Forty-one,
Ain’t called what it used to be.
Ain’t called what it used to be.
Ain’t called what it used to be.
Back when Hatchett made his discovery,
He called it columbium.

He called it columbium,
Transition metal 41.
In 1801 he found a new element,
And called it columbium.

Fifty years later
Rose found the same element,
Found the same element,
Found the same element.
And he gave a new name to this element,
And called it niobium.

He called it niobium,
Transition metal 41.
Now 41 ain’t called what it used to be,
The table says niobium.

Based on The Old Gray Mare
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