The Spoonbill Generator

Said I to Gus Grissom       [Roland ]

Before he emplaned       [Beefy ]

Your guess is as gruesome       [Roland ]

As any I've trained       [Beefy ]

Said Gus, through his vizor       [Roland ]

All sullied with honey,       [Apsley ]

I may be a miser,       [Roland ]

But give us the money!       [Apsley ]

Envoi       [Roland ]

Space exploration may make a big splash       [Beefy ]

But not if the astronauts filch all the cash.       [Roland ]