Song Lyric Sunday: Animal

Posted on March 10, 2019 | 17 Comments

“The Unicorn Song” was written in 1968 by Shel Silverstein and originally recorded by the Irish Rovers. It’s an adorable song, and it’s chock full of animals as befitting Jim’s theme. It certainly explains why we don’t see any unicorns today.

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17 responses to “Song Lyric Sunday: Animal”

  2. Davida Chazan | March 10, 2019 at 3:55 am | Reply

    Brings back memories!!! Thanks!

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  3. newepicauthor | March 10, 2019 at 7:04 am | Reply

    This song sure has a lot of animals, but those unicorns were remarkable swimmers and I heard that a few of them made it.

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  4. John Holton | March 10, 2019 at 7:21 am | Reply

    Walk into any Irish pub on the South Side of Chicago on any given night, you’re bound to hear this one…

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  5. jackcollier7 | March 10, 2019 at 8:29 am | Reply

    Such a cool little song ❤

    Like

  6. Mary B | March 10, 2019 at 11:10 am | Reply

    One cannot simply listen to this song. One is compelled to sing along. Great choice!

    ~Mary
    Jingle Jangle Jungle
    Literary Gold

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  7. msjadeli | March 10, 2019 at 11:18 am | Reply

    Didn’t know it was written by Shel, but looking at the lyrics, it makes sense. Love this song!

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  8. magnoliajem | March 10, 2019 at 2:11 pm | Reply

    ❤ Can't help but sing along. Great choice!

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  9. LydiaA1614 | March 10, 2019 at 4:06 pm | Reply

    I so love this song! The Rovers had a pub on the 1986 Vancouver Expo grounds and it stayed there for a couple of years after the fair was over. I worked for the government on the site and on Friday nights we would usually head over for a couple of plates of nachos and pitchers of Long Island Ice Tea (neither of which are particularly Irish). They had other bands in but tried to play at least one weekend a month and of course this was the most requested song!

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