Everything's Possible

I guess it was three or four thousand BC
That somebody wanted to shift some debris
But all that he had was a mangy old goat
So one sunny day, he put on his coat
And he went to a friend who heard his appeals
Who said, "Funny you ask, I've invented these wheels
You see, we can do anything under the sun
Everything's possible once it's been done"

Well, move things along for a few thousand years
And a sailor man suddenly pricked up his ears
For centuries, he'd been losing his way
He said, "I'm all at sea at this time of the day"
Then an old friend from Chinatown came to his aid
He said, "check out this compass, it's something I made
You see, we can do anything under the sun
Everything's possible once it's been done"

Around 1440, a writer of tales
Was guaranteed over a million sales
The book was so hot, it was bound to be banned
But each of them had to be copied by hand
"My old pal," said Gutenberg, maybe, unless
Well, I just invented the first printing press
You see, we can do anything under the sun
Everything's possible once it's been done"

Now, no one can blame anyone who complains
In Victorian times of malodorous drains
We'll never know whether it was fortune or fate
Brought Alex G. bell stepping up to the plate
Alex said, "Son, you can easily moan
Because luckily, I just invented the 'phone
You see, we can do anything under the sun
Everything's possible once it's been done"

If memory serves, it was late '28
My friend, Alex Fleming had mould on his plate
A remarkable thing he'd pulled out of the box
And guaranteed finally to sort out the pox
I looked in the mould and I found Penicillin
He told me, "I'll try it on you if you're willing
'Cause, we can do anything under the sun
Everything's possible once it's been done"

I want to know all that has ever been known
I'm talking to Tim Berners-Lee on the phone
On the twelfth day of March in I think '89
He whispered it quietly over the line
'Cause Tim never wanted to be a celeb
Between you and me, I've invented the Web
You see, we can do anything under the sun
Everything's possible once it's been done

It's a long twisting road, there are turnings and bends
But believe it or not I have many more friends
With a million ideas, they're keen and they're mean
And still as inventive as they've ever been
So keep your eyes open, they will come around
With thoughts and ideas that will truly astound
You see, we can do anything under the sun
Everything's possible once it's been done