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Henry races through down town in Red Rae Car. The towns people standing by watching him pass with wide-eyed wonder laughing and waving..
There was a boy named Henry Who loved to watch the stars. And his eyes were very twinkly As he raced around town in his bright red race car. His car was very fast. And everyone who knew him said: “When Henry goes by, my, oh my, it’s just a blur of red!”
Henry stands in his garage workshop, wrench in hand and other mechanic tools on the ground. as he gazes happily at Red Rocket Car.
One day, Henry decided That he’d like to go to outer space, To see the stars in the sky Up close and face-to-face. So he built two red rocket wings And bolted them to the sides of his car. And placed a silver shiny cone on the front, And a bubble glass window over the chrome roll bar. Now his Rocket Car was ready, So he took off with a blast! He flew around the world 3 times And landed back home aghast. “Wow, that was fast!” he said. :My car is faster than a rocket ship!” He was so excited and happy, He jumped up and did a little flip.
Henry flies his Red Rocket Car around the world amazed at how fast his Red Rocket Car is.
“Now I think it’s time to see the stars’” Henry said, And he took off with a zoom! And before you know it He landed on the moon. There he met a brown furry robot That looked just like a bear With a round silly putty face. “Which way to the milky way?” Henry asked. And with a blank stare The furry robot bear Just blinked three times and pointed off in space.
Henry lands on the moon in his Red Rocket Car, where he sees Robot Bear pointing off in space with his blank robot stare.
“Now I think it’s time to see the stars’” Henry said, And he took off with a zoom! And before you know it He landed on the moon. There he met a brown furry robot That looked just like a bear With a round silly putty face. “Which way to the milky way?” Henry asked. And with a blank stare The furry robot bear Blinked three times and pointed off in space.
Henry flies to the planet Mars in his Red Rocket Car where he sees Martian cars, with big springs and big grey puffy wheels, driving around over rocks and sand, and down steep red hills.
Henry said “Thanks, now I have to go.” He jumped back into his Rocket Car. And with the speed of light He landed on planet Mars. While he was on Mars He saw lots of other cars With big springs and big grey puffy wheels. They did not fly, But just drove by Over rocks and sand and down steep red hills.
Henry blasts off the planet Jupiter in Red Rocket Car, like a cork exploding out of a bottle going straight up. through Jupiter's rings.
Next, Henry flew to Jupiter; The fancy planet with giant gassy rings. He passed through the clouds and down to the ground And landed with his red metal wings. There the ground was soft and spongy And Henry’s Rocket car started to wobble. So with a great roar he blasted off again, Like a giant cork exploding from a bottle.
Henry flies around the planet Pluto in h Red Rocket Car. He sees Pluto's 5 white moons which look like misshaped balloons.
This time Henry went far, far out into space, And came to a tiny little planet named Pluto That has five white moons . Henry flew around each of the white moons, Which he thought looked more like five white prunes, Or perhaps like five misshaped balloons, Or even like the faces of five ugly baboons.
Henry swooshes away from the planet Pluto in his Red Rocket Car, and it's five white moons, fade into space looking like five white goons.
He swooshed away from Pluto And it’s five white moons, Which faded away in the deep dark space Like 5 little ghostly goons.
Henry roars past the planet Jupiter in Red Rocket Car, passing right through it’s giant gassy rings which stink in his nose.
He roared past Jupiter, Passing right through it’s giant gassy rings. And the smell of it’s stinky gasses Made his nose sting.
Henry honks his horn in his Red Rocket Car, as he flies past Mars, with all it’s grey puffy-wheeled cars.
He honked his horn as he flew past Mars With all it’s springy grey puffy-wheeled cars.
Henry passes by the Moon in his Red Rocket Car, and waves to Robot Bear, who just looks up at him with a blank robot stare.
And as he passed the Earth’s Moon, He waved to the furry robot bear Who just looked up at him with a blank robot stare.
Henry finally lands back on earth, in his garage at his house, in his Red Rocket Car, as the towns people watch amazed at his mirage.
And finally he landed back on earth At his house and in his garage. And everyone said: “My, Oh my, when Henry goes by, it’s just a red mirage.”