[Willbond] 'Twas the age of Queen Victoria's A period notorious So many brand-new goods we did create Our list is long and glorious Though I don't intend to bore ya's Was a time of great invention
[Lowe] Was it really? What did we invent, then?
[Willbond] Well, I'm just about to mention Drum roll please, let's raise the tension We invented... This music hall
[Lowe] Is that all?
[Willbond] Well... A chap called Henry Bessemer Invented molten steel Which lead to other chaps Creating the automobile Which lead to petrol, tyres, and bikes So all that was required Was roads, so concrete came And tarmac thought up too [Lowe] You're hired!
[Both] Oh... Concrete, tarmac, steel [Lowe] The automobile [Willbond] Seal of rubber wheel [Lowe] Such inventive zeal [Willbond] Still there's plenty to reveal
[Lowe] Victorian brains worked overtime To come up with ideas [Willbond] We invented light bulbs [Lowe] Nice one! [Willbond] Cheers
[Lowe] Typewriters and radios Now news was fast conveyed Hello! [Willbond] The telephone was no good 'til a second phone was made Hello!
[Both] Our inventors did not snooze [Lowe] Always had another ruse [Willbond] The latest flushing loos [Lowe] Films that did amuse [Willbond] Flashbulb cameras to use [Lowe] What a picture, what a picture!
[Willbond] Vacuum cleaners, toilet paper Post boxes and stamps [Lowe] Toilets, aspirin, anaesthetics Locks, electric lamps [Willbond] Sewing machines, X-rays, comics Ice cream in a pot [Lowe] Easter eggs and rockets [Willbond] We invented the whole lot
[Lowe] Oh...
[Willbond] Hang on, there's more Trains and lines and bridges And the Underground as well [Lowe] Paddle steamers, prams And disinfectant for their smell [Willbond] Sterile doctor's instruments One last unmentioned brand: Victorians invented the world's first conveyor band
[Lowe] Cuddly toy? [Willbond] Invented 1902: the year after Victoria died
[Both] Oh Barometers were new [Willbond] Iron ships are cool [Lowe] What genius! [Willbond] Thank you Seems we're almost through [Both] Just one little oversight... [Willbond] We invented dynamiteTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
