Standing at the Thames at Rotherhithe Wondering how to get to the other side When up pops this bloke in a stovepipe hat Says ' i'll do you a tunnel under that' Well, i looked him up and down And then replied 'A lot of men tried And a lot of men died!' 'Yeah?...well i'm not " a lot of men" ' So he built me a tunnel and he built it well Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing at Clifton gorge at high tide Wondering how to get to the other side When up pops this bloke in a stovepipe hat Says ' i'll do you a bridge over that' Well, i looked him up and down And then replied 'A lot of men tried And a lot of men died!' 'Yeah?...well i'm not " a lot of men" ' So he built me a bridge and he built it well Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing at Bristol docks at high tide Gazing out across the ocean wide When up pops this bloke in a stovepipe hat Says ' i'll do you a steamship to cross that' Well, i looked him up and down And then replied 'A lot of men tried And a lot of men died!' 'Yeah?...well i'm not " a lot of men" ' So he built me a steamship and he built it well Isambard Kingdom Brunel