This song follows the development of the atomic model from Democritus and Leucippus through Dalton, Thompson, Rutherford, Bohr right through to the quantum-mechanical model. Music and lyrics copyright 2005 by Mark Rosengarten. All rights reserved. Lyrics: Long ago, two Greeks were consuming grapes and wine They had a great idea that was really, really fine If you took a substance and divided it enough Eventually you get the smallest particle of stuff! 1800, Dalton said the atom is a sphere It cannot be divided any smaller, do not fear! He did a lot of work with pressure made by gas And said that atoms of each element had different mass! Atomos, Atomos! Everythings made of you You permeate the universe and everything we do! You are really small, and although we cannot see Through many years of science we know that you must be! In 1897, J. J. Thompson, cathode rays He noticed they deflected when a charge was in their way They must be made of particles that h