Interplanet Janet | Schoolhouse Rock Lyrics, Meaning & Videos

Publish date: 2024-05-21

Interplanet Janet
Schoolhouse Rock Lyrics


Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴  Line by Line Meaning ↴They say our solar system is centered 'round the sun,
Nine planets, large and small, parading by.
But somewhere out in space,
There's another shining face
That you might see some night up in the sky.
Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl,
A solar system Ms. from a future world,
She travels like a rocket with her comet team And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen,
No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen.

She's been to the Sun, it's a lot of fun,
It's a hot-spot, It's a gas!
Hydrogen and helium in a big, bright, glowing mass.
It's a star, it's a star! So Janet got an autograph!

Mercury was near the Sun so Janet stopped by,
But the mercury on Mercury was much too high, so
Janet split for Venus but on Venus she found
She couldn't see a thing for all the clouds around.
Earth looked exciting, kind of green and inviting,
So Janet thought she'd give it a go.
But the creatures on that planet looked so very weird to Janet,
She didn't even dare to say hello.

It's a bird, it's a plane! Why, it must be a UFO, but it was:
Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl,
A solar system Ms. from a future world,
She travels like a rocket with her comet team
And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen,
No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen.

Mars is red and Jupiter's big
And Saturn shows off its rings.
Uranus is built on a funny tilt
And Neptune is its twin,
And Pluto, little Pluto, is the farthest planet from the Sun.

They say our solar system is not alone in space.
The Universe has endless mystery.
Some future astronaut
May find out that what he'd thought
Was a shooting star instead turned out to be...
Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl,
A solar system Ms. from a future world,
She travels like a rocket with her comet team

And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen,
No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen.


Overall Meaning

The song "Interplanet Janet" by Schoolhouse Rock is a fun and educational tune that teaches children about the nine planets in our solar system. The lyrics explain how our solar system is centered around the sun and how there is another face shining in the sky that we might see some night, which is Interplanet Janet. She is introduced as a galaxy girl, a Ms. from a future world, and travels like a rocket with her comet team. Janet has visited every planet in our solar system, including the sun, which was a lot of fun for her, despite it being a star made up of hydrogen and helium in a big, bright, glowing mass.


Janet's adventure takes her from Mercury to Venus, where she couldn't see anything due to all the clouds around, and finally to Earth, which looked inviting, but she thought the creatures on the planet were too weird to even say hello. She continues her journey by visiting Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, which is the farthest planet from the Sun. The song concludes on a note of mystery, as the lyricist explains that the Universe has endless mysteries and a future astronaut may one day find out that what they thought was a shooting star was actually Interplanet Janet.


Overall, the lyrics of "Interplanet Janet" are a playful and engaging way to teach children about the planets in our solar system and introduce them to the idea that there are still many mysteries waiting to be uncovered in the Universe.


Line by Line Meaning

They say our solar system is centered 'round the sun,
According to scientific theory, the sun is the center of our solar system.


Nine planets, large and small, parading by.
There are nine planets in our solar system which orbit around the sun.


But somewhere out in space, There's another shining face That you might see some night up in the sky.
Beyond our solar system, there are other planets and stars visible in the night sky.


Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl, A solar system Ms. from a future world, She travels like a rocket with her comet team And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen, No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen.
Interplanet Janet is a space traveler who has visited all the planets in our solar system and beyond.


She's been to the Sun, it's a lot of fun, It's a hot-spot, It's a gas! Hydrogen and helium in a big, bright, glowing mass. It's a star, it's a star! So Janet got an autograph!
Janet has visited the sun and found it to be an exciting place with hot gases like hydrogen and helium making up its glowing atmosphere. She even got an autograph to commemorate her visit.


Mercury was near the Sun so Janet stopped by, But the mercury on Mercury was much too high, so Janet split for Venus but on Venus she found She couldn't see a thing for all the clouds around.
Janet visited Mercury and found it too hot for her liking due to the high levels of mercury on the planet's surface. She then traveled to Venus but found it difficult to see due to the thick clouds covering the planet.


Earth looked exciting, kind of green and inviting, So Janet thought she'd give it a go. But the creatures on that planet looked so very weird to Janet, She didn't even dare to say hello.
Janet was intrigued by Earth's green appearance and decided to visit but found the creatures on the planet too strange to approach.


It's a bird, it's a plane! Why, it must be a UFO, but it was: Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl, A solar system Ms. from a future world, She travels like a rocket with her comet team And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen, No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen.
Janet is often mistaken for a UFO due to her futuristic appearance and travels, but she is actually a space traveler who has visited every planet in our solar system and beyond.


Mars is red and Jupiter's big And Saturn shows off its rings. Uranus is built on a funny tilt And Neptune is its twin, And Pluto, little Pluto, is the farthest planet from the Sun.
Janet has visited Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto and observed their unique characteristics such as Mars' red color, Jupiter's size, Saturn's rings, and Uranus' tilted position. She also notes that Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun.


They say our solar system is not alone in space. The Universe has endless mystery. Some future astronaut May find out that what he'd thought Was a shooting star instead turned out to be... Interplanet Janet, she's a galaxy girl, A solar system Ms. from a future world, She travels like a rocket with her comet team And there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen, No, there's never been a planet Janet hasn't seen.
The universe is vast with endless possibilities, and future explorers may one day discover something they thought was a shooting star actually turns out to be Interplanet Janet, the galaxy girl who has traveled all over the solar system and beyond.


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