They've warned you, perhaps, against letting me pass,

I shan't soil your ceiling, I shan't spoil your pictures,

Or make nasty smells like that dirty imp, Gas!

You're prejudiced clearly, and that is a pity,

Why, bless you, I'm spreading all over the place!

My spark is pervading the whole of the City;

The dingy old Gas-flame must soon hide its face.

I'm brilliant, and clean, and delightfully larky;

Just look at my glow and examine my arc!

Fwizz! How's that for high, and for vivid and sparky!