LYRICS:

The birth of fireworks

An ancient Chinese tale

Wei Boyang tried to live forever

But was doomed to fail

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He mixed three powders up

Thought they would be a hit

He didn't live so long

But now the spark was lit

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Cos when you add some heat

And then retreat

It starts to smoke and spark

And lights the dark...

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[Oh! This really seems to help my psoriasis]

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Yes, he had made an eczema cure

Applied the mixture to the sore

Not what he was looking for

Must be more to this for sure

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They used the powder as

Insect repellent smoke

And they thought there were ghouls

That terrified and frightened folk

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And so to scare them off

They took their bamboo sticks

And packed them tightly with

Wei Boyang's powdered mix

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And when the sticks went bang

It rang through the night

It gave those spirits fright

Was such a sight

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Cos he had made a ghost alarm

It was an anti-spirit charm

When it went bang, bang, bang

Kept them away from the farm

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Little fireworks go zoom, zoom, zoom

But fill a barrel and it's boom, boom, boom

We'll blow the king across the room, room, room

Then Catholic England can resume-sume-sume

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Cos they were using gunpowder

That started as an eczema cure

But Guy Fawkes' plan did not go bang

And soon he was a captured man

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Now no matter where you go

Fireworks put on a show

Hear the crowds go aah, aah, ooh

Entertainment just for you.

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