MAN ON THE MOON

Mott the Hoople and the game of Life. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Andy Kaufman in the wrestling match. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Monopoly, Twenty one, checkers, and chess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister Fred Blassie in a breakfast mess. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let's play Twister, let's play Risk. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
See you heaven if you make the list. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, Andy did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby. Are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Moses went walking with the staff of wood. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Newton got beaned by the apple good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Egypt was troubled by the horrible asp. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister Charles Darwin had the gall to ask. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey Andy did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey, Andy are you goofing on Elvis? Hey, baby. Are you having fun?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Here's a little agit for the never-believer. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here's a little ghost for the offering. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Mister Andy Kaufman's gone wrestling. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey Andy did you hear about this one? Tell me, are you locked in the punch?
Hey Andy are you goofing on Elvis, hey baby, are we losing touch?
If you believed they put a man on the moon, man on the moon.
If you believe there's nothing up my sleeve, then nothing is cool.

Written by Berry, Buck, Mills, and Stipe, and originally by R.E.M., from his 1992 album, Automatic For The People. The above lyrics refer to R.E.M.'s official version of the song.

Bruce guests on this song with R.E.M. during the first five of his Vote For Change tour shows in 2004:
- 01 Oct 2004 at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA, and these lyrics refer to that performance
- 02 Oct 2004 at Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH
- 03 Oct 2004 at Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
- 05 Oct 2004 at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
- 11 Oct 2004 at MCI Center, Washington, DC

Spoke intro by R.E.M. on 01 Oct 2004 at Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA:

And thanks a lot ??? we're gonna do one more song. We'd like to welcome to the stage a great friend and a fellow American, Mr. Bruce Springsteen.