The Secret Life of Dr Calgori

Testtubes and Tesla coils,

clockwork brain 'n' glowing oils,

copper, brass, explosive jelly,

his mechapede policed Old Delhi.

Invented the radio transmitting, too.

Played poker with Theremin, Tesla and Poe.

Harnessed cold moonlight to power airships

and distilled antitoxines from post-nasal drips.

(2x)

Entropy

is fading his life away

before the world could ever see

dissipating, evaporating

Hired and sacked behind locked doors,

a man in uniform fighting cold wars.

Invented steam sailors and taught them to fight

and they stopped things going bump in the night.

All his accomplishments hidden for life.

His genius's top secret even from his wife.

An aged wrinkled genius, his memory fading.

His fates, his creations, the government evading.

(2x)

Entropy

is fading his life away

before the world could ever see

dissipating, evaporating.

Testtubes and Tesla coils,

clockwork brain 'n' glowing oils,

copper, brass, explosive jelly,

his mechapede policed Old Delhi.

Invented the radio transmitting, too.

Played poker with Theremin, Tesla and Poe.

Harnessed cold moonlight to power airships

and distilled antitoxines from post-nasal drips.

(3x)

Entropy

is fading his life away

before the world could ever see

dissipating, evaporating.