THE GREAT ICE SHEET

To the tune of "The Great Titanic"

U.W. Glacial Geology Grads - 1983 with inspiration from Jodi Feld

Oh, the temperature kept dropping

The snow began to fall

The shear stress was exceeded

And the ice began to crawl

And all around the midwest

There was a happy sound

They were glad when the great ice sheet came down.

Chorus:

They were glad, they were glad,

All the glacial geologists were glad

When the great ice sheet came down

Drumlins and kames oh they all look the same

Until Chamberlin gave them names.

Oh, the rocks they were striated

There were some rounded clasts

And grinding gave us red clays

To consternate Dave's class

They sought the Glenwood level

But it could not be found

They were glad when the great ice sheet came down.

Chorus:

They were glad, they were glad,

All the glacial geologists were glad

When the great ice sheet came down

Drumlins and kames oh they all look the same

Until Chamberlin gave them names.