[Lyric] Jefferson and Franklin Rap (Histeria! (American animated series))

[Kid Chorus]
And now a song about two guys that history always mentions
Tom Jefferson and Ben Franklin and their way cool inventions!

[Thomas Jefferson]
Yo, all the guys know it was I
Who penned the declaration

[Benjamin Franklin]
It's just too bad when you were through
I fixed the punctuation!

[All, Girls, Boys]
But then it passed
It was blast
We did it for our nation!

[Thomas Jefferson]
My dear friend, I must contend
We're both men of ambition
And now I see that you and me
Are in a competition!
[All, Girls, Boys]
It was out of need
Not out of greed
We did it for our nation!

[Thomas Jefferson]
My polygraph, you see, it's true
Let one writer do the work of two

[Benjamin Franklin]
Sure, it was clever and built to last
So you can write bad checks twice as fast!

[All, Girls, Boys]
It wasn't just for fun
And it got things done
We did it for our nation!

[Thomas Jefferson]
I improved the plow, built outdoor clocks
[Benjamin Franklin]
I improved the mail and bedroom locks!

[All, Girls, Boys]
Made a notation
Was their creation
We did it for our nation!
[Thomas Jefferson]
To ascertain if it would rain
I built an indoor weathervane!

[Benjamin Franklin]
Okay, it kept drops off your head
But I'd have made a drain instead!

[Thomas Jefferson]
What about my bed that folds
And my dumbwaiter, too?

[Benjamin Franklin]
That's not a bad idea, y'know
Did you name it after you?
Yo, check out my armonica, take a listen to its sound!

[Thomas Jefferson]
There's no way that funky beat could make me wanna get down!

[Benjamin Franklin]
Well, I strove to build a stove
To warm up small apartments

[Thomas Jefferson]
It made great heat, and your next feat
Was inventing fire departments!
[Benjamin Franklin]
I made bifocal spectacles
And street lamps at night!

[Thomas Jefferson]
Yeah, that's so you could try and see
Your cockamamie kite!


[Chorus, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, All]
But in the end, you've got a friend
You've both got inspiration
To help the people of our land
We did it for our nation!
But nowadays, there's more than praise
For folks who make things that amaze
And I'll bet there's motivation
Ain't just for civilization
Inventions get made
Inventors get paid
By a corporation!