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I Am a Paleontologist - They Might Be Giants w/Danny Weinkauf
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
They Might Be Giants (For Kids)
They Might Be Giants (For Kids)
Performer
Danny Weinkauf
Danny Weinkauf
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Danny Weinkauf
Danny Weinkauf
Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I love diggin' in the dirt
With just a pick and brush
Finding fossils is my aim
So I'm never in a rush
'Cause the treasures that I seek
Are rare and ancient things
Like Velociraptor's jaw
Or Archaeopteryx's wings
[Verse 2]
Now all the kids
Who wanna see 'em
Are lining up
At our museum
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
Could it be an herbivore
Crushing plants with rounded teeth
Or ferocious carnivore
Who 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
[Verse 5]
And all the kids
Who wanna see 'em
Can check 'em out
At our museum
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
(I keep digging, digging, digging, digging)
Is it a T-rex?
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
Maybe a Triceratops?
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
Or a Carnotaur?
(Digging, digging, digging, digging)
(Digging, digging, digging, digging, digging)
Pachycephalosaurus?
[Verse 8]
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
Written by: Danny Weinkauf

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