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Mother NecessityWith her good intentionsWhere would this country beWithout her inventions?Oh, things were rotten in the land of cottonUntil Whitney made the cotton ginNow old times there will soon be forgottenFor it did the work of a hundred menMother Necessity, where would we be?Mother Edison worked late each nightIt went well until the fading lightLittle Thomas Alva Edison said, "I'll grow up to beA great inventor and I'll make a lamp to help my mommy see,Wowee! What an excellent application of electricity!"He worked hard and pulled the switchHe was smart and very richMother Necessity, help us to seeNow, the mother of Samuel MorseAlways sent the lad out on a horse"Take a message to Ms. Peavy on the far side of the pikeSpread the word about the quilting bee next Saturday night!"SongtexteLittle Samuel started thinking of a way to send a messageThough he never met a horse he didn't like, uh!Mother Necessity!Elias, can you help me with my sewing?Mother dear, I'll fulfill your fondest wishesElias, how?This machine I've made will keep your sewing really flowingIn fact, we'll keep the whole nation in stitches, ah!Mother Necessity, where would we be?Ring me on the Alexander Graham BellThank you Alexander for the phoneI'd never get a date, I'd never get a jobUnless I had a telephoneMother Necessity!"Orville, Wilbur, go outside this minuteAnd there continue with your silly playing!Take these plans and take those blueprintsTake that funny looking thingTake that wheel, take that wingI can't hear a thing that Mrs. Johnson's sayingOrville! Wilbur! Come back, boys! Orville! Wilbur!"Mother Necessity, where would we be?When Robert Fulton made the steamboat goWhen Marconi gave us wireless radioWhen Henry Ford cranked up his first automoWhen Samuel Slater showed us how factories goAnd all the iron and oil and coal and steel and Yankee don't you knowThey made this country really grow, grow, grow, growWith Mother Necessity and where would we beWithout the inventions of your progeny? Aus Songtexte Mania