Brunel - The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing

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