The London steampunk quartet close their set at Download 2016 with their ode to famed engineer & bloke in a stovepipe hat, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Originally released on the album "This May Be The Reason Why The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Cannot Be Killed By Conventional Weapons"
The Men are:
ANDREW O'NEILL: guitars, vocals (raw), radical politics (roar), inappropriate swearing (c*nt).
GERHARD 'ANDY' HEINTZ: Vocals (sore), additional instrumentation (saw).
MARC BURROWS: Guitar (bass), vocals (treble).
JEZ MILLER: Drums (rhythm), overall mood (blues).
Lyrics:
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
