An AI-assisted Genealogy Song - "I Am A Genealogist!"

Thursdays are my "slow" genealogy day - with only one time-consuming blog post to write for Friday, so it's also a "Play Day." [Hey, we all need Play - I need it more than most!]. Plus, there's no Padres game tonight so I can play more and might even do some genealogy research to replenish my "To Transcribe" file folder.

I heard "I Am Woman" today briefly on TV, so I thought - what about "I Am A Genealogist!" as an AI-assisted song.

My prompt was:  "Please create song lyrics for "I Am A Genealogist!" along the lines of the "I Am Woman" song without violating any copyrights."

Here are the lyrics by X Grok 3 (I liked these the best):

I Am a Genealogist!
(Original Song Lyrics) 

(Verse 1)
I am a genealogist, hear my call,
Digging through the records, I’m tracing them all.
From dusty old books to the digital screen,
I’m piecing together what history means. 

(Chorus)
I am a genealogist, strong and proud!
Uncovering stories, I shout it out loud!
With roots that run deep, I’ll never give in,
I’m finding my kin where the past begins! 

(Verse 2)
Through censuses, letters, and graves in the ground,
Every name’s a treasure, every clue I’ve found.
I climb family trees, through the branches I roam,
Each ancestor’s tale brings me closer to home. 

(Chorus)
I am a genealogist, strong and proud!
Uncovering stories, I shout it out loud!
With roots that run deep, I’ll never give in,
I’m finding my kin where the past begins! 

(Bridge)
Oh, the secrets I find, in the ink and the stone,
Every life has a voice, no one’s ever alone.
From the old country’s fields to the cities today,
I’m stitching their lives in a timeless display. 

(Verse 3)
I’ve searched through the archives, I’ve broken the walls,
Connected the dots through the long-distance calls.
With patience and heart, I keep pushing ahead,
Reviving the names of the long-ago dead. 

(Chorus)
I am a genealogist, strong and proud!
Uncovering stories, I shout it out loud!
With roots that run deep, I’ll never give in,
I’m finding my kin where the past begins! 

(Outro)
Oh, I am a genealogist, watch me grow,
Building bridges to places that only I know.
With every new name, my spirit will rise,
I’m a genealogist, with stars in my eyes!

Grok 3 summarized the above saying:

These lyrics are designed to capture the pride and passion of genealogy work while maintaining an original structure and wording to avoid any copyright concerns. Let me know if you'd like me to tweak the tone, add a specific theme (e.g., more focus on modern tools or historical records), or adjust the style further!

I did ask it to provide singing style and music genre for a male voice, and it did.

I copied the song lyrics and put them in the free Suno.com song machine, and it created (with male voice, bold storyteling, folk-rock, introspective verses, soaring chorus):

Note that I didn't give Grokky (the AI tool) any genealogy-related keywords other than "Genealogist."  Grokky just knows what the elements are!

That was fun - what kind of Genealogy or Family History song or anthem do you suggest?  Tell me in Comments below!

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Links to my blog posts about using Artificial Intelligence are on my Randy's AI and Genealogy page.  Links to AI information and articles about Artificial Intelligence in Genealogy by other genealogists are on my AI and Genealogy Compendium page.

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