Paleo Rock

I've used They Might Be Giants to teach before, including the video Bloodmobile or the rocking "Why Does the Sun Shine." That one helped me through my college astronomy final. This is the kind of grainy first recording of one of their new ones.

I love diggin' in the dirt
With just a pick and brush
Finding fossils is my aim
So I'm never in a rush
The treasures that I seek
Are rare and ancient things
Like velociraptor's jaw
Or archaeopteryx's wing

And all the kids
Who wanna see 'em
Are lining up
At our museum

I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am

Could it be an herbivore
Crushing plants with rounded teeth
Or perhaps she's carnivore
Moves so quickly on it's feet
It's like pieces of a puzzle
That I love to try and solve
It's so fun to think about
How a species has evolved

Now all the kids
Who wanna see 'em
Can check 'em out
At our museum

I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am

Is it a T-Rex? (Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
Or a Triceratops? (Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
Or is it a Carnosaur? (Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging, dig)
Pachycephalosaurus?

I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
I am a paleontologist
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am
That's who I am, that's who I am, that's who I am