?

Mr. Spaceman, are you leaving soon?
Your famous exploits are really a boon.
Now more than ever, we need in our nation
A hero who deserves our admiration.
Spaceman, your illustrious past
Gives us the hope that glory might last.
Here's a goal that you've easily reached:
Behave well and don't get impeached.