Constellations
Original lyrics penned 1993, © 2004 by James West Nelson
To the tune: " Hallelujah Chorus "
Cahn-stellations! Cahn-stellations!
Cahn-stellations! Cahn-stellations! Con-stell-lay-ay-ay-shuns
Out in the nigh-ite sky, the stars form shapes
Constellations, Constellations, Constellations, Constellations
Far on the Earth below, the human race
We've named them, Constellations, Constellations, Constellations
Ancient Greeks and Romans too, told myths uh-bout
Constellations, Constellations, Constellations, Constellations
Used the stars to navigate and plant their crops
Like a compass, or a clock or, a great big calendar-er
Cir-cum-polar! Cahn-stellations!
Circumpolar, Constellations, Con-stell-lay-ay-ay-shuns.
Five major stellar groups rotate uh-bout
Po-lar-is, the North Star, the Suh-less'-chee-ul Pole
Big and Lit-tle Di-ih-pers are also called
Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, The Big Bear, The Small Bear
Cas-seo-pee-ee-ah, a double you
Circumpolar constellations, Circumpolar constellations
Keee-ee-ing Cepheus, and Draco too
Circumpolar constellations, Circumpolar constellations
Zoe-dee-a-ack! Cahn-stellations!
Zoedee-a-ck Constellations, Con-stell-lay-ay-ay-shun
Marching through the southern sky where planets roam
Are twe-elve constellations, Zoe-dee-a'-ack constellations
Slowly as the Earth revolves around the sun
With the seasons, will be changing, Zoe-dee-a-ac constellation
Saa-aa-juh-tare'-ee-us and Capricorn
Cancer, and Leo, and Virgo, an Aries
Geh-eh-eh-emmen-eye', Aquarius
Score-pee'-us, and Taurus, and Libra, and Pisces
Cahn-stellations! Cahn-stellations!
Constellations, Constellations, Con-stell-lay-ay-ay-shuns