[Intro · Mixed Vocals] A little bar, a story to share A journey through the things we wear Through clay and craft, through time we go Come discover the soap we know! [Verse 1 · Female Vocals] In Babylon, so long ago Ancient traces help us know Soap-like mixtures left a clue Of what those early makers knew Around twenty-eight hundred BCE A piece of cleaning history With fats and ashes, craft began Passed along from hand to hand [Pre-Chorus · Male Vocals] Little discoveries, year by year New ideas becoming clear Watch the world of science grow Through the story of the soap we know [Chorus · Mixed Vocals] Soap, soap, a story through time Craft and chemistry, line by line From ancient mixtures to bars today New discoveries led the way Soap, soap, there’s more to explore Every question opens a door Through the ages, watch it grow The fascinating soap we know! [Verse 2 · Male Vocals] In Egypt, records let us see Another part of history Around fifteen-fifty BCE Cleansing mixtures had their recipe Animal fats and plant oils too Alkaline salts joined the brew Written knowledge, passed along Now their story joins our song [Chorus · Mixed Vocals] Soap, soap, a story through time Craft and chemistry, line by line From ancient mixtures to bars today New discoveries led the way Soap, soap, there’s more to explore Every question opens a door Through the ages, watch it grow The fascinating soap we know! [Verse 3 · Female Vocals] Seventeen ninety-one came round A new production route was found Nicolas Leblanc showed the way To make soda ash from salt that day A patented process, a useful advance Gave larger-scale soap-making a chance Salt alone was not the bar Chemistry helped the craft go far [Bridge · Alternating Vocals] [Male] Then the eighteen hundreds came [Female] Powered factories changed the game [Male] More soap-making, growing trade [Female] More and more soap could be made [Mixed] Not one moment, not one name Many discoveries shaped the change Thousands of years of learning flow Into the everyday soap we know [Final Chorus · Mixed Vocals] Soap, soap, a story through time Craft and chemistry, line by line From ancient mixtures to bars today New discoveries led the way Soap, soap, there’s more to explore Every question opens a door Past and present, watch them glow In the wonderful soap we know! [Outro · Mixed Vocals] A little bar, a history Of human curiosity One more question, here we go What else can a small thing show?
