I WAS ON DEEP SPACE NINE

To the tune of "I was only Nineteen"

Verse 1
I made the grade at Star fleet, with a high distinction pass
Wesley Crusher graduated the same year,
He wanted to be friends with me, but I'd seen his last year's friends,
I thought that it was best to disappear

Chorus 1
And can you tell me doctor who you dream of when you sleep,
And why that short Bajoran lady chills me to my feet,
And why it costs so much 'round here to buy some holo' time
God help me, I was on deep space nine.

Verse 2
The worm hole lights up once more, and casts its ghostly glow,
To herald in another cargo ship,
They say the worm hole's stable, but that doesn't always hold.
For those who stop back here from the trip,

Chorus 2
And can you tell me doctor why you're lusting after Dax,
I don't think you'd be doing that if you knew all the facts,
And what's this bucket doing here with a Do Not Disturb sign,
God help me, I was on deep space nine,

Verse 3
I could feel the tension mounting, as I walked the promenade,
With my com-badge, and my phaser by my side,
A Bajoran ex-guerilla, could dispose of you in moments,
Or worse if you had got on their wrong side.

Chorus 3
Then someone shouted "Dabo", and Quark threw him to the ground,
And Major Kira was the only officer around
She could have saved him then and there, but now his time is done,
God help him, he was Cardassian.

Chorus reprise
And the star fleet legends never mentioned uniforms like these
I just thought that I'd be some kind of interstellar sleaze,
But I never seem to pick-up, when I use as my first line
God help me, I was on deep space nine.

Original words and music, John Schuman
Filked by Conrad Leviston. (C)1995