The Demonstration Song
by John Stott & Geoff Edkins
© 1986

The scientists at Illicit Industries have been working on their amazing Robot Mark III.  Here, they sing about what it can do (allegedly).

Verse 1
Now what we pre-sent to you Gentlemen, 
Is the finest machine in the land,
For jobs large and small it can cope with them all 
With its multi adjustable hand. 

Verse 2
Let me show it to you, just what it can do,
And I'm sure that you'll be amazed,
Coz what we have here is the machine of the year,
The greatest machine of our age.

Chorus
The Illicit Industries Robot,
Is here on display for you to survey,
The Illicit Industries Robot,
Our Robot Mark Three is as you can see,
Quite neat.

Verse 3
It'll sew, it'll mend, it'll fetch if you send,
It'll speak if you give it a chance,
If it squeaks it'll oil, it'll bring to the boil,
It’ll entertain guests at a dance.

Chorus
The Illicit Industries' Robot,
It can hammer a nail should problems prevail,
The Illicit Industries' Robot,
The first and the best, don't look at the rest,
Try our test.

It’ll hammer, it’ll screw, it’ll boil and it’ll brew,
It’ll clean and sweep and mend and fix and fettle,
It’ll forge and it’ll plate, it’ll oil and lubricate,
It’ll galvanise whatever kind of metal,
It’ll drive and it’ll steer, it’ll even change the gears,
It’ll scream and scrape and work the whole day through,
It’ll think and contemplate, say “Sorry” if you’re late,
Just a few of the things that it can do for you.

It’ll hammer, it’ll screw, it’ll boil and it’ll brew,
It’ll clean and sweep and mend and fix and fettle,
It’ll forge and it’ll plate, it’ll oil and lubricate,
It’ll galvanise whatever kind of metal,
It’ll drive and it’ll steer, it’ll even change the gears,
It’ll scream and scrape and work the whole day through,
It’ll think and contemplate, say “Sorry” if you’re late,
Just a few of the things that it can do for you.
 

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