Thunder Child - Jeff Wayne

The steamer began to move slowly away

But on the landward horizon

Appeared the silhouette of

A fighting machine

Another came And another Striding

Over hills and trees

Plunging far out to sea and

Blocking the exit of the steamer

Between them lay the

Silent grey ironclad Thunder child

Slowly it moved

Towards shore then

With a deafening roar and whoosh of spray

It swung about and drove at full speed towards

The waiting Martians

There were ships of shapes and sizes

Scattered out along the bay

And I thought I heard her calling

As the steamer pulled away

The invaders must have seen them

As across the coast they filed

Standin' firm between them

There lay Thunder Child

Moving swiftly through the waters

Cannons blazing as she came

Brought a mighty metal warlord

Crashing down in sheets of flame

Sensing victory was nearing

Thinkin' fortune must have smiled

People started cheering

Come on Thunder child

Come on thunder child

The Martians released their black

Smoke but the ship sped on

Cutting down one of the

Tripod figures Instantly

The others raised their heat rays

And melted the Thunder child's valiant heart

Lashing ropes and smashing timbers

Flashing heat rays pierce the deck

Dashing hopes for our deliverence

As we watched the sinking wreck

With the smoke of battle clearing

Over graves in waves defiled

Slowly disappearing

Farewell Thunder child

Slowly disappearing

Farewell Thunder child

Farewell Thunder child

Farewell Thunder Child

When the smoke cleared the little

Steamer had reached the misty horizon and Carrie was

Safe But the Thunderchild had vanished forever taking

With her Man's last hope for victory The leaden sky

Was lit by green flashes cylinder following cylinder

And no one and nothing was left

Now to fight them The

Earth belonged to the Martians