The Plate Tectonics Carol

Sue Ann Bowling


(to the tune of "Deck The Halls)
(1989)

Sing we now of plate tectonics, Fa la la la la, la la, la la.
Mount Redoubt sings high harmonics Fa la la la la, la la, la la.
Pangea and oceans spacious Fa la la, Fa la la, la la la
Split apart in the Cretaceous Fa la la la la, la la, la la.

       

South Pacific Islands plaster, Fa la la la la, la la, la la.
Mountains up against Alaskar Fa la la la la, la la, la la.
Fast the Kula plate dives under Fa la la, Fa la la, la la la,
Rising in volcanic thunder. Fa la la la la, la la, la la.

               

Whence Alaska's northern highlands? Fa la la la la, la la, la la.
Asia, or Canadian islands? Fa la la la la, la la, la la.
California's jolting toward us, Fa la la, Fa la la, la la la,
What a quake whene'er they board us. Fa la la la la, la la, la la.