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[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 world was being born
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But the loveliest of them all was the u--ni--corn
[Chorus]
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There was green alligators and long necked geese
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Some humpty back camels and some chimpanzees
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Cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
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The loveliest of all was the u--ni--corn
[Verse 2]
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But the Lord seen some sinnin' and it caused him pain
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He said "Stand back - I'm gonna make it rain
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So hey brother Noah, I'll tell you what to do,
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Build me a floating zoo."
[Chorus]
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You take two alligators and two long necked geese
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Two humpty back camels and two chimpanzees
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Two cats, two rats, two elephants but sure as you're born
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Noah, don't you forget my u--ni--corn.
[Verse 3]
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Now Noah was there and he answered the call
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And he finished up the ark as the rain started to fall
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And he marched in the animals two by two
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And he sung out as they went through
[Chorus]
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"Hey Lord, I got you two alligators and two long necked geese
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Two humpty back camels and two chimpanzees
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Two cats, two rats, two elephants but sure as you're born
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Lord, I just don't see your u--ni--corns."
[Verse 4]
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Well, Noah looked out through the driving rain,
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But the unicorns were hiding, they were playing silly games,
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They were kickin' and a-spashin' while the rain was pourin'
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Oh them foolish unicorns.
[Chorus]
C Dm
You take two alligators and two long necked geese
G C
Two humpty back camels and two chimpanzees
C Dm
Two cats, two rats, two elephants but sure as you're born
C Dm G C
Noah, don't you forget my u--ni--corn.
[Verse 5]
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And then the ark started moving and it drifted with the tide,
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And the unicorns looked up from the rock and cried,
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And the water came up and sort of floated them away,
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That's why you've never seen a unicorn to this very day.
[Chorus]
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But you'll see green alligators and long necked geese,
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humpty back camels and chimpanzees
C Dm
You'll see cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
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You're never gonna see no u--ni--corns."