[Instrumental intro] [Verse 1] His name was Richard, often prone to disagree Playing bongos under the stars made him feel free But he was called to Los Alamos at twenty-four To work on a project he quickly learned to abhor [Verse 2] Years later he was a legend at Caltech But that position never kept him in check Strip clubs were his favorite place to work out math And Richard didn’t care about the Dean’s wrath [Chorus 1] Ohh Richard how could we expect Someday you’d hold the world’s respect Quantum physics, a Nobel Prize That spark of mischief in your eyes [Instrumental break] [Verse 3] Reaching the end of his life he was very ill Yet he was called again with a job to fulfill After a space shuttle exploded in the sky An esteemed Panel was gathered to find out why [Verse 4] Richard skipped rules, noticed launch day was freezing And figured out how this cold could affect things The Panel Chair called him “a pain in the ass” Richard dropped an O-ring in an ice-cold glass That O-ring lost its shape, yeah he solved the blast He saved our future crews with a simple act [Chorus 2] Ohh Richard how could we expect Someday you’d hold the world’s respect Quantum physics, a Nobel Prize That spark of mischief in your eyes… [Instrumental break, long] [Outro, spoken word] Richard wrote a report and the top brass were schooled: “Reality must take precedence over public relations” “For nature cannot be fooled" [Instrumental outro]
