Biography:
A popular and long-running Canadian-Irish folk group that saw their beginning in the 1960s, The Irish Rovers are particularly well-known for their hit recording of Shel Silverstein's "The Unicorn," although a great many more of their characteristically happy and oft-comical songs remain well-known to this day. In 2010, the band celebrated 45 years as recording artists, with their latest CD, "Gracehill Fair" and filming the DVD/television special "Home in Ireland", shot entirely on-location, throughout the northwest coast of Ireland.
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Other songs:
- All On St Patricks Day
- Black Velvet Band
- Christmas In Killarney
- Dear Little Shamrock Shore
- Drunken Sailor
- Fuck You Im Drunk
- Good King Wenceslas
- Grandma Runover Reindeer
- Heres To The Horses
- I Am Lord Of The Dance
- Mrs Crandalls Boarding House
- Pennywhistle Peddler
- Pigs Cant Swim
- Star Of The County Down
- Sweet Anne
- The Dublin Pub Crawl
- The Irish Rover
- The Jolly Roving Tar
- The Orange And The Green
- The Rake
- The Scotsman
- The Tinker
- The Unicorn
- The Wind That Shakes The Corn
- Up Among The Heather
- Waltzing Matilda
- Wasnt That A Party
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- Whiskey On A Sunday
- Wild Rover
- Winkin Blinkin And Nod
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I only transcribed the signature intro notes and one fill pattern.
Was surprised at how many great little fills were in the mix but I
only did one.
Intro
e -5-6-7-8--5-8-10-8-5-5--------------8-8----- ---8-10-8-----------------------
B ---------------------6------5-8-5-6-6-6-6--- -9b------10------5-8-5-6--------
G -----------------------5-7-5--------------5- ------------5-7-5--------7p5----
D -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------7-3-
A -------------------------------------------- ---- Fill 1 --------------------
E -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
F Gm C F
A long time ago when the earth was green… there was more kinds of animals than you'd ever seen
F Bb F Gm C F
They'd run around free while the earth was being born but the loveliest of them all was the un-i-corn
F Gm C F
There was green alligators and long necked geese… Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born… The loveliest of all was the un-i-corn (fill One)
F Gm C F
Now God seen some sinning and it gave him a pain.. And he says stand back I'm going to make it rain
F Bb F Gm C F
He says, Hey, brother Noah I'll tell you what to do, Build me a floating zoo
"and take some of them...."
F Gm C F
Green alligators and long necked geese… Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born… Don’t you forget my un-i-corn
F Gm C F
Old Noah was there to answer the call He finished up making the ark just as the rain started pourin
F Bb F Gm C F
He marched in the animals two by two, And he called out as they went through,
"Hey lord,"
F Gm C F
I got your green alligators and long necked geese.. Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I'm so forlorn, I just can't see no un-i-corn
F Gm C F
Then Noah looked out through the driving rain, Them unicorns were hiding, playing silly games
F Bb F Gm C F
Kicking and splashing while the rain was pourin' Oh, them silly un-i-corns!"
F Gm C F
There were green alligators and long necked geese, Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Noah cried, Close the door cause the rain's pourin' And we just can't wait for those un-i-corn
F Gm
The ark started moving it drifted with the tides
C F
Them unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried
F Bb
And the waters came down and sort of floated them away,
“And that's why ya never seen a unicorn to this very day”
(run up) F Gm C F
You'll see green alligators and long necked geese, Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F C F
Some cats and rats elephants, but sure as you're born, You're never gonna see no u--ni---corn
Was surprised at how many great little fills were in the mix but I
only did one.
Intro
e -5-6-7-8--5-8-10-8-5-5--------------8-8----- ---8-10-8-----------------------
B ---------------------6------5-8-5-6-6-6-6--- -9b------10------5-8-5-6--------
G -----------------------5-7-5--------------5- ------------5-7-5--------7p5----
D -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------7-3-
A -------------------------------------------- ---- Fill 1 --------------------
E -------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
F Gm C F
A long time ago when the earth was green… there was more kinds of animals than you'd ever seen
F Bb F Gm C F
They'd run around free while the earth was being born but the loveliest of them all was the un-i-corn
F Gm C F
There was green alligators and long necked geese… Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born… The loveliest of all was the un-i-corn (fill One)
F Gm C F
Now God seen some sinning and it gave him a pain.. And he says stand back I'm going to make it rain
F Bb F Gm C F
He says, Hey, brother Noah I'll tell you what to do, Build me a floating zoo
"and take some of them...."
F Gm C F
Green alligators and long necked geese… Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born… Don’t you forget my un-i-corn
F Gm C F
Old Noah was there to answer the call He finished up making the ark just as the rain started pourin
F Bb F Gm C F
He marched in the animals two by two, And he called out as they went through,
"Hey lord,"
F Gm C F
I got your green alligators and long necked geese.. Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Some cats and rats and elephants, but Lord, I'm so forlorn, I just can't see no un-i-corn
F Gm C F
Then Noah looked out through the driving rain, Them unicorns were hiding, playing silly games
F Bb F Gm C F
Kicking and splashing while the rain was pourin' Oh, them silly un-i-corns!"
F Gm C F
There were green alligators and long necked geese, Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F Gm C F
Noah cried, Close the door cause the rain's pourin' And we just can't wait for those un-i-corn
F Gm
The ark started moving it drifted with the tides
C F
Them unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried
F Bb
And the waters came down and sort of floated them away,
“And that's why ya never seen a unicorn to this very day”
(run up) F Gm C F
You'll see green alligators and long necked geese, Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees
F Bb F Gm C F C F
Some cats and rats elephants, but sure as you're born, You're never gonna see no u--ni---corn
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