"The Legend of the Lone Dinosaur" is a song sung in The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock and The Land Before Time TV Series episode, "The Lone Dinosaur Returns".
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Description
The song, "The Legend of the Lone Dinosaur" is sung by Littlefoot, as he tries to convince his friends that the mysterious Doc, a lone Longneck who has stopped in the Valley, is the Lone Dinosaur. The story Littlefoot tells is clearly made up, being farfetched, but this does not stop it from convincing the other youngsters that Doc is indeed the Lone Dinosaur (Though whether or not he actually is is never actually clarified in the film).
In the TV episode "The Lone Dinosaur Returns", it is sung by the kids again because Doc has returned for a visit, in particular to introduce his lady-friend, Dara, to Grandpa Longneck. The lyrics have changed slightly, as they are used to explain more about the "Lone Dinosaur" to Ruby and Chomper, who have never met Doc. Chomper is somewhat scared of Doc after his friends, particularly Cera, tell him how Doc fights Sharptooth.
Lyrics
The Secret of Saurus Rock
a mighty egg was laid
Burned by the light of the circle bright
and cooled by the forest shade
Then one stormy evening when the icy rain did pour
out of the egg appeared the leg of the Lone Dinosaur
His neck was long and limber
his shoulders broad and lean
His eye was high as the mornin' sky
and his vision it was keen
He wandered strong and silent across the valley floor
and everybody called him the Lone Dinosaur
Dinosaur...
His tail was swift as lightning
Dinosaur...
His heart was brave and pure
Dinosaur...
Whenever times were frightening
call his name and he'd be there for sure
Lone Dinosaur
One day when he was roaming alone out in the west
A vicious pack of Sharpteeth came and gobbled up his nest
He tracked that pack of varmints and fought them by the score
He left them lying toothless
They'd never be defenseless anymore
This he swore
The Lone Dinosaur
he'll be there to fight the carnivore
The Lone Dinosaur Returns
his shoulders broad and lean
and his vision it be keen
and everybody calls him
Trivia
- In the "Friends Forever" DVD, this song is simply titled "The Lone Dinosaur".
- Petrie calls a sharptooth "carnivore" in this song
- This song is very similar to cowboy songs.
- On The Best Songs from The Land Before Time CD and digital soundtrack, the song is orchestrated differently and is performed by an unknown different singer instead of the song being directly from the film itself.
