What Shall We Do With The Drinking Water full with words by Dave Cohen

Jan 17, 2016, 11:42 PM

Mario Satchwell joining forces with Tizzy Faller and Helen Weinstein to offer the chorus in 3 part harmony, with Helen Weinstein singing the lyrics to "What Shall We Do With the Drinking Water' which has a lot of funny words to fit in! So do learn the verses first in unison, and then if your singers like to tackle harmony, please do use the sound files following to learn the two other parts you can use for the chorus. These lyrics have been composed by CBBC's Horrible Histories chief songwriter, Dave Cohen.

LYRICS What shall we do with the drinking water? Poisoning parents, son and daughter Something must be done, at least it oughter In Victorian England!

Sew-age and up she rises Smelly water Cambridge wins no prizes Til the local community devises How to clean the Water

Lots of disgusting poo was floating In the River Cam, not good for boating Victorian health care was now promoting Cholera in the Water!

Sew-age and up she rises Smelly water Cambridge wins no prizes Til the local community devises How to clean the Water

Victoria’s visit was very big news Her Majesty saw the Cam filled with poos
Don’t think that she was very amused
The whole thing was a stinker

Sew-age and up she rises Smelly water Cambridge wins no prizes Til the local community devises How to clean the Water

Build a pumping house to take the poo
Bring the wee along straight from the loo While you’re at it let’s have your rubbish too Use it for recycling

Sew-age and up she rises Smelly water Cambridge wins no prizes Til the local community devises How to clean the Water

Fresh water now for health not profit Cam nice and clear you’d be welcome to quaff it Boilers so clean you could eat your supper off it Some workers fried eggs on them

Sew-age and up she rises Smelly water Cambridge wins no prizes Til the local community devises How to clean the Water

Hooray and raise three cheers Pumping House pumping over 70 years Brought an end to poison water fears Evening day and morning