Went to buy me a paper 
at the local newsstand 
and then I heard them laugh and say 
“look, they’re gonna go flying 
way up to the moon now 
hey, what’s it good for anyway” 
so I said “Fellers 
like to ask you a thing if I may: 

What about Livingstone? 
What about all those men 
who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way? 
Tell me wasn’t it worth the while 
travelling up the Nile 
putting themselves on test 
didn’t that help the rest? 
Wasn’t it worth it then? 
What about Livingstone?” 

And all of those fellers 
at the local newsstand 
didn’t know what to answer or what to say 
so I told them about him 
that he was just like 
one of those spacemen in his way 
and if you laugh at them 
then there’s only a thing I can say 

“What about Livingstone? 
What about all those men 
who have sacrificed their lives to lead the way? 
Tell me wasn’t it worth the while 
travelling up the Nile 
putting themselves on test 
didn’t that help the rest? 
Wasn’t it worth it then? 
What about Livingstone?”