Experimental Gentlemen -

Farewell, my friends

Taking leave of England

Headed due south;

Experimental gentlemen

On the high seas

Clear the distance

Chase the moon

Across the sky;

Experimental gentlemen

At the ends of the Earth

Seeking landfall

The observers and collectors

Making order of the world

At the masthead

Crow’s nest

Spyglass in hand;

Experimental gentlemen

Listen out for

The sound of the waves

Breaking on a distant shore

At the edge of the known world

Dare to know

Set a course for the stars

Men of reason

Making sense of the world

And the wonder of it all

Dare to know

The wonder of it all