{t:The Unicorn}
{st:Shel Silverstein (1962), Irish Rovers (1968)}
{c:capo 5}
{c:intro}
([C]1 2 3 4, [G]1 2 [C]3 4)
{c:verse 1}
A [C]long time ago, when the [F]Earth was green
There was [G]more kinds of animals than [C]you've ever seen
They'd [C]run around free while the [F]Earth was being born
But the [C]loveliest of them all was the [F]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corn
{soc}
There was [C]green alligators and [F]long-necked geese
Some [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzees
Some [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [F]sure as you're born
The [C]loveliest of all was the [F]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corn
{eoc}
{c:verse 2}
Now [C]God seen some sinning and it [F]gave Him pain
And He [G]says, "Stand back, I'm going to [C]make it rain"
He says, [C]"Hey brother Noah, I'll [F]tell you what to do
[C]Build me a [F]floa-[G]ting [C]zoo,
and take some of those ...
{soc}
[C]Green alligators and [F]long-necked geese
Some [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzees
Some [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [F]sure as you're born
[C]Don't you forget My [F]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corns
{eoc}
{c:verse 3}
Old [C]Noah was there to [F]answer the call
He [G]finished up making the ark just as the [C]rain started fallin’
He [C]marched the animals [F]two by two
And he [C]called out as [F]they [G]went [C]through
{soc}
Hey Lord, I've got your [C]green alligators and [F]long-necked geese
Some [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzees
Some [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [F]Lord, I'm so forlorn
I [C]just can't see no [F]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corns "
{eoc}
{c:verse 4}
Then [C]Noah looked out through the [F]driving rain
Them [G]unicorns were hiding, [C]playing silly games
[C]Kicking and splashing while the [F]rain was pourin’
[C]All, them silly [F]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corns
{soc}
There was [C]green alligators and [F]long-necked geese
Some [G]humpty-backed camels and some [C]chimpanzees
Noah [C]cried, "Close the door ‘cause the [F]rain is pourin’
And [C]we just can't wait for no [F]↓u-[G]↓-ni-[C]corns "
{eoc}
{c:verse 5}
The [C]ark started moving, it [F]drifted with the tide
The [G]unicorns looked up from the [C]rocks and they cried
And the [C]waters came down and sort of [F]floated them away
{c:Spoken:}
[N.C.]That's why you never seen a unicorn to this very day
{soc}
You'll see [C]green alligators and [F]long-necked geese
Some [G]humpty backed camels and some [C]chimpanzees
Some [C]cats and rats and elephants, but [F]sure as you're born
You're [C]never gonna see no [F]↓uu-[G]↓-nii-[C]coorns
{eoc}
[C]↓ [G]↓ [C]↓
