TNG Filksong
(To the tune of _Heart of Oak_ or _Come Cheer Up My Lads_)

Oh sing me a song now, that I long to hear
Of starships and shuttles and aliens dear
Transporters and phasers, tricorders and then
When that gets too boring let's sing of the men

     Chorus:

     Enterprise is our ship, Exploration our game
     We never fight each other,
     We are the future
     So come with us we'll bore you again and again.

The warp drive is gone, red alert on the bridge
And who are those aliens with brows that are ridged.
We never succeed but we try anyway
We need Wesley Crusher to help save the day.

     Chorus:

Our crew is so gallant they don't even swear
The women so dull, notice only their hair.
Our Captain's engaging, to Starfleet he's true
You'll find when there's danger, puts tea on to brew.

     Chorus:

Our first mate's a lover, to us that's quite clear
Makes love to all aliens who swoon when he's near
When our ships's in danger there's nothing to fear
For we have the best in our blind engineer

     Chorus:

We fear no-one else for a warrior's on board
But most times we wait while he gets off the floor
And if we don't know what to do, have no plan
Just call out for Data, he's more than a man.

     Chorus:

     Enterprise is our ship, Exploration our game
     We never fight each other,
     We are the future
     So come with us we'll bore you again and again

Marguerite K.A. Petersen
May 1992

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name with this.

Based on characters created by Gene Roddenberry.