We lit a jar spectacular And gazed at the light for hours We climbed a stairway through the air 'Till we reached the highest tower And we never saw our friends again No, we never saw our friends again Strange ships sailing in the moonlight Round trips from dawn to midnight Look at those strange ships Flickering like satellites Coming to sail us away Oh, sail us away We saw a bus in phosphorus Doin' 200 miles an hour The rainbow wheels were passin' us Leaving an array of flowers And we'll never see the same again We'll never see the same again And we'll never be the same again Strange ships sailing in the moonlight Look at those strange ships Flickering like satellites Coming to sail us away Oh, sail us away