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A Little Bit
02:07
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They had it easy in the renaissance
They could invent new branches of science over lunch
But nowadays we work more incrementally
No-one's naming any new elements after us
Because we all do a little bit, that's how we do research
There's teams all round the world doing these little bits of work
We only do a little bit but it's always for the best
Every great leap forward takes a lot of little steps
And no, it isn't very glamorous
We won't make a world-shattering breakthrough
We might find an explanation for gravitic oscillation
But I somehow doubt you'll hear it on the news
Because we all do a little bit, but it's a little bit of good
And compared to working for a bank that little bit's enough
We only do a little bit but when you put them in a pot
All these little bits together turn into a lot
Like the movement of techtonic plates that slowly change the planet
Or the tiny grains of sand that swallow cities
Like the mountain moved by rain drops or the jungle moved by ants
That's why my thesis isn't finished
Some people think that they can save the world all by themselves
But all of history's heroes had a little bit of help
Robin Hood had Merry Men, King Arthur had all of his nights
Even Batman had a butler to help him iron his tights
So if you do a little bit don't be belittled by
Those who do a lot of nothing that's in any way worthwhile
Let's all get on with our little bits and let's take a little pride
Knowing we are all a little bit of the future of mankind
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Hey Hey 16K
03:30
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We bought it to help with your homework
We bought it to help with your homework
And the household accounts
If your dad ever works it all out
Lunchtimes in the library writing down the pokes and peeks
Copying an access code, get a taste for home taping
Fetishists of map-making
Rubber keys and rotten leads, rand and run and load and screens
Then five minutes fingers crossed hoping not to witness the terror
Of R: Tape Loading Error
We bought it to help with your homework
We bought it to help with your homework
And the household accounts
If your dad ever works it all out
ZX spectrum 81, dragon vic and oric1
Commodore 64, amstrad and an acorn electorn
Cheaper BBC micro
Jet set willy, sabre wulf, lords of midnight, underwurlde
Dark star, transam, ant attak
And of course, manic miner
The hobbit and knight lore and elite
It made a generation who can code
A bubble before proper consoles, who all know
That the games you get today, may be very flash
But there'll never beat the thrill
Of getting through Jetpac
Hey Hey, 16K, What does that get you these days?
You need more than that for a letter
Old Skool Ram Paks are much better.
Personal Computer Games, Your Sinclair, 16K
Kempston Competition Pro, Crash and Cursor Keys and GO TO
Dixons and bother Saturday staff with loops that never end
We bought it to help with your homework
We bought it to help with your homework
And the household accounts
If your dad ever works it all out
Hey Hey, 16K, What does that get you these days?
You need more than that for a letter
Old Skool Ram Paks are much better.
For n=0 to 2
Those were the days
Next n
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Never Been Superstitious
01:39
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I've never been superstitious
Guess I'm just lucky that way
I've always been cold and logical
Fingers crossed that's how I'll stay
The only facts I'll have are academically proved
I wouldn't even take directions unless they've been peer reviewed
No I'll rely on reason
And be analytical
I've never been superstitious
Touch wood I never will
I'll use scientific method
In my pursuit of the truth
I've a feeling in my water
Richard Dawkins would approve
Ask me any question, you'll need to wait for my reply
Whilst I conduct a double-blind placebo controlled randomised trial
I'll never be superstitious
And I hope it's not tempting fate
To say I'll always be scientific
I guess God just made me that way
Oh I've never been superstitious
But if I ever change my mind
It's only to be expected
I'm a Gemini
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