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Highly Reliable Boots (demo)

from The Laboratory Mix Tapes Vol. 1 by The Amoeba People

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A demo of our Geology Audio-Poem #2, the second in a series of geology poems that we will continue to release as we finish them. The first in the series was "The Geologists Are Coming" which is still available as a free download.

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These are highly reliable boots
These are highly reliable boots
Got the gravel in the tread
And the watertight thread
These are highly reliable boots

Traveling down into an unconformity
My tracks are dwarfed by the rock’s enormity
The foothold’s crumbling—careful what you put there
That’s why you’ll find me in reliable footwear

These are highly reliable boots
These are highly reliable boots
Got the gravel in the tread
And the watertight thread
These are highly reliable boots

When I go spelunking down into a cave
I need to get some traction to avoid a close shave
Crumbling limestone, dangerous stalagmites
Strong and sturdy boots are as vital as my Maglite

These are highly reliable boots
These are highly reliable boots
Got the gravel in the tread
And the watertight thread
These are highly reliable boots

Chipping out isotopes deep within a syncline
If I lose my balance on that dangerous incline
At least I know these boots have a grip that is tenacious
Allowing me to date this rock in the late Cretaceous


These are highly reliable boots
These are highly reliable boots
Got the gravel in the tread
And the watertight thread
These are highly reliable boots

Look in to the tread—this is dirt of great disntinction
Here’s a little pebble from the KT Extinction
Cruising through the world with the Carbon 14
It’s all in the tread, a geologic time machine

These are highly reliable boots
These are highly reliable boots
Got the gravel in the tread
And the watertight thread
These are highly reliable boots

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from The Laboratory Mix Tapes Vol. 1, released October 26, 2012
Written by Ray Hedgpeth

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The Amoeba People Lakewood, California

The Amoeba People are musical ambassadors from the Planet Crouton, here to learn about our world, to unravel the wonders of its natural history, to study the life which inhabits it and to parse the mysteries of the human species by learning its dance moves. The band consists of Mr. Hedgpeth (captain), Mr. Jordan (navigator), and Mr. Mosley (engineer and technician). ... more

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