The Torpedo Factory has taken a hit
Decaying to less than the sum of its bits
Proud workers no more to even the score
Without a towns heart to rotate at its core

Need a new generation for a big back shift
An old generation back to give them a lift
A call to arms to bring the brains home
To fit a society not just a factory with brawn

The Torpedo Factory has taken a hit
Some plucky survivors holding onto the ship
But not shipbuilding work the opposite son
Minimum wage with zero term contract chum

British Silk Died, Westclox before its time
Take a Polariod quick,
Burroughs the end of the Line
Remote R&D cheap labour assembly alone
Silicon Sam Scam not knowledge homegrown.

The Torpedo Factory has taken a hit
Electro Magnetic Empire and then split
Lets rally the brains and the brawn not lost
Play for the value rather than cost

A Great Leap Forward beyond Balloch Pier
The Torpedo Factory Surfaces finding a gear
Made not of the Loch but pretty near
To sail forever and then for many a year