National Fossil Day
(Jeff Wolin)
all across the Earth you can find
the evidence of ancient life
a prehistoric puzzle made out of stone
fossils tell us stories about our home
chorus:
hey, hey what do you say?
let's have a National Fossil Day
think about the Earth's prehistory
and study paleontology
it takes a special recipe
to preserve the remains of living things
most life on our Earth dies and decays
so if you find a fossil you should celebrate
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dinosaur, ancient horse, short-faced bear
ancient reef, cycads, mammoth hair
leaves and burrows, tracks and cones
bugs, fish, feathers, teeth and bones
fossils are rare, now you know
there's places to collect and places where you don't
a non-renewable curiosity
so go and discover but treat them gently
chorus (2X)
hey hey what do you say National Fossil Day,
hey hey what do you say National Fossil Day
hey hey what do you say National Fossil Day
hey hey what do you say National Fossil Day
Turtle Up, Turtle Down
Jeff Wolin
along the Gulf coast there’s a story in the sand
a long line of tracks made by flippers on the land
a peaceful turtle that returns every year
to make sure her species doesn’t disappear
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turtle up, turtle down, ancient life cycle goes round and round
turtle up, turtle down, they go to the home that their ancestors found
mama comes up builds a nest on the beach
babies are born and go down to the sea
they storm the beach it’s a reptile armada
when they arrive it’s called the “arribada”
maybe it’s the wind, or the moon, or a mood
that causes Kemp’s ridleys to lay down her brood
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hurry, scurry, to the water you go
a nice bed of seagrass is what you need to grow
jellyfish and crabs so good to eat
unless you become a predator’s treat
tangled nets and pollution in the sea
they’ve lost some habitat where they used to breed
let’s give them some protection so that they have a chance
to ride out rhythms of mother nature’s dance.
chorus
down to the sea, down to the sea
Humps, Hooves, and Horns
Jeff Wolin
Chorus:
humps, hooves, and horns, Bison bison
humps, hooves and horns, that’s no buffalo
humps, hooves and horns, Bison bison
humps, hooves and horns, that’s no buffalo
humps, hooves and horns, humps, hooves and horns, humps hooves and horns
thousands of years ago in the Ice Age, Bison antiquus roamed all over the place
standing 8 feet tall, his horns were 6 feet long, livin’ in the Pleistocene you had to be strong
they developed adaptations they passed them to their kin, today we know this animal…as a bison
they got a…
Chorus
hundreds a years ago almost sea to sea, millions of bison roamin’ wild and free
travellin’ in their herds sometimes a mile wide, sacred to many their lives were intertwined
they provided food more than a general store
their medicine was power, story and lore…they got a…
Chorus
not so long ago our country moved out West, bison were overhunted almost none were left
they needed some protection before they disappeared lucky for the bison a refuge did appear
Yellowstone was set aside so we could see, the bison roamin’ whoooo wild and free they got a….
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Wapiti Hoppity
(Jeff Wolin)
elk really like hip hop music, elk really like hip hop music
let’s go walking megafauna stalking out in the forest tip toe and no talking
looking for the elk putting on the sneak do not crush the leaves that’s underneath your feet
majestic mammals bulls the bulls are the males little baby calves and the cows are the females
white patch on the back of their rump, they smell out your scent and they do a jump jump
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Wapiti hoppity, there hiding in the trees, forty pound antlers growin’ on top, rub to the tree break it down don’t stop
Wapiti hoppity, there hiding in the trees, forty pound antlers growin’ on top, rub to the tree break it down don’t stop
they got big ears so they can hear you when you’re coming that’s what they fear
alert to the herd and they’re gone in a flash white rump in the forest and they do a deer dash
dusk to the dawn the feedings on grazing browsin’ grind the food down
digest it later, ruminator they got great guts four stomach chambers
Cervus elaphus scientifically, historically they lived sea to sea
habitat loss cut their numbers down, through conservation they making a rebound
don’t delay the day you get to see one up in the Rocky Mountains, Yellowstone or the Tetons
in the fall, y’all will hear the call of the wild, elk bugle make me smile
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Explore, Learn, and Protect
Jeff Wolin
Chorus
Explore, Learn, and Protect
Junior Rangers east and west
Explore, Learn, and Protect
As Junior Rangers we’ll do our best
let’s take care of the treasures that belong to you and me
national parks were set aside for all to see
in 1872, the national park idea was born
Yellowstone was set aside to protect and to enjoy
“America’s Best Idea,” that’s what some would say
so get out your map, load your pack, and visit one today and…
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alligators, moose and bison, beaches by the sea
caves, canyons, deserts, fjords, and Sequoia trees
the best of nature’s splendor from A to Z
is waiting to be discovered by you and your family so let’s…
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people, places, sacred spaces, the Statue of Liberty
struggles we’ve overcome to become a democracy
Ellis Island, trails and houses, Martin Luther King
national parks tell our story, so let us sing…
Chorus
national parks were set aside for all to see
Stumps Y'all
This song is about some of the biggest petrified tree stumps in the world (by diameter). These massive redwood tree fossils are found at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.
Stumps Y’all
Verse 1:
Thirty four millions years ago, in the land we now call Colorado
Redwood trees lived with ease in the shadows of a volcano
Eruptions from that volcano, made a lahar – a big mudflow and it buried up the bottoms of the
trees and they eventually turned to stone now we got
Chorus 1
Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got
Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all, they’re totally fossiliferous we got
Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got
Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all yeah, they’re pretty cool
Verse 2:
Ten to twelve feet wide, a car could fit inside ten feet tall that’s not so small about a story high
They weight 50 tons, ten times an elephant, they got the biggest girth on the Earth these
stumps are supersized now we got
Chorus 2
Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got
Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all, they’re totally fossiliferous we got
Stumps Y’all Tree Stumps Y’all yeah, they used to be alive now they’re petrified we got
Stumps Y’all Tree stumps Y’all yeah, they’re pretty cool
The Pig That Almost Started a War
A song about the history of the San Juan Island where a war almost started, because of a pig.
The Pig that Almost Started a War
By Jeff Wolin
Verse 1:
On the San Juan Islands long ago (the pig that almost started a war)
the British and the Yanks living door to door (the pig that almost started a war)
They said to eachother, “Don’t cross that line”, (the pig that almost started a war)
someone forgot to tell the swine (the pig that almost started a war)
Chorus:
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Verse 2:
Well the British pig got hungry one day (the pig that almost started a war)
crossed the line and went to the Yanks (the pig that almost started a war)
Dug in the garden again and again (the pig that almost started a war)
the Yank got mad and made some bacon (the pig that almost started a war)
Chorus:
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Verse 3:
Well the British farmer now he got mad (the pig that almost started a war)
and a big old nasty fight began (the pig that almost started a war)
Yank called the troops and the Brit called the Navy (the pig that almost started a
war)
things were about to get a little bit crazy (the pig that almost started a war)
Chorus:
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Verse 4:
Well the countries had to work things out (the pig that almost started a war)
just because of that piggy snout (the pig that almost started a war)
To fix the problem they had a good talk (the pig that almost started a war)
it’s a true story its not hogwash (the pig that almost started a war)
Chorus:
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Hey Piggy, Piggy, Don’t dig dig dig dig dig dig digeee
Outro:
This little pig he stayed home, this little piggy wanted more
That little piggy dug in the garden, almost started a war
Spare Parts
A song about Orville and Wilbur Wright and learning by trial and error.
Spare Parts
Verse 1:
Orville and Wilbur Wright, Two Brothers with a dream
Wanted to build and pilot the world’s first heavier-than-air powered flying machine
And they knew it would be a little tricky and they might get a little hurt
But that wasn’t enough to stop them from doing all their work
Pre Chorus:
So they made a plan for that first test, yeah, they had a plan and it was the best
Chorus:
They had spare parts just in case
They knew they might crash but that’s okay
Spare parts for that airplane so if it went down it’d go up again
‘cus they learned from their mistakes
Verse 2:
They headed off to Kitty Hawk with sand dunes by the sea
They started off with a glider and after a thousand flights they could see
How to solve the problem of sustained lift and how to take control
They were ready to put the engine on and let that Wright Flyer go
And they had a plan for that first test, yeah, they had a plan and it was the best
Chorus:
They had spare parts just in case
They Did crash but that’s okay
Spare parts for that airplane and when it went down it went up again
‘cus they learned from their mistakes
Bridge:
So when you look up into the sky
And see an airplane flying by
Remember Orville and Wilbur Wright
‘cus their testing led to the Age of Flight
they had
Spare parts
Spares parts they had
Spare Parts
Spare Parts
Soul Liberty
A song about Roger Williams and the freedom of religion.
There once was a man and his name was Roger Williams
He lived in a Puritan Colony.
He had a plan for religious freedom. The name of that plan was Soul Liberty
Soul Liberty, Soul Liberty
The leaders of land, yeah, they didn't like his plan. And they kicked him out of the colony.
He had to run and hide in the woods to survive, where he got a lot of help from the Wampanoag Tribe.
He learned to speak their language, they gave him food to eat. Then, he bought some of their land to build his own colony.
He started his own settlement, Providence the name it had a wall of separation between church and state. Soul Liberty
Soul Liberty
Jump to today in the US of A where the freedom of religion is here to stay.
It's in the Constitution, the law of the land, thanks to a man named Roger Williams
Soul Liberty, Soul Liberty.
More Monkey Thank Funky
Verse 1:
Out in California there’s a place you gotta see, way out in the desert is Joshua tree
It looks like a page from a Dr. Seuss book, rock monoliths and a tree with funny looks
It’s a rock climbing mecca where people like to go, to boulder and to scramble and to set up
their ropes. There’s 1000s of routes some with funny names, but my favorite is kinda strange
Pre Chorus:
And I don’t even know what it means,
It’s the silliest name that I’ve ever seen
Chorus1:
More Monkey Than Funky, More Monkey Than Funky – eh eh
I don’t really know what that means
More Monkey Than Funky, More Monkey Than Funky – eh eh
I don’t really know what that means
Verse 2:
I know this guy he’s 6’9’’ size 16 boots he’s kind of a giant
And when he hits the rock he’s as nimble as can be
‘cus he moves like a primate up in a tree
3 points of contact on that rock, he’s an upside down, hand jamming super jock
and when I ask him his favorite climb, he says the same name everytime
Pre Chorus:
And I don’t even know what it means,
It’s the silliest name that I’ve ever seen
Chorus 2:
More Monkey Than Funky, More Monkey Than Funky – eh eh
I don’t really know what that means
More Monkey Than Funky, More Monkey Than Funky – eh eh
I don’t really know what that means
Bridge:
You won’t learn it’s meaning in la escuela
And your baby sister has not much to say
I don’t think I would go and ask abuela but
I think you’ll know what it means when your on belay
Chorus 3:
More Monkey Than Funky, More Monkey Than Funky – eh eh
I don’t really know what that means
More Monkey Than Funky, More Monkey Than Funky – eh eh
I don’t really know what that means
Yeah, does anyone really know what that means.
Island Hopping
Chorus 1:
Island hopping, through the sea, let’s go island hopping bring your ukulele
Island hopping, to Hawaii, a tropical hotspot formed by hot lava that sounds good to me
Verse 1:
Let’s climb Haleakala a sleeping volcano, 10,000 feet from the peak to the sea or
Look for the Nene a special kind of goose, a native endemic species
Let’s hop to Kilauea and then to Mauna Loa, active volcanoes you can see the lava flow-a
You can even hike through a lava tube and smell the sulfur steam
Chorus 2:
Island hopping, through the sea, let’s go island hopping bring your ukulele
Island hopping, to Hawaii, a tropical hotspot formed by hot lava that sounds good to me
Verse 2:
Let’s hop to a place called Kaloko-Honokohau, where the Native Hawaiians built a super long
seawall and made fish ponds to catch their food with amazing ingenuity
Let’s hop to Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, and see the great rock wall that is 10 feet tall
And learn about the Kapu – the sacred laws and statues called ki’i
Let’s hop to Pu’ukohola Heiau Where King Kamehameha built a very special
temple. they made it out of rocks that they passed a long from a valley 20 miles east
Let’s hop to the refuge at Kalaupapa, or learn the history beneath the waters at Pearl Harbor, or
hike on the trail Ala Kahakai with its culture and geology.
Chorus 3:
Island hopping, through the sea, let’s go island hopping bring your ukulele
Island hopping, to Hawaii, a tropical hotspot formed by hot lava that sounds good to me
Castillo de Lodo
A song about Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site.
On the border of Mexico there was a trading post
looked like a castle, Bent's Fort was its name
to make a fort so tall, they had to have strong walls
made bricks from a mix they called adobe
They had a recipe, the ingredients came to be
The Castillo de Lodo, the Castle of Mud,
Castillo de Lodo they mixed up the mud
and added el agua, zacate, la arena,
El sol y tiempo, Castillo de Lodo
Trappers and traders, hunters and freighters
servants and cooks and a blacksmith or too
Mexican laborers, Native Americans
cultures combined like a buffalo stew
They were the recipe to build a community at the
Castillo de Lodo, the Castle of Mud,
Castillo de Lodo they mixed up the mud
and added el agua, zacate, la arena,
El sol y tiempo, Castillo de Lodo
Baile
Juntos
Mezcla
Castillo de Lodo, the Castle of Mud,
Castillo de Lodo they mixed up the mud
and added el agua, zacate, la arena,
El sol y tiempo, Castillo de Lodo
Castillo de Lodo, Castillo de Lodo, Castillo de Lodo
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