CYCLADES FIELD TRIP SONG

CYCLADES FIELD TRIP SONG

A song from the Field Trip after the Greek Exhumation GSA Penrose Conference

Words by Rebecca Jameson (mostly) and Stephen Reynolds (some)

sung to the tune: "The Ship Titanic"

Beneath the words to the first verse and chorus we have written the notes (C+ = C above middle C; A- = A below middle C; F# = F sharp); it is in 4/4 time and the key of C.

...with many thanks to Gordon Lister & Co. for showing us some great geology and being such good sports about our reaction to it!


1. Oh Gordon led a field trip around the Cyclades,


G A G G E D C D E C C A- C
And he brought along some students - Tim, Marnie, and Sue Keay,
G G E G G G G G G A D D E D
But some skeptics came along, said "This model must be wrong",
G G A G G E C D E D C C A- C
It was sad when that model got shot down!
C D E G E C D F D B C

Chorus
Oh it was sad (so sad), it was sad (so sad),
C+ C+ C+ A C+ A C+ C+ G C+ G
It was sad when the model got shot down (to the bottom of the...),
E F G G G G C+ G E D G A G F E D
Upper plate, lower plate, thermal spikes - not steady state,
C C C E E E F F F F F# F# F#
It was sad when the model got shot down!
F# F# G G A G F E D C

2. Oh he took us to some granite within the lower plate,
And he showed us C and S planes, to keep us all awake,
But Gary raised his hand, said "These look like late shear bands",
It was sad when that model got shot down!

Chorus
Oh it was sad...(etc)

3. Oh he showed us argon spectra suggesting thermal spikes,
And Suzanne tried to persuade us that the ages were all right,
But Steve Reddy raised his hand, said "These data should be canned"
It was sad when that model got shot down!

Chorus:
Oh it was sad...(etc)

4. Oh he took us to some blueschist within the upper plate,
And he tried to convince us the detachment faults were late,
But Mark Brandon raised his hand, took an exhumation stand,
It was sad when that model got shot down!

Chorus:
Oh it was sad...(etc)

5. Oh his students tried to help him, but they partied way too long,
And they fell asleep on outcrops as the afternoon wore on,
But Sue got out the bullhorn, and soon they were in hand,
It was sad when that model got shot down!

Chorus:
Oh it was sad...(etc)

6. Oh he took us all to Naxos to see the gneissic dome,
And when Becky saw the migmatites, she said "I feel at home,
But the protoliths could not have melted on the spot",
It was sad when that model got shot down!

Chorus:
Oh it was sad...(etc)

7. Oh Gordon kept on smiling as he hobbled up the hill,
His never-ending motion could be sold to Duracell,
And despite three-hour lunches, we got to half the stops,
So we're sad that your model got shot down!

Chorus:
Oh it was sad...(etc)

8. Oh the moral of this story is very plain to see,
Always map before you model or in trouble you will be,
For the skeptics will be there to insist you show them "where",
It was sad when that model got shot down!

Chorus:
Oh it was sad...(etc)


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