(originally titled "Where No Man Has Gone Before" by Alexander Courage)



(Narrator's Voice:)

Space: the final frontier

These are the voyages of the star ship Enterprise

It's five year mission:

To explore strange new worlds

To seek out new life and new civilization

To boldly go where no man has gone before!



[Instrumental]







[TV show used instrumental version, however lyrics exist for the song]



(Lyrics by Gene Roddenberry*)



Beyond

The rim of the star-light

My love

Is wand'ring in star-flight

I know

He'll find in star-clustered reaches

Love,

Strange love a star woman teaches.

I know

His journey ends never

His star trek

Will go on forever.

But tell him

While he wanders his starry sea

Remember, remember me.





(* Without Courage's knowledge, Roddenberry wrote lyrics to the theme, not in the expectation that they would ever be sung, but in order to claim a 50% share of the music's performance royalties. Although there was never any litigation, Courage later commented that he considered Roddenberry's conduct unethical. Roddenberry was quoted as responding, "Hey, I have to get some money somewhere. I'm sure not gonna get it out of the profits of Star Trek.")