[Verse 1]

You were a mongrel, a monster, a mutt

Scientists scooped you up and trained you for us

To be a brave girl, the first among stars

Strapped into spaceships and barred from the yard

[Chorus]

Laika, goodbye

Laika, goodbye

All dogs go to heaven

But some dogs die in the sky

[Verse 2]

Were you an astronaut or a victim of chance?

Or were you just willing to trust people I can't

Fathom their cruelty, to bind your little paws

And when they sealed the port door shut with you inside you knew it was

[Chorus]

Laika, goodbye

Laika, goodbye

All dogs go to heaven

But some dogs die in the sky

[Bridge]

Now you're immortal on postcards and bills

A hero to rich men who go to space just for thrills

But you never wanted to be entombed in chrome

Didn't know what space was you just wanted a home

[Chorus]

Laika, goodbye

Laika, goodbye

All dogs go to heaven

But some dogs die in the sky

Some dogs die in the sky