Old Mr. Mackle Hackle The Dinosaur Song

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1. Summertime is Here
2. Chicken Road
3. I'm a Little Twerp
4. Born to Chew (We Eat Meat)
5. The Dinosaur Song
6. Elephant Traffic Jam
7. The Evelyn Way
8. Tiny Mosquito
9. Selling Lemonade
10. Old Mr. Mackle Hackle
11. Flying, Flying
12. Tiny Mosquito (reprise)

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"A concerto of Jurassic proportions."
- School Library Journal

Honors and awards include:

Parents' Choice Gold Award
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal
NAPPA Gold Award
Amazon.com Editor's Choice
Parent's Council "Outstanding"
Crossroads Music Awards Finalist
Children's Music Web Award Winner - Best Recording for Older Children
Scholastic Parent & Child Teacher’s Picks Award 2000/2001

Old Mr. Mackle Hackle

Collaboration works!

This song is the work of 4 fine writers blending their styles to make a grand operatic fantasy.

We wrote this song a long time ago, so I don't remember exactly who wrote what, but my recollection was that the sweet, melodic bookends of the song were written by Ruth and Elizabeth. Then Richard and I came in with our male energy and created the over-the-top scenario in the middle. When the outline was in place, we all worked together on tweaking the words throughout to complete the song.

The Dinosaur Song

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Dinosaurs were here and now they're gone
Nobody has seen one for a long time
Pterodactyls, Brontosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex
Isn't it interesting how the world has changed?

Dinosaurs ate plants and some ate meat
And worms and roots and things that we don't eat
Some had duck bills, some had wings, all of them laid eggs
Isn't it interesting how the world has changed?

Stegosaurus
Had two brains but was very dull
One in his tail and one in his skull
Horns and spikes all over his back
Flattened his enemies with a whack

Brachiasaurus
He was a giant, forty feet high
Feet in the swamp, head in the sky
He had his nose on top of his head
When he sneezed, all the animals fled

Brontosaurus
He weighed 60,000 pounds
Thundering footsteps shook the ground
The swamp was where he liked to stay
Day after day after day after day

Pterodactyl
Flew by gliding through the air
Animal, vegetable, he didn't care
Everything to him was lunch
Tasty treats to find and munch

But everyone hit the decks
When they saw Tyrannosaurus Rex
He looked to his left, he looked to his right
Always itching for a fight
Always ready for a bite
Anytime, day or night
He ate EVERYTHING in sight

But don't worry, you'll never see him
Unless you go with your mom and dad to the museum...

Cause dinosaurs went someplace no one's sure
Nobody can find them anymore
Seeing just their footprints, bones and fossils sure is strange
Isn't it interesting how the world can change?