I met her in a spacer bar on Syrtis Alpha Nine

She was sitting by her lonesome drinking glycogen with lime

I sat right down beside her, and strange it is to tell

Though I couldn't place her species, still I felt I knew her well

And we struck a conversation that went on into the night

And she asked if I would like to see her pod

And you're many years behind me now, my blue-haired Syrtis gal

I know our paths may never cross again

I always will remember your sweet last words to me

"Z˜!ovaq übï|o lla'ng"

She said she worked a cargo route—she was an engineer

A load of Jaglan triticale had brought her to this sphere

She wasn't much for politics; she really loved to sing

She always felt romantic near a planet with a ring

Her tentacles were long and lithe and sheathed in silky fur

And who'd have guessed I'd fall in love with her?

And you're many years behind me now, my blue-haired Syrtis gal

I know our paths may never cross again

I always will remember your sweet last words to me

"Z˜!ovaq übï|o lla'ng"

We went back to her landing pod and soon began to kiss

Or rather did what on her world approximated this

While I won't say I found her loving absolutely new

She did some things that I don't think a human girl could do

And then afterwards we lay there until I began to cough

As I went into anaphylactic shock

And you're many years behind me now, my blue-haired Syrtis gal

I know our paths may never cross again

I always will remember your sweet last words to me

"Z˜!ovaq übï|o lla'ng"

I've been around the block, and know what every spacer knows

Be sure your proteins get along before you get too close

I don't know what came over me and A!e|i that night

Were we blinded by the moment, thought we'd finally got it right?

I saw her in the hospital the day I had to leave

And through blistered lips she told me not to grieve

And you're many years behind me now, my blue-haired Syrtis gal

I know our paths may never cross again

I always will remember your sweet last words to me

"Z˜!ovaq übï|o lla'ng"