God the first and air the second,
Are the only two causes I have reckoned:
These two are company,
But three would be a crowd;
These are the only two causes
That should be allowed.
I am not clutching at thin air,
You caustic, sarcastic disciples;
you can attack me with your doggerel,
And confound me with your quackeries.
But nothing can sway me,
Disparage, or waylay me;
I will persevere,
I will get there in the end.
God and air, I declare, are the answer;
To the secondary cause of all things.
God and air, if you care, sir, to chance a
Glance at the laws I've prepared:
I have proudly decreed, in this childhood of speed;
That all that I need, is the air that I breathe,
And the love of God, to impel me.
Thirty-six times I tried,
And thirty six times I failed;
I tried and I failed, then I tried and I failed,
But I never gave up and at last I prevailed:
And through a dream both awful and pleasant,
At last I came to know,
At last I came to know.
It's not mechanics, combustion or gravity,
That will solve motion's perpetual flow;
Not mathematics nor a fine time-piece,
That will cause a pendulum to go.
God and air, I declare, are the answer,
To the secondary cause of all things.
God and air, if you care, sir, to chance a
Glance at the laws I've prepared:
I have proudly decreed, in this childhood of speed,
That all that I need, is the air that I breathe,
And the love of God, to impel me.
God enables the air all around us,
With an energy dark and profound;
It’s a natural effect, of the natural world,
That causes its wheels to go round.
By demonstration, pamphlet, or lecture,
I bring you this wonderful news:
You will be able to tell, God has chosen me well,
And you scientists, well; you can all go to hell!
God and air, I declare, are the answer,
To the secondary cause of all things.
God and air, if you care, sir, to chance a
Glance at the laws I've prepared:
I have proudly decreed, in this childhood of speed,
That all that I need, is the air that I breathe,
And the love of God, to impel me.
So indulge me as I enlighten you;
May I delight, and excite, yet not frighten you,
As you foolish and wise come to realise,
That here is the proof that my genius is truth,
Whilst all others tout falseness and lies.
(Lyrics & Music: Gary Miller)
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