ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

(by Richard Thompson)

Alexander Graham Bell
Note the name and note it well
Father of the modern age
His inventions are all the rage
	Of course there was the telephone
	He'd be famous for that alone
	But there's 50 other things as well
	From Alexander Graham Bell

		Edison had cylinders
		But Bell made records flat
		Which we remember gratefully
		When we play our floppy or cd
	Of course there was the telephone
	He'd be famous for that alone
	But there's 50 other things as well
	From Alexander Graham Bell

Born in Scotland, moved away
To Canada and the usa
Studied speech, took a wife
Helped the deaf all his life
	Came up with a threshing machine
	While he was still a teen
	After years of sweat and toil
	He invented the hydrofoil

		The respirator was his chance
		To save his baby's life
		And just like the Brothers Wright
		He got heavily into flight
	Of course there was the telephone
	He'd be famous for that alone
	But there's 50 other things as well
	From Alexander Graham Bell

Graham Bell, Alexander,
It is tantamount to slander
To call him just a scientist
Why his inventions top the list
	Edison, he was a thief
	And Tesla nuts beyond belief
	But Alexander was a gent
	So philanthropic, so well meant

		Founded Science Magazine
		Wrote a book for kids
		Because he was a caring fellow
		Gave a hand to Helen Keller
	Of course there was the telephone
	He'd be famous for that alone
	But there's 50 other things as well
	From Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Bell, Graham
Modern life would sure be mayhem
Without tetrahedral cells
X-rays, faxes, decibels
	I think I'd say, and it's no fiction
	Without fear of contradiction
	He improved our lot a smidgeon
	From the age of carrier pigeon

		Television was a thing
		That he had all prepared
		But he left that to his pupil
		John Logie Baird
	Of course there was the telephone
	He'd be famous for that alone
	But there's 50 other things as well
	From Alexander Graham Bell

recording: Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson [YouTube]