Just a guy named Terl, living on a Psychlo world
He told the Planetship, "Send me anywhere!"
Just Johnny-boy, raised caves west of Detroit
Told his favorite horse, "Take me anywhere!"

Kerbango in a smoky room
Eight foot tongues and morbid gloom
For some gold, Terl can leave this place
He thinks on, and on, and on, and on

Psychlos baiting, tormenting their captive rat-brains
They're mining gold all through the night
Fort Knox has a lot, maybe they won't see it's minted
Flying somewhere in the night

"Working hard, my quota to fill
For this guy I'd like to kill
For humanity I'll roll the dice
Just one more time"
Humans win, Psychlos lose
The audience just sings the blues
'cause this movie never ends
It goes on, and on, and on, and on

Psychlos fighting, clomping down the boulevards
There's Harriers flying through the night
Breath tubes dangling. Whoops that air is quite explosive!
Planets blowing up in the night

Don't stop deceivin'
Terl's mind is reeling
Psychlos . . . man-animals

(Repeat)