If Bowie were a scientist
He’d have colonized the moon,
And built an elevator
That would have us there by noon.
If Bowie were a scientist
We’d all have free energy;
Tesla would be his guru,
We’d be no longer all at sea.
If Bowie were a scientist
He’d have cloned more than a sheep,
There’d be unicorns and dragons
And we’d count them in our sleep.
If Bowie were a scientist
There’d be no more starvation;
He’d have grown some freakish crops,
Enough to feed each nation.
If Bowie were a scientist
He’d have disarmed every gun;
Peacefuls would have stopped the war,
We could concentrate on fun.
If Bowie were a scientist
We’d all have a hover board;
There’d be no more feeling low
With our pacifist warlord.
If Bowie were a scientist
There’d be no global warming;
Polar icecaps would return,
A new age would be dawning.
If Bowie were a scientist
You know there’d be time travel;
We’d use it to be heroes,
Our bad deeds we could unravel.
If Bowie were a scientist
I know he’d have the answer;
If Bowie were a scientist,
He’d have found the cure for cancer.
An audio version of this poem can be heard here.
