By the shores of Gitche Gumee   By the shining Big- Sea- Water   Downward through the evening twilight   In the days that are forgotten   >From the land of sky blue waters      And I said: Hello Operator   Get me Memphis Tennessee   And she said: I know who you're tryin   to call darlin And he's not home   he's been away   But you can hear him on the airwaves   He's howlin at the moon   Yeah this is your country station   And honey this next one's for you.      And all along the highways   and under the big western sky   They're singing Ooo oooooo   They're singing Wild Blue.   And way out on the prairie   and up in the high chaparral   They hear a voice it says: Good evening   This is Captain Midnight speaking   And I've got a song for you   Goes somethin like this:      Starlight Starbright   We're gonna hang some new stars   in the heavens tonight.   They're gonna circle by day   They're gonna fly by night   We're goin sky high. Yoo Hooooo hooo.   Yeah yoo hooo Ooo Hooooooooo      So good night ladies   And good night gentlemen   Keep those cards and letters coming   And please don't call again.      Geronimo and little Nancy   Marilyn and John F. dancing   Uncle took the message   and it's written on the wall.   These are pictures of the houses   Shining in the midnight moonlight   While the King sings Love Me Tender.      And all along the watchtowers   aand under the big western sky   They're singing Yoo Hooooo   They're singing Wild Blue.   And wau wau up there, bursting in air   Red rockets, bright red glare   >From the land of sky blue waters   Sent by freedom's sons and daughters.   We're singing Ooo Hoooooooo   We're singing Wild Blue.   We're singing Ooo Hoooooooo   Ooo Hooooooooo      And dark behind it rose the forest   Rose the black and gloomy pine trees   Rose the firs with ones upon them   And bright before it beat the water   Beat the clear and sunny water   Beat the shing Big- Sea- Water