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Backstroke Raptor

from Backstroke Raptor by The Story Pirates

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lyrics

FRED: Backstroke Raptor!
GIRLS: Backstroke Raptor, Backstroke Velociraptor
<repeat>

MONICA: Who’s that raptor swimming in the ocean?
KAREN: Swinging his arms in a reverse motion!
MONICA: Moving through the water
KAREN: Lying on his back
BOTH: The coolest raptor in the raptor pack!

FRED: Backstroke Raptor!
GIRLS: Backstroke Raptor, Backstroke Velociraptor
<repeat>

FRED: Hey there velociraptors what’re you do-in? Do ya want to get off this island?
GIRLS: Yeah!
FRED: Well come over here and check out this boat! I hope you know how to use one!

GIRLS: Testing out the boat, we’re testing out the boat.
Testing out the boat, we’re testing out the boat.
Hmmmmm…..

MONICA: This. boat. has got no engine. It isn’t making a sound!
KAREN: This boat, it won’t go anywhere. It’s just spinning around and around and around and around and a--!
GIRLS: Wooooooo!

FRED: Backstroke Raptor!
GIRLS: Backstroke Raptor, Backstroke Velociraptor


GIRLS: Let’s put an engine in the boat, boat, boat
FRED: Engines are useful to make boats go!
GIRLS: Now we need some wires, and more wires.
FRED: Connect the wires to the en-gine!
GIRLS: Don’t forget the batteries! Batteree -e -e -ees
FRED: Connect them to the other end of the wires!
GIRLS: Gotta have a motor, Get me a motor!
FRED: Technically different from the engine.
GIRLS: Finally a p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p-
FRED: Whaat?
GIRLS: a p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p- p-
FRED: I said a-whaat??
GIRLS: a p- p- p- p- p- p- p- propeller!
FRED: Propellers will help the boat go forward! <raptor sound>

FRED: Backstroke Raptor!
GIRLS: Backstroke Raptor, Backstroke Velociraptor
<repeat>

FRED: Hey there velociraptors, how is it going? Have you all got this boat working yet?
GIRLS: Yeah!
FRED: Then I’ll do the backstroke and show you the way! We’re a pack so we stick together!
GIRLS: Whoo!

Solo/DX (ad lib)

FRED: Here we go! <SFX splash> <SFX boat horn>
KAREN: We’re sailing right alongside you!
MONICA: This boat is fabulous!
KAREN: Hey Backstroke Raptor, where are you leading us anyway?
FRED: To a new raptor habitat, it’s called The Doon!
GIRLS: cooooool!
FRED: We should be there in just a couple of days!
KAREN: Um, that sure is a lot of backstroking; do you want to ride in our boat with us?
FRED: Okay, but first…<.SFX splashing>

MONICA: Who’s that raptor swimming in the ocean?
KAREN: Swinging his arms in a reverse motion!
MONICA: He can do the backstroke
KAREN: We can fix a boat
BOTH: The coolest raptors anybody knows!

FRED: Backstroke Raptor!
GIRLS: Backstroke Raptor, Backstroke Velociraptor
<8x>

FRED (over outro)
It’s not the side stroke
It’s not the breast stroke
It’s not the butterfly!
It’s the Backstroke Raptor!

Roar!

credits

from Backstroke Raptor, released June 14, 2019
Written by Brendan O’Grady
Based on a story by Ben, age 7, Virginia
Produced by Brendan O’Grady
Associate Produced by Sam Bair

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Story Pirates is a media company founded in 2004 to celebrate the words and ideas of kids. Since then, we’ve launched the #1 podcast for kids and families, a live national tour, and a critically acclaimed book series from Random House.
Our partner non-profit Story Pirates Changemakers provides life-changing literacy and creative writing programs to kids in Title I schools and homeless shelters. ... more

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