Hurrah, the Nineteenth Century

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Hurrah, the Nineteenth Century!
Hurrah, the Nineteenth Century!
Discovery and industry…
And inventions
Inventions, inventions, inventions, inventions!
Inventions, inventions, yes, inventions!

I introduce George Stephenson
And also Robert Stephenson
Designers of a steam-engine…
Called the ‘Rocket’!
The ‘Rocket’, the ‘Rocket’, the ‘Rocket’, the ‘Rocket’!
The ‘Rocket’, the ‘Rocket’, yes, the ‘Rocket’!

Meet Mary Anning, scientist
Meet Mary Anning, scientist
Finds prehistoric discoveries…
Lots of fossils!
Yes fossils, yes fossils, yes fossils, yes fossils!
Yes fossils, yes fossils, lots of fossils!

Meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Builds railways, tunnels, steamships and…
Lots of bridges!
Such bridges, such bridges, such bridges, such bridges!
Such bridges, such bridges, lots of bridges!

Let’s hear it for Her Majesty
Let’s hear it for Her Majesty
Let’s hear it for Her Majesty…
Queen Victoria
Victoria, Victoria, Victoria, Victoria!
Victoria, Victoria, Queen Victoria!
Queen Victoria!

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