The Unicorn




[Verse 1]
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A long time ago when the earth was green
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There was more kinds of animals than you'd ever seen
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They'd run around free while the earth was being born
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But the loveliest of them all was the unicorn
 
[Chorus]
           D                    Em
There was green alligators and long necked geese
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Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
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Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born
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The loveliest of all was the unicorn
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
     D                            Em
Now God seen some sinning and it gave him a pain
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And he says, stand back, "I'm going to make it rain!"
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He says, "Hey, brother Noah I'll tell you what to do,
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Build me a floating zoo,"
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"and take some of them...."
 
[Chorus]
 D                    Em
Green alligators and long necked geese
      A                             D           Dsus2
Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
      D                                Em
Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born
 D                  A  D
Don't you forget my unicorn."
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
     D                 Em
Old Noah was there to answer the call
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He finished up making the ark just as the rain started pourin'
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He marched in the animals two by two
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And he called out as they went through,
 
"Hey Lord,"
 
[Chorus]
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I got your green alligators and long necked geese
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Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
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Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I'm so forlorn,
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I just can't see no unicorn!"
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 4]
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Then Noah looked out through the driving rain
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Them unicorns were hiding, playing silly games
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Kicking and splashing while the rain was pourin'
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Oh, them silly unicorns!"
 
[Chorus]
            D                    Em
There were green alligators and long necked geese
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Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
      D                                Em
Noah cried, "Close the door cause the rain's pourin'
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And we just can't wait for no unicorn!"
 
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 5]
     D                      Em
The ark started moving, it drifted with the tides
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Them unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried
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And the waters came down and sort of floated them away
 
And that's why ya never seen a unicorn to this very day
 
[Chorus]
            D                    Em
You'll see green alligators and long necked geese
      A                             D             Dsus2
Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
      D                            Em
Some cats and rats elephants, but sure as you're born
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You're never gonna see no u - ni - corn