Brunel

Standing at the Thames at Rotherhithe

Wondering how to get to the other side

When up pops this bloke in a stovepipe hat

Says ' i'll do you a tunnel under that'

Well, i looked him up and down

And then replied

'A lot of men tried

And a lot of men died!'

'Yeah?...well i'm not " a lot of men" '

So he built me a tunnel and he built it well

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Standing at Clifton gorge at high tide

Wondering how to get to the other side

When up pops this bloke in a stovepipe hat

Says ' i'll do you a bridge over that'

Well, i looked him up and down

And then replied

'A lot of men tried

And a lot of men died!'

'Yeah?...well i'm not " a lot of men" '

So he built me a bridge and he built it well

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Standing at Bristol docks at high tide

Gazing out across the ocean wide

When up pops this bloke in a stovepipe hat

Says ' i'll do you a steamship to cross that'

Well, i looked him up and down

And then replied

'A lot of men tried

And a lot of men died!'

'Yeah?...well i'm not " a lot of men" '

So he built me a steamship and he built it well

Isambard Kingdom Brunel