Clockwork Vaudeville

Clockwork Vaudeville is the second track on Album One, written by David Michael Bennett. It is also the second track of Live at the Globe of Yesterday's Tomorrow and the fourth track of Music from SteamWorld Heist.

Background
According to David Bennett, it was the first Steam Powered Giraffe song that the band wrote themselves and performed at Balboa Park.

Musical information
Clockwork Vaudeville has become much faster and more upbeat since its initial release in 2009, and a verse has been dropped, making newer performances and recordings over two minutes shorter than the original. David Bennett played the mandolin for Clockwork Vaudeville’s album recording. It features multiple instrumental breaks and call-and-response sections where Isabella Bunny Bennett plays the melodica.

Lyrics
The Spine When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair Rabbit Brought myself a nickel, bought a pickle, had change to spare The Spine/Zero Thought I'd spend a cent or two to see what the robots could do All There were wires all around Electrical sounds Steam from their exhausts The Spine Gears and coils all criss-crossed The Spine/Upgrade Ah ha ha
 * The Jon/Zero
 * Ey!/Yeah!

All Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People crowd the door and scream and shout for more The Spine While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville Others (Clockwork vaudeville) The Spine Clockwork vaudeville Others (Clockwork vaudeville)


 * indented section: Album One only

The Spine There were four metal people dressed oh so sharply Rabbit They sung and danced a catchy tune with automaton robotic ease The Spine Their guitar strings hummed to the beat kept by their tambourine

All Boilers making steam Metal gleaming Songs with a good tune The Spine That would stick with you all through the afternoon The Spine/Upgrade Ah ha ha/Ooh hoo hoo All Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People clap and stomp their feet and join in with the robot beat The Spine While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville Others (Clockwork vaudeville) The Spine Clockwork vaudeville Others (Clockwork vaudeville)

The Spine A man came up to me after the show, after the show Others (He had a moustache) The Spine And asked me if I'd like to meet the robots up close, the robots up close Others (Not programmed to bite) The Spine Well they greeted me and one shook my hand, one shook my hand Others (Absolutely cool) The Spine And asked me if I'd like to join his robot band, I said oh yeah

Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah The Spine/Upgrade
 * Yeah-hea-heah

(Robot breakdown SFX)

All Everybody's going to the clockwork vaudeville Everybody wants to see the show People crowd the door and scream and shout for more The Spine While music and song fill the air

Clockwork vaudeville Others (Clockwork vaudeville) The Spine Clockwork vaudeville Others (Clockwork vaudeville)

The Spine When I was a young boy I went down to the county fair...
 * (Robot breakdown SFX)

Trivia

 * The line “People crowd the door and scream and shout for more” in later versions is sometimes replaced with the line “People clap and stomp their feet and join in with the robot beat”.