LYRICS:

Here we come through the market square

With our funny clothes and hair.

Aristotle and Socrates, Plato and Diogenes

Four fat scholars with our Greek philosophies.

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Hey, hey, we’re the thinkers wondering what life is for.

We’re paid to try and think up the answer to that and more.

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People found me irritating thanks to my interrogating
Like a toddler was always asking 'why?'

What is wisdom, what is beauty, what is nature, what is duty

Taught everything I know to this next guy.

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I’m Plato, was his pupil thinker, ended up with inky fingers
Writing every word he taught me down.

Also had my own theory, like for everything that we see
There’s a perfect version to be found.

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Hey, hey, we’re the thinkers, mega brainy ancient Greeks.

We’re always busy thinking ‘cos the truth is what we seek.

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My name is Diogenes, I’m not one to say thanks or please
Poked statues and walked barefoot in the snow.

Never believed in possessions, thought they gave the wrong impression
Put faith in total freedom don’t you know.

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I studied at Plato’s academy, taught Alex the Great, I know everything me
Intrigued by the world, wanted to show it all.

I took all their theories higher, discovered water, ether, earth, air and fire
Learned every science, I’m Mr Know-It-All.

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Hey, hey, we’re the thinkers, very witty, very wise.

No one can hoodwink us, we are Athens brainiest guys.

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Not everyone likes smarties though, even Socrates had his foe
When tried for treason he simply said 'why?'.

They sentenced him to drink hemlock, he said 'You know if I take stock
I am annoying, I’ll take that and die.'

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Hey, hey, we’re the thinkers; politicians gave us strife.

But we don’t give a tinkers 'cos we taught them all about life.

Ooooooh.