The Unicorn
1969 — The Irish Rovers
Key: D (D-D-DUD-)
Version 0 (2018-03-17)
Baritone
Chords
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long time ago when the
long time ago when the
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earth was green
earth was green
There was
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more kinds of animals than
more kinds of animals than
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you'd ever seen
you'd ever seen
They'd
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run around free while the
run around free while the
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world was being born
world was being born
But the
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loveliest of them all was the
loveliest of them all was the
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uni-
uni-
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corn
corn
There was
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green alligators and
green alligators and
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long necked geese
long necked geese
Some
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humpty backed camels and some
humpty backed camels and some
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chimpanzees
chimpanzees
Some
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cats and rats and elephants, but
cats and rats and elephants, but
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sure as you're born
sure as you're born
The
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loveliest of all was the
loveliest of all was the
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uni-
uni-
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0corn.
0corn.
[Instrumental]
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A
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Now
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God seen some sinning and it
God seen some sinning and it
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gave him a pain
gave him a pain
And he
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says, stand back, "I'm going to
says, stand back, "I'm going to
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make it rain!"
make it rain!"
He says, "
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Hey, brother Noah I'll
Hey, brother Noah I'll
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tell you what to do,
tell you what to do,
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Build me a
Build me a
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floating
floating
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zoo,"
zoo,"
"and take some of them...."
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Green alligators and
Green alligators and
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long necked geese,
long necked geese,
Some
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humpty backed camels and some
humpty backed camels and some
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chimpanzees.
chimpanzees.
Some
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cats and rats and elephants, but
cats and rats and elephants, but
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sure as you're born.
sure as you're born.
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Don't you forget my
Don't you forget my
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uni-
uni-
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corn."
corn."
[Instrumental]
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A
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Old
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Noah was there to
Noah was there to
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answer the call,
answer the call,
He
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finished up making the ark just as the
finished up making the ark just as the
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rain started pourin'
rain started pourin'
He
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marched in the animals
marched in the animals
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two by two,
two by two,
And he
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called out as
called out as
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they went
they went
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through, "Hey lord,"
through, "Hey lord,"
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got your green alligators and
got your green alligators and
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long necked geese,
long necked geese,
Some
A
humpty backed camels and some
humpty backed camels and some
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chimpanzees,
chimpanzees,
Some
D
cats and rats and elephants, but
cats and rats and elephants, but
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lord, I'm so forlorn,
lord, I'm so forlorn,
I
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just can't see no
just can't see no
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uni-
uni-
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corn!"
corn!"
[Instrumental]
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A
D
Then
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Noah looked out through the
Noah looked out through the
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driving rain,
driving rain,
Them
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unicorns were hiding,
unicorns were hiding,
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playing silly games.
playing silly games.
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Kicking and splashing while the
Kicking and splashing while the
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rain was pourin'
rain was pourin'
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Oh, them silly
Oh, them silly
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uni-
uni-
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corns!"
corns!"
There were
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green alligators and
green alligators and
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long necked geese,
long necked geese,
Some
A
humpty backed camels and some
humpty backed camels and some
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chimpanzees.
chimpanzees.
Noah
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cried, "Close the door cause the
cried, "Close the door cause the
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rain's pourin'
rain's pourin'
And
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we just can't wait for those
we just can't wait for those
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uni-
uni-
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corns!"
corns!"
[Instrumental]
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A
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The
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ark started moving, it
ark started moving, it
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drifted with the tides,
drifted with the tides,
Them
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unicorns looked up from the
unicorns looked up from the
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rocks and they cried.
rocks and they cried.
And the
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waters came down and sort of
waters came down and sort of
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floated them away,
floated them away,
And that's why ya never seen a unicorn to this very day.
You'll see
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green alligators and
green alligators and
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long necked geese,
long necked geese,
Some
A
humpty backed camels and some
humpty backed camels and some
D
chimpanzees.
chimpanzees.
Some
D
cats and rats elephants, but
cats and rats elephants, but
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sure as you're born,
sure as you're born,
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You're never gonna see no
You're never gonna see no
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uni-
uni-
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corn
corn