Story Behind The Song

This is the first song of a musical on dinosaurs, "Dinosaur Dance."

Song Description

A brontosaurus sings a kind of rap about being a king rather than the violent t-rex.

Lyrics

I'm the King

I'm a star, I've got fame. Brontosaurus, that's my name.
I'm big like the state of Texas.
I'm not afraid of those tyrannosaurus-rexes.
Going roung thinking that they are big, tough, mean;
Calling themselves the dinosaur king.
Well big, hey: look at me.
Talla as a giant redwood ree,
Long as the state of Tennessee.
Do you think we'd call them your majesty?
I' don't think so, not me.
Just cause they're going around showing off their big teeth.
Offering to eat everyone they meet
Doesn't mean that they inherit the throne,
You know you can't rule dinosaur bones.

We tried to tell them, bu tey wouldn't take the hint.
You can't rule by force, you've got to rule by consent.
We were big, but we understood fully
You can't get too far being a bully.
So we used our power to defend,
Making ourselves a whole mess of friends.
So when it cames to that November election,
Everyone voted with affection for us,
Brontesaurus, king of the primeval forest.
Sorry t-rex, you're out, wer're in.
You lose, we win.
I'm the king.