Tom McFadden - Rosalind Franklin vs. Watson & Crick lyrics

[Intro] Can we tell you a science story? Here we go [Verse 1: Watson and Crick] Okay, I'm James Watson and I'm Francis Crick… And ain't nobody fresher than Watson and Crick… Nobody's making models like Watson and Crick… Except for Linus, but we beat him to that double he-… that double he - … Don't tell nobody, but we're gonna solve DNA Hereditary molecule under our name We're making models man, doing things our way But those phosphates –we had ‘em in the wrong place Then, Maurice gave us that new data We knew our model had to change Chargaff and his rule say: “C-G. T-A” Double helix? True, man! You know 2 chains? (Scurrr…) Sorry Rosy you're losing Science is so thrillin', man that feelin' When you go and start revealin' Life's secrets if you're willing But don't say that we were stealin' Rosy's data cuz she'd never have seen Now we're rich, famous, with Nobel Prizes Man it's good to be Watson and Crick… “Uh oh – here she comes. Run!” [Verse 2: Rosalind Franklin] Uh huh… that's my pic Too many X-rays did I diffract So it's not just gonna happen like that Let's recognize Rosalind Franklin All eyes on Rosalind Franklin You showed my data behind my back So it's not just gonna happen like that Let's recognize Rosalind Franklin Nobel Prize for Rosalind Franklin Oooh ooh… that's my pic. That's my pic Oooh ooh… that's my pic. That's my pic I heard that you were shown my pic And you didn't think that I would find out Then you wrote this nice little book getting everyone fired up Well I'm back from the dead and I read what you said And I'm here to set the record straight now Now when you learn about the double he- you better also learn about me [Verse 3: Rosalind Franklin] Yeah, I'm talkin' Hypatia, yeah I'm talkin' Curie I'm talkin' Shirley Ann, ladies I'm talkin' me Wanted to be a scientist since age 15 Became a world cla** one. Yeah, I followed my dreams Maurice and I at King's were going for DNA “She needs to change her hair,” was all that you could say While you were chasing models I used my X-ray But what you know about getting your data the hard way? And I showed it was a helix with phosphates on the outside Calculated helical dimensions, and without my Data to play with you would have taken ages I was almost there. You can read it in my pages It has not escaped my notice that you're a jerk I should have got a Nobel for my work But then I died so we'll never know But it's not too late to recognize me though I'm not a female scientist. I'm a scientist, man Look at my work and say “Dang - that's a nice pic!” [Outro] Let me hear you recognize Rosalind Franklin F- R – A- N – K - L - I – N! Recognize Rosalind Franklin F- R – A – N – K –L – I – N!