[Intro: Henry Oak]
Hello, everyone!
Welcome to the San Dimas Museum of Natural History!
SDMNH represent!
My name is Henry Oak, and I’ll be your guide today
Through the wonderful world of G to the E to the OLOGY
Now I know what you’re thinking
Geology? Who wants to learn about boring ol’ rocks?
Well did you know that rocks are actually super cool and interesting?
Let me tell you all about it
[Chorus]
From the pebbles on the beach to the cobbles in the street
Every stone that you can see will teach you rocks rock!
If you wanna learn the history of Earth
From the present to her birth you gotta study rocks
If you’re a great geologist you’ll learn where hidden knowledge is
And get into good colleges because of rocks
If you wanna save the planet, then you gotta understand it
Know your geodes from your granite! Now let’s talk rocks!
[Verse 1: Henry Oak]
Who can tell me what a rock is?
No one? Come on now, take a shot, kids
Look it up in the dictionary
And you’ll find the definitions vary
Noun: Any natural material
Hard or soft with a distinctive mineral composition
Now, here’s a question:
What is a mineral? I’m glad you asked
It’s a chemical compound, not a liquid or gas
But a solid structure at room temperature
That occurs in nature, like arseniosiderite
Or allophane or amethyst or anatase or antlerite!
Ooh! Now that you’re comfy with the basics
Professor Oak is gonna put you through the paces
Pokemon reference! Oh - that reminds me
There’s a PokéStop in the giftshop behind me
So don’t forget to get yourself a Geodude
When you stop in to get yourself a geode, dude!
Anyone? Cause it’s a reference to the video game Pokémon…
Oh, here comes the chorus
[Chorus]
From the pebbles on the beach to the cobbles in the street
Every stone that you can see will teach you rocks rock!
If you wanna learn the history of Earth
From the present to her birth you gotta study rocks
If you’re a great geologist you’ll learn where hidden knowledge is
And get into good colleges because of rocks
If you wanna save the planet, then you gotta understand it
Know your geodes from your granite! Now let’s talk rocks!
[Verse 2: Henry Oak]
Rocks are a window through time
If you don’t believe me this’ll blow your mind -
How old’s the oldest rock, you think? A hundred years? A million?
The Nuvvuagituq Greenstone Belt is 4.28 billion
That’s old! Even older than your mama
But like mama’s DNA tells us the saga
That lead to her birth, rocks tell us the story
Of how life formed in all of its glory
How? Well, let’s take the N-G-B
Get up in that greenstone and you’ll see
Putative fossilized microorganisms
Found deep in the chert, they support the supposition
That life began at the bottom of the sea
In geothermal vents even hotter than this beat!
[Instrumental break]
[Chorus]
From the pebbles on the beach to the cobbles in the street
Every stone that you can see will teach you rocks rock!
If you wanna learn the history of Earth
From the present to her birth you gotta study rocks
If you’re a great geologist you’ll learn where hidden knowledge is
And get into good colleges because of rocks
If you wanna save the planet, then you gotta understand it
Know your geodes from your granite! Now let’s talk rocks!
[Verse 2: Henry Oak]
Earthquakes! Landslides! Volcanoes! Oh, my!
Learn about ‘em all when you step on inside
Diamonds, rubies, if ya like jewelry
We’ve got gems that’ll get you drooling
Dino fossils, so colossal
Paralyze your hypoglossals!
You can see ‘em in this museum
Once you hear the rules, don’t make me repeat ‘em
One: No phones in the exhibit
Leave it in a cubby and don’t forget it
Two: R-E-S-P-E-C-T
The features, teachers, staff and me
Three: Saved the best for last
Talkin’ rocks is such a blast
And geology’s for everyone
So rule number three is “Have some fun!”
(Rocks just rock!)
