Standard (EADGBE)

 Gather round now, everyone here

Hear of incredible things

 We'll tell you the stories of people we've met

 And creatures with clockwork and springs

As we've sailed through the tunnels of time

Spreading our message in songs

We've seen many wonders and heard many tales

Of future and times now far gone

 Stories powered by steam

 Stories that need to be told

 Won't you lend us your ears

 As the adventures unfold

 Cogs flying (???)

 And workers in quarries

 Both sadness and glory

 In Steam Powered Stories

 Stories run best on steam

02 - Blood, Sweat And Tears

Verse

Some time ago in the city run solely on steam

 The power plant workers would rise and stick to routine

 Breakin' their backs 'til their work shirts were dirty and brown

 As year after year, they'd work for the good of the town

 As parts would get old, these men would make the repairs

 Changing out axles and belts with meticulous care

 Working their hands to the bone and slaving away

 They'd press on with diligence and as they strained you could hear them say,

Chorus

 "With our blood, sweat, and tears

 And the grinding of gears

 We shall slave to keep our beautiful city alive!

 "Yes, with blood, sweat, and tears

 And the passing of years

 We'll expend ourselves so our fair people may thrive!"

One afternoon Frederick Worthington clocked into work

He went to his station not knowing the danger that lurked

He pulled on the lever to start up the massive machine

But deep in the workings was something he had not foreseen

The pistons were pumping as pressure began to accrue

And suddenly one of the tanks had to give, and it blew

Frederick was knocked back into an assortment of gears

And there in an instant he came to an end with his GREATEST FEAR!

And with blood, sweat, and tears

And the grinding of gears

This disaster happened in front of our terrified eyes

Yes, with blood, sweat, and tears

In his premature years

Frederick met his unfortunate, wholly untimely demise

So with blood, sweat, and tears

We must face what we fear

And although it's tragic, and everyone's sad that he's gone

With our blood, sweat, and tears

We return to our gears

This city still needs us to work, so we must carry on

With our blood, sweat, and tears

And the grinding of gears

We shall slave to keep our beautiful city alive!

Yes, with blood, sweat, and tears

And the passing of years

We'll expend ourselves so our fair people may thrive!

03 - Loverboy

Verse

 Oh, Loverboy!

 That woman's heart is not a toy

 Don't play with her affections

 Or falsify her joy

 Just settle down

 You better stop running around

 Or soon you're gonna wind up down six feet underground

Loverboy!

I know your girl is pretty coy

She don't deserve this treatment

From such a callow boy

But she'll catch on

You're gonna miss her when she's gone

You think you're pretty clever

But she'll be out by dawn

Chorus

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(She's so pure and)

 Shows such deep affection

 (All you do is)

 Try to please yourself

 (If you fail to)

 Go the right direction

 I may have to beat you down myself

Loverboy!

Your actions make me so annoyed

You better stop at once before her spirits are destroyed

So cut it out

'Cause this is not what love's about

Well you'll regret your actions

I know without a doubt

Loverboy!

What happened to your prior joy?

Your lady learned the truth

And now she moved to Illinois?

You'll take no wife

Now say hello to pain and srife

And welcome a disease that you'll be carrying for life

Oh, Loverboy!

Yeah, Loverboy!

You've finally been discovered, boy!

Congratulations, Loverboy!

Yeah, Loverboy!

Oh, Loverboy!

Your wandering days are over boy

Loverboy, that's right!

04 – The Copper War

Intro

Verse

 Verdigris Patina was a peaceful little town

 The home of Wilbur Redpot, finest coppersmith around

 He was famous for his products, as they sold extremely well

 Competitors were livid as their business income fell

 Now, Alexander Copperplate, a man from out of town,

 Declared his gang was coming soon to shoot poor Wilbur down

 The town was in a panic, they knew something should be done

 And they had till morning sun!

Chorus

 So saddle up your steam-bike and put your goggles on

 We've got to be prepared or else we'll all be dead by dawn

 Copperplate is coming, and his eyes are seeing red,

 And he's after Wilbur's head!

The townsfolk got together and they figured out a plan

They knew they'd have to do their best to save their fellow man

And, though they had no weapons, they all had a lot of brains:

They'd build machines to leave their villain in a world of pain!

So Wilbur brought the copper, old Frank supplied the steel;

Bob and Sue had extra chains, and Tommy brought the wheels;

They knew they'd have a chance with these, they knew they'd win the fight,

And they worked all through the night!

So saddle up your steam-bike and put your goggles on

We've got to be prepared or else we'll all be dead by dawn

Copperplate is coming and his eyes are seeing red,

And he's after Wilbur's head!

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 Well Copperplate arrived at dawn, he stayed true to his word

 But the town was deathly silent, not a soul was to be heard

He yelled out, "Redpot! Come on out, and fight me like a man!"

And that was when the churning and the chugging sounds began

An army of the townsfolk soon poured out into the street

Each of them on steam-bikes, and they all were packing heat

They had his men surrounded, there was fear on every face

 And they put them in their place!

Chorus

 Power up your steam-bike, let's show 'em who's in charge

 We've got our ropes and grappling hooks and weapons to discharge

 Copperplate is panicked and his face is turning white

 And we're gonna win this fight!

That's right! Let's go!

Now power down your steam-bike, we finally took 'em down

We strung 'em up and licked 'em good and ran them out of town

Verdigris Patina is a peaceful town once more

And we won the Copper War!

Hyah!

05 - Aimee

Intro

Verse

 A girl sweet and pure like no other

 With dreams just as big as the sea

 You left for exploring the ocean

 But I wish you would come back to me

Chorus

 Aimee, please come home

 You're out there all alone

Submarines are just machines

 But I am flesh and blood

 Machines can't give you love

So you sail through the weeds and the coral

In your cold underwater seacraft

And I hope you enjoy your adventure

But I pray that you'll soon change your plans

Aimee please come home

You're out there all alone

Submarines are just machines

But I am flesh and blood

And I can give you love

Aimee please come home

You're out there all alone

Submarines are just machines

But I am flesh and blood

And I will give you love

We'd just like to take this time to remind our listeners that tonight's program is

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06 – Let Me Be Your Man

Intro

Verse

 Honey, I've known you for quite a while

 My heart gets all aflutter every time I see you smile

 Darlin', won't you let me hold your hand

 And say that I can be your man

Baby, what you see is what you get

I don't have any secrets though I've got a few regrets

But, if you give me half a chance

Then maybe I could be your man

Chorus

 Every night I'll read to you from the holy word

 Before I pray I'll talk to you so all your thoughts are heard

 I'll scrub the toilet and I'll wash the dishes in the sink

 I'll even rub your feet each night (No matter if they stink)

Sweetheart, I am not a perfect man

But I give you my word that I will do the best I can

So, tell me that you'll understand

And say you'll let me be your man

Here we go!

Oh yeah

Honey, I would hate to make you blue

And it's the case maybe, perhaps, I'm not the man for you

But, if you're thinking that I am

Then baby let me be your man

Say you'll let me be your man

I would love to be your man

(Be your man)

07 – Mechanical Menagerie

Intro

Verse

There's a place

 You've got to go

 It's better than

 A West End show

 A brilliant man

 Has built machines

 More wonderful

 Than you could dream

Amazing robots on display

In London town this saturday

The Mechanical Menagerie

So step right up and see

Chorus

Look at all the animals

 A robot lover's fantasy come true

 Every one's mechanical

In this splendid automated zoo

Wondrous sights

Will fill your eyes

A clockwork crow

That really flies

And metal monkeys

That climb trees

See tick-tock tigers

And bionic bees

Wind-up wombats walk the ground

Astounding works are all around

The Mechanical Menagerie

Is quite the place to be

Look at all the animals

A robot lover's fantasy come true

Every one's mechanical

In this splendid automated zoo

Bridge

"Ladies and gentlemen, step right up and behold, the most amazing animatronic creatures

ever created! From the steam-powered swan to the gear-filled gorilla, this is truly a

sight to see! You don't want to miss it!"

Look at all the animals

A robot lover's fantasy come true

Every one's mechanical

In this splendid automated zoo

Bring the wife and kids along

Creatures truly marvelous to see

Something here for everyone

At the new mechanical menagerie

08 – The Depths Below

Verse

 There's an ancient legend

An oceanic tale

 An underwater monster not a fish and not a whale

 It isn't quite a creature

It isn't quite machine

 And you won't know what hit you 'til you hear your crewmen scream!

Down below the ocean

It's waiting in the dark

When there's stormy weather it will tear your ship apart

Its tentacles are massive

Its teeth are made of steel

You may call it myth, but I assure you that it's real!

Chorus

 When the waves come rolling in, and lightning fills the sky,

All the sailors know that the leviathan is nigh!

If he grabs onto your boat, he'll never let you go

Soon you'll join a thousand ships he's sent to the depths below!

A body made of metal

But with a living brain

Survivors who have told of it have all been called insane

But many ships have vanished

They've gone without a word

Perhaps the stories that these sailors tell aren't that absurd!

So if you sail the ocean

Stay always on your guard

Or you may wind up lifeless when that monster hits you hard

He'll wrap himself around you

You'll wish that you weren't born

So if this beast attacks you please don't say that you weren't warned!

When the waves come rolling in, and lightning fills the sky,

All the sailors know that the leviathan is nigh!

If he grabs onto your boat, he'll never let you go--

Soon you'll join a thousand ships he's sent to the depths below!

When the waves come rolling in, and lightning fills the sky,

All the sailors know that the leviathan is nigh!

If he grabs onto your boat, he'll never let you go--

Soon you'll join a thousand ships he's sent to the depths be...

One, two, three, four

... low!

09 – Time Machine

Intro

Verse

It isn't easy watching you fade away

To see you growing weaker day by day

 Your face is so pale

 And your energy's drained

 It's hard to admit that soon your life won't remain

I won't accept that there isn't a cure

It must be somewhere and I'll find it I'm sure

If modern science can't provide what you need

Then I'll find the year that will let me succeed

Chorus

 And I'll build a time machine for you

I swear

 I'll save your life somehow

 You will stay with me

 My love

 So please don't leave me now

It's complicated trying to build this machine

I'm making something that the world's never seen

But darling I promise that I won't let you down

I swear I won't stop until the remedy's found

A few more rivets and the bolts fastened tight

I think that I might have it ready tonight

So just hang in there, darling try to be strong

I'll find what you need, I won't be gone very long

And I built this time machine for you

I swear

I'll save your life somehow

You will stay with me

My love

So please don't leave me now

So I built this time machine for you

My dear

I didn't let you down

You'll be safe with me

My love

And I'll protect you now...

10 – The Inventor’s Daughter

Intro

Verse

 I once knew a girl with a heart of gold

 Two legs of copper and arms of chrome

 The prettiest girl I ever knew

 I loved each rivet, bolt and screw

Shiny locks of wire hair

And copper plating everywhere

There was no doubt she had to be

The one and only girl for me

Chorus

 But she was the daughter of a mean old man,

 An inventor who just wouldn't let her go

 And though his creation had grown fond of me,

 His continual responses told me no

So we made a plan to elope that day

We packed our kisses to the far away

I went to her window late that night

And she was ready for our flight

I was happy as I could be

When she wrapped her tiny metal arms round me

And with a propeller sticking from her head

We switched it on and fled!

But her father was a crazy man

And he didn't want to let us get away

He was able to pull us from the sky that night

With a powerful magnetic ray

So he took my girl from me

And shunned me for eternity

He locked her up inside a room

As cold and awful as a tomb

And though I am consumed with rage

I know that man is up in age

And soon as he is finally dead

Then she and I will wed!

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La, la, la la la

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"We interrupt this broadcast to bring you breaking news. At approximately 2:05 PM this

afternoon, an English clockmaker by the name of Hamilton revealed to the world a new kind

of clock. This sick, twisted design displays the time digitally on a small backlit

screen and is run entirely on electricity. Hamilton predicts that this new abomination is the

way of the future, and believes that someday these hideous creations of his will be in

every home in the world. It is with deep regret that we announce to you, dear listeners,

that the cog is dead. We repeat: The cog is dead."

11 – The Death Of The Cog

Verse

Oh, Mr. Hamilton, what have you done?

Look at this terrible trend you've begun!

You make me sick, you contemptible dog,

 I blame you for the death of the cog!

Clocks used to be such magnificent things

Beautiful sprockets and dazzling springs

But you gave the people your digital beast

And in turn now all gears are deceased

Chorus

How things have changed from when I was a boy!

 Clockwork would tick and would bring me much joy

 But, with your advent, there's no need to wind –

 Everything charming has been left behind!

Oh, Mr. Hamilton, you dirty fiend

Your modern timepiece is cruel and obscene!

I was a lover of gears great and small

They all were my friends and you've murdered them all!

Aaaahhh...

How could a person commit such a crime -

To murder immaculate keepers of time?

Why should a person so foul get away?

Hamilton, you're gonna pay!

So, Mr. Hamilton, just watch your back

Hide all those digital clocks on your rack

They'll soon end up smashed to bits in a bog

Because you, you, you, you, YOU

Caused the DEATH OF THE COG!

Aaaahhh...

12 – I Want Only You

Intro

Ja

 Up to the top

 That's right

 Here we go

Listen up, now

Verse

Little lady I see you sitting there in your flower garden

 You looking so pretty reading underneath that chestnut tree (So fine)

 I think your goggles and parasol are quite a combination

 Why don't you let me come over and keep you company

Chorus

I want you to know

 You're the kind of girl for me

 I need you to know

 You're the only one I see

 I must let you know

 And nobody else will do

 Cause I want only you

 You better believe it's true!

Let me take you around the village in my locomotive

I promise I won't get any soot upon your lovely dress (I swear!)

I am a gentlemen you can trust me that I have pure motives

But you have taken my heart so girl I must confess

Here we go, then

I want you to know

You're the kind of girl for me

I need you to know

You're the only one I see

I must let you know

And nobody else will do

Cause I want only you

Now blow that horn!

Sounds good

Listen what I say!

Girl you so fine, madame won't you be mine

You got me mesmerized wit your brass goggles' shine

And a little golden locket with a key and a lock

Your look is so amazing from your hat to your socks

Now I'm sure you don't believe I'm feeling love at first sight

But that's the reason that I'm asking you to join me tonight

We going one then two then three then four

Soon you gonna fall in love with me for even more!

I want you to know (To know)

You're the kind of girl for me

I need you to know (Dat's right)

You're the only one I see

I must let you know (Is true)

Nobody else will do

Cause I want only you

One more time

I want you to know (Listen up now)

You're the kind of girl for me

I need you to know (You now)

You're the only one I see

I must let you know (Just you)

Nobody else will do

Cause I want only you

Only you

13 – A Letter to Michelle

Well, the time has come for the final story of the evening. Let's listen in as inventor

Thomas Livingston prepares to set sail for adventure in a brand new flying machine!

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Verse

It was spring of 1890

 Thomas Livingston had built a new machine

And he planned to see the world

 Flying everywhere to places yet unseen

 When the day to set sail finally arrived

 He hugged his son and he kissed his wife

 And set off on the journey through the sky

 And the first few months went just as planned

 They were leaving Rome for Amsterdam

 When a pirate vessel caught them by surprise

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 Well, panic broke out

On that ship

 Cannons fired and bullets ripped

 Though Thomas stood firm

In the fight,

 He feared he'd have to write:

Chorus

"Dear Michelle, I won't be coming home

 I'm drifting out across the clouds

 Into the great unknown

"There's no way I'll ever make it back

 It's vast out here, and I have veered

 So very far off track

"Please look after Jim

And take good care of him

Oh, Michelle, I know you will raise him well

"I wish I could return

But now you'll have to learn

To carry on when your family man is gone"

As the pirates waged their war

Thomas tried to fight and counter their attacks

But the fiends had them outnumbered

And a gunman shot his first mate in the back

Well they picked off his men, one by one

There was nothing they could do, and there was nowhere to run

And it wouldn't be long 'til the scoundrels shot them all

Then with one final blast that shook the ship

Thomas Livingston's vessel took a critical hit

And down his mighty craft began to fall

And Thomas then thought of his miss

He couldn't let her know he went down like this

He wrote a letter to Michelle,

As down his airship fell:

"Dear Michelle, I won't be coming home

I'm drifting out across the clouds

Into the great unknown

"There's no way I'll ever make it back

It's vast out here, and I have veered

So very far off track

"Please look after Jim

And take good care of him

Oh Michelle, I know you will raise him well

"I wish I could return

But now you'll have to learn

To carry on when your family man is gone

"Please look after Jim

And take good care of him

Oh Michelle, I know you will raise him well

"I wish I could return

But now you'll have to learn

To carry on when your family man is gone"

14 - Steam Powered Stories (Outro)

"And thus concludes another week's episode. But you may be wondering: Did the letter

ever reach Michelle? Is this really the end of Thomas Livingston? Well, dear friends, to

find out the answers to these questions, and many, many more, tune in next week for

another astounding episode of...

'Steam Powered Stories!'"

Stories run best on steam!

Girl, it's a 90's R&B song

 So I wanna make looooooove to you!

90's R&B song,

Yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaa…

[spoken:] No, no, no, no, we'll have none of that, thank you!