{t:The Unicorn Song}{st:Irish Rovers}{c:|ntro: [C] [G] / [C]}A [C]long time ago, when the [Dm]Earth was greenThere was [G]more kinds of animals than [C]you've ever seenThey'd [C]run around free while the [Dm]Earth was being bornBut the [C]loveliest of them all was the [Dm]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]cornThere was [C]green alligators and [Dm]long-necked geeseSome [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzeesSome [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [Dm]sure as you're bornThe [C]loveliest of all was the [Dm]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]cornNow [C]God seen some sinning and it [Dm]gave Him painAnd He [G]says, "Stand back, I'm going to [C]make it rain"He says, [C]"Hey brother Noah, I'll [Dm]tell you what to do[C]Build me a [Dm]floa-[G]ting [C]zoo,and take some of those ...[C]Green alligators and [Dm]long-necked geeseSome [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzeesSome [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [Dm]sure as you're born[C]Don't you forget My [Dm]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]cornsOld [C]Noah was there to [Dm]answer the callHe [G]finished up making the ark just as the [C]rain started fallin’He [C]marched the animals [Dm]two by twoAnd he [C]called out as [Dm]they [G]went [C]throughHey Lord,I've got your [C]green alligators and [Dm]long-necked geeseSome [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzeesSome [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [Dm]Lord, I'm so forlornI [C]just can't see no [Dm]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corns "Then [C]Noah looked out through the [Dm]driving rainThem [G]unicorns were hiding, [C]playing silly games[C]Kicking and splashing while the [Dm]rain was pourin’[C]All, them silly [Dm]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]cornsThere was [C]green alligators and [Dm]long-necked geeseSome [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzeesNoah [C]cried, "Close the door ‘cause the [Dm]rain is pourin’And [C]we just can't wait for no [Dm]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corns "The [C]ark started moving, it [Dm]drifted with the tideThe [G]unicorns looked up from the [C]rocks and they criedAnd the [C]waters came down and sort of [Dm]floated them away
{c:Spoken:}[X]That's why you never seen a unicorn to this very dayYou'll see [C]green alligators and [Dm]long-necked geeseSome [G]humpty backed camels and some [C]chimpanzeesSome [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [Dm]sure as you're bornYou're [C]never gonna see no [Dm]↓u_[G]↓-ni_[C]co__rns
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