Old London Town
(To the tune of “Blow the Man Down” - it got a bit worryingly Colonial, which wasn't my intention when I started, but I guess it fits with the Victorian attitude towards exploration.)

Come, all you old salts that remember the zee
Oh, we came all this way from Old London Town
Gaze out at the stars and sing this with me
And still we go further from Old London Town

We’re freed from the dark and we’re freed from the earth
Oh, we came all this way from Old London Town
We’re eager to prove both our mettle and worth
And still we go further from Old London Town

We made a new Blighty for country and queen
Oh, we came all this way from Old London Town
Guarded from Law by the Devils’ machine
And still we go further from Old London Town

Well, Victoria reigns from the great Throne of Hours
Oh, we came all this way from Old London Town
And in aid of the Empire we made the space ours
And still we go further from Old London Town

Now we soar on our ships down the Isambard Line
Oh, we came all this way from Old London Town
Fearing no Judgement or omen or sign
And still we go further from Old London Town

For with Leadbeater’s engines to keep us on course
Oh, we came all this way from Old London Town
And Cotterell’s weapons’ shattering force
And still we go further from Old London Town

We have nothing to fear from pirate nor fluke
Oh, we came all this way from Old London Town
No, we’ll fend them all off with a British rebuke!
And Victoria’s Empire will never go down!

To the winds, to the skies!
To that ragged old rhyme!
From the dust, from the spores,
From the deep, raise your eyes!

I don't have a social media account. Perhaps someone would like to steal this and do the tagging magic whatever?