Ben Franklin Songtext
von Ellis Paul

Old Ben Franklin, I think we should thank him
Was a poet and a diplomat
He put a key out on a kite
′Til he saw the lightning strike
But what's shocking is he did way more than that

He put bifocals on our nose
Made a better wood stove
Made lightning rods for all the homes in Philly
He helped the Declaration pass
He made music out of glass
Fought the British, and said lots of things that were silly

Old Ben Franklin, I think we should thank him
Was the world′s most industrious guy
He said early to bed and early to rise
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise


He put bifocals on our nose
Made a better wood stove
Made lightning rods for all the homes in Philly
He helped the Declaration pass
He made music out of glass
Fought the British, and said lots of things that were silly

He was a flyer man
He was a printer

An inventor
He was a kite flyer
A scientist
He was a writer
He was Postmaster General

An ambassador
He was a musician
A revolutionary
He was a philosopher
A humorist

He put bifocals on our nose
Made a better wood stove
Made lightning rods for all the homes in Philly
He helped the Declaration pass
He made music out of glass
Fought the British, and said lots of things that were silly


He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest
Fish and guests go bad after three days
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle

Say hey Benny
They didn't put you on the penny
Though you wrote this with your mighty quill
You scratched a penny saved, is a penny earned
So they put you on the hundred-dollar bill

He put bifocals on our nose
Made a better wood stove
Made lightning rods for all the homes in Philly
He helped the Declaration pass
He made music out of glass
Fought the British, and said lots of things that were silly