Rosalind Franklin vs. Watson Crick by Tom McFadden 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 class 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!
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 class 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!