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