11.Steph(v)enson

gentlemen who all shared a common surname.


greatest in the English language


surname?


Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Robert, George, or Robert Louis,
And if Robert, which one,
'Cause there were two!

father of the modern railway.


trains, built steam engines, built railways in small industrial
sites, and got the national rail network we know today rolling
along.

Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Robert, George, or Robert Louis,
And if Robert, which one,
'Cause there were two!

Stephenson--he was also an engineer, and this father and son
team built the Rocket, the first commercial--


steam locomotive.

Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Robert, George, or Robert Louis,
And if Robert, which one,
'Cause there were two!

not be confused with the Victorian engineer Robert Stevenson.

Robert Stephenson should not be confused with the Victorian
engineer Robert Stevenson?


lighthouses, but, confusingly, he did also work on steam trains.


matter of spelling.


surnames differently. George and Robert Stephenson spelt it with
a 'ph'--the other Robert spelt it with a 'v'.


Oh, Mr. Vephenson,
Oh, Mr. Vephenson,
Oh, Mr. Vephenson,
Which Mr. Vephenson,
Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Vephenson,
Oh, Mr. Vephenson,
Robert, George, or Robert Louis,
And if Robert, which one,
'Cause there were two!

The author of 'Jekyll & Hyde' and 'Treasure Island'.


Caine.


course, the problem remains--

Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Which one are you?

Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Oh, Mr. Steph(v)enson,
Robert, George, or Robert Louis,
And if Robert, which one,
'Cause there were two!

-There were two!
-I made it four!
-There were two Roberts!
-Four Steph(v)ensons!
-Two!
-Four!

to Billy Connolly.