The Tesla Song (in C – suitable for sing-along)

Words by Marian McKenzie, Spring ‘02

(Tune: “Heavenly Sunshine”, by H. J. Zelley & G. H. Cook, 1899)

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1. Nikola Tesla was an inventor.

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Out of Croatia, hither he came,

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Working for Westinghouse Corporation,

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Where he won international fame!

Chorus:

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Nikola Tesla! Nikola Tesla! Let us now praise for what he has done-!

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Giving us alterna-ting current --

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It is the pow’r on which our lives run!

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2. Tesla saw AC was the solution,

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Letting the power companies send

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Current to customers who were distant,

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Lengths to which DC couldn’t extend!

(Chorus)

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3. Born amid lightning, Tesla was destined

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To give us roaring dy-namos,

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Electric motors, AC transformers,

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Remote control and ra-dios!

(Chorus)

ã 2002 Marian McKenzie