Victorian Inventions Lyrics

Twas the age of Queen Victoria
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

Was it really?
What did we invent then?

Well I'm just about to mention
Drum roll please, lets raise the tension

We invented this... music hall

Is that all?

Well...

A chap called Henry Bessemer
Invented molten steel
Which led to other chaps
Creating the auto-mobile

Which led to petrol, tyres and bikes
So all that was required
Roads, so concrete came
And tarmac thought up too

You're hired!

Oh, concrete, tarmac, steel
The auto-mobile
Seal of rubber wheel
Such inventive zeal
Still there's plenty to reveal...

Victorian brains worked overtime
To come up with ideas
We invented light-bulbs
Nice one!
Cheers!

Typewriters and radios
Now news was fast conveyed
A telephone was no good
Till a second phone was made

Oh, inventors did not snooze
Always had another ruse
The latest flushing loos
Films that did amuse
Flashbulb cameras to use...

Vacuum cleaners, toilet paper
Postboxes and stamps
Toilets, aspirin, anaesthetics
Locks, electric lamps

Sewing machines, x-rays, comics
Ice cream in a pot
Easter eggs and rockets
We invented the whole lot

Oh oh-
Wait, there's more...

Trains and lines and bridges
And the underground as well
Paddles, steamers, prams
And disinfectant for the smell

Sterile doctor's instruments
One last unmentioned brand
Victorians invented the
World's first conveyor band

Cuddly toy?
Invented 1902, the year after Victoria died

Oh, barometers were new
Iron ships a coup
What genius! Thank you!
Seems we're almost through
Just one little oversight...

BOOOOM!

We invented dynamite...