Oh well a radio photon has a low frequency
Corresponding to a deep voice like me
Foot long wavelength, how can that be?
It comes from processes having low energy
                        
A radio photon has a low frequency
'Cause it has a pretty low energy

It was 1931 when Dr. Karl Jansky
He's the father of radio astronomy
He studied radio noise to find out what it could be
And saw that it was coming from our own Galaxy
                        
He wondered what all the static could be
It was the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

I'm gonna tell you what you want to know
I'm gonna tell you what you want to know
Those long waves penetrate Earth's atmosphere
Even if it's cloudy it's radio clear
Observatory dishes placed far and near
Let astronomers see how the waves interfere
                        
They penetrate through the atmosphere
Down to radio dishes placed far and near
                        
There's a lot of cool gas in the Milky Way
Neutral hydrogen atoms leading the way 
When the proton and electron spins decay 
It sends a really long radio wave our way