Zig and Zag

Oh, the stars were twinkling brightly in the misty summer night

While a quarter moon was rising in the east

All the little folk were working hard before the morning light

Helping farmers grow the vegetables we eat

All at once the sky was lit up by a spaceship streaking down

And the little people found a place to hide

They could only see one pilot as it settled to the ground

But that pilot wore two helmets side by side

Zig and Zag, they were little Martian brothers

Zig and Zag, grew attached to one another

Zig and Zag, one had one head, one the other

Zig's was violet, his brother Zag's was green

Oh, they landed in the cornfield in the middle of the night

And their flying saucer sure was great to see

With its skin of shining silver and its rows of flashing lights

It was lit up like a little Christmas tree

When the cabin door was opened in the little Martian craft

Young Tim Fancy stood up nervously and said

Well, welcome to our planet

And the little Martian laughed

Look, Zag, he's funny, he's just got one head

Zig and Zag, they were little Martian brothers

Zig and Zag, grew attached to one another

Zig and Zag, one had one head, one the other

Zig's was violet, his brother Zag's was green

One by one the little people crept out from their hiding place

And they timidly approached the Martian ship

Zig and Zag looked quite amused and took their helmets from their face

And with smiling heads proclaimed their comradeship

Zig said, you folks are so lucky living on this planet Earth

With your pretty flowers, vegetables and trees

Zag said, we have nothing like them on the planet of our birth

And we sure would like to take a few home, please

Zig and Zag, they were little Martian brothers

Zig and Zag, grew attached to one another

Zig and Zag, one had one head, one the other

Zig's was violet, his brother Zag's was green

All the little folk felt sorry for the tiny Martian pair

And they formed a huddle talking of their plight

Then they nodded in agreement as a hula hand declared

We should send someone to help them do it right

So they asked for volunteers to help the brothers in their need

And the first to act was old Sunflower Joe

So he took his faithful dragon and a knapsack full of seeds

And they blasted off into the morning glow

Zig and Zag, they were little Martian brothers

Zig and Zag, grew attached to one another

Zig and Zag, one had one head, one the other

Zig's was violet, his brother Zag's was green

It was almost two years later and the stars were all agleam

When Tim Fancy aimed his magic telescope

And he scanned that old red planet till he spied a patch of green

Then he zeroed in on old Sunflower Joe

He was picking square tomatoes that had purple polka dots

There were bouncing beets and Martian jumping beans

He saw two-faced pansies walking round in dancing flower pots

Pretty soon that old red planet would be green

Zig and Zag, they were little Martian brothers

Zig and Zag, grew attached to one another

Zig and Zag, one had one head, one the other

Zig's was violet, his brother Zag's was green