(Spoken portion)

[Announcer]
And now, it's time to meet those ever-so-clever chaps, the brainy Greeks!

[Aristotle (Baynton)]
Good evening. I'm Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher.

[Archimedes (Howick)]
And I'm Archimedes. Inventor, physicist, mathematician, engineer...

[Aristotle]
And big head.

(Sung)

[Aristotle]
You know the caveman gave us woad
Roman soldiers built the road
Egypt's pyramids were buildings at their peak

[Archimedes]
But when we talk of great invention
It's important that we mention
A special race who really were unique
[Aristotle]
Plato and Pythagoras
Both of them did stagger us
Socrates, he showed such great technique

[Archimedes]
Was there ever, ever, ever

[Aristotle]
Such a bunch of chaps so clever

[Archimedes]
If you want to know the answer

[Both]
Ask a Greek

[Aristotle]
I'm a Greek

[Archimedes]
I'm a Greek

[Both]
We are all so magnifique
We invented sundials, catapults and bricks
[Archimedes]
Chic and sleek

[Aristotle]
So to speak
Our success was not a freak

[Archimedes]
But working hard was how we got our kicks
We created the first siren

[Aristotle]
And the first soldering iron

[Archimedes]
The Olympics, well
That was quite a busy week

[Both]
So the next time that you go-go
To the toy shop for a yo-yo
Let them know-know it was thought of by a Greek!

We are Greek
We are Greek
[Aristotle]
Nowadays, you'd call us geek
But in ancient times
People thought of us as tough

[Archimedes]
Our physique was not weak

[Aristotle]
Cause when people gave us cheek
We invented boxing and other violent stuff

[Both]
Fiery flamethrowers for battles
Pinhole cameras, baby rattles

[Aristotle]
"Is there nothing they can't do?"

[Both]
I hear you shriek

[Archimedes]
So, next time you take a shower

[Aristotle]
Or you see a lighthouse tower

[Both]
Just remember they were thought of by a Greek

[Aristotle]
Stage acoustics, ancient harps

[Archimedes]
Music sounds of flats and sharps

[Aristotle]
Central heating at your doorsteps

[Archimedes]
Splints, syringes, lamps and forceps

[Aristotle]
Fire extinguishers, thermometers

[Archimedes]
Coin dispensers and odometers

[Aristotle]
Pontoon bridges

[Archimedes]
Pistons

[Aristotle]
Pulleys

[Archimedes]
Parchment

[Aristotle]
Pulleys

[Archimedes]
Parchment

[Aristotle]
Prisms

[Archimedes]
Puppets

[Aristotle]
Dollies

[Both]
Shock absorbers, draughts and maps
We were oh such brainy chaps
Anchors, chewing gum
The list does never cease

[Aristotle]
Spinning tops

[Archimedes]
The dice

[Aristotle]
The crane

[Both]
Do we have to ask again

[Aristotle]
Did they come from Spain?

[Both]
No, they came from Greece!