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SONG 8. Finding T. Rex

"In which Barnum Brown tells the story of how he found the first Tyrannosaurus rex, “the tyrant king of the lizards.”

We start in New York with a long way to go.
Pack our rugged clothes and change after Chicago.

… No shade trees.
… Only grass for company.
Hope our wagon won't break down, we're
30 miles to the nearest town.

We passed Jordan, Montana and stopped at the Hell Creek precipice.
As far as the eye could see, I imagine Cretaceous.

... The sides look like layer cake
yellow, green, brown, grey and black;
… sediments caught where a river once burst
and a dinosaur might slake his thirst.

[SPOKEN over very quiet music]
"Yes - in the '02 and '04 expeditions to Montana - we had uncovered the dino find of the century: the first Tyrannasaurus Rex.

It had a 4 foot long skull; jaws studded with 6 inch serrated teeth.

The pelvis weighed over 4,000 pounds. It took 4 horses to haul it in the wagon.

Distantly related to lizards, crocodiles and birds, T. Rex was swift, powerful, and could easily destroy any contemporary creature.

18 feet tall and 45 feet long, T. Rex now stands at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC."


… In silt and sand.
… Dinosaurs roamed the land.
… Imaginations mesmerize.
… Scientists hypothesize //

about oversized // boney prize // and categorize.// Children fantasize

// terrorized // beady eyes // paralyzed. // Newspapers publicize:
MONSTER CREATURE DISCOVERED. MILLIONS OF YEARS OLD. Extra extra! Read all about it!

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from Barnum Brown, The Entertainment - Scenes from the life & times of Barnum Brown, released January 22, 2014

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This husband and wife team from Austin, Texas tackles the loved, hated, or forgotten classics of English literature.

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