They Might Be Giants - I am a Paleontologist

El grupo estadounidense They Might Be Giants fue creado en 1982 por John Linnell y John Flansburgh, y desde entonces han publicado una veintena de discos. Aunque su canción más conocida es "Boss of me", ya que fue el tema principal de la serie Malcolm in the Middle y con la cual consiguieron un Grammy en 2002 por la mejor canción escrita para una programa de televisión, hoy nos vamos a detener en "I am a Paleontologist", de su álbum de 2009, "Here Comes Science", que ya se ha convertido en un auténtico himno del gremio. Por si fuera poco, el video es de lo mejor... no digo más, disfrutarlo pues.

La letra de la canción es la siguiente:

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 its 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