[HANASHIR:6480] Re: The Unicorn

[janeen kobrinsky <janeen...>]

I'm confused ... this isn't the same Unicorn song that the Irish Rovers
sang.

janeen

----- Original Message -----
From: Gayle Joseph <josephg (at) win4edu(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:45 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:6479] Re: The Unicorn


>
> If you want the words to this other Unicorn Song that Marsha is talking
> about it can be found at http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/music/f-12-06.htm
> The Peter Paul and Mary site is excellent for lyrics (and chords too) to
> their songs! - Light one Candle has chords here...
>
> The Irish Rovers one which Debbie is requesting (which I learned as a
> drinking song, as an aside) is a ball to do with kids.
> Words are at:
>
> http://www.imt.net/~zelonis/unicorn.html
>
> There are hand motions to the chorus, which goes like this:
>
> There were Green Aligators (Put your hands out in front and them up and
down
> like aligator jaws)
> And long necked geese (Put one arm out in front with your hand like a
goose
> head and neck)
> Some humpty backed camels (Either make two motions up and down like your
> hand is a dolphin going up and down through the water, or put one arm up
and
> then on your back as far as you can to make a "hump" behind your head.)
> And some chimpanzees (You can probably guess this one, but for those who
are
> imaginationally challenged, scratch your armpits...)
> Some cats (Put your hands on your head for two ears)
> Some rats (put your hands to your face with fingers sticking out like
> whiskers)
> And Elephants (Put your shoulder to your nose so your arm is a swinging
> elephant trunk)
> as sure as your born (optional, but here you can pretend you're rocking a
> baby in your arms)
> But the lovliest of all was the unicorn (The original version I learned
you
> hold your drink to your forehead... With kids put the back side of your
> wrist to your forhead so that your hand is a horn sticking out of the
front
> of your head)
>
> And now that my officemates are CONVINCED that I'm nuts (ever try to
> describe hand motions without doing them?) I need to get back to work...
> Thanks for the much needed break...
>
> Have Fun!
>
> Gayle Joseph
> Mountain Lakes, NJ
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
> shamash(dot)org]On
> Behalf Of Marsha Fensin
> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 10:58 AM
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:6478] Re: The Unicorn
>
>
> Hi Debbie,
>     The name of the composer of the Unicorn Song is Margie Adam.  She has
> a web site, where you can get lyrics, chords, songsheets, piano
> transcriptions, etc.  You can download a Real file and listen to your
> heart's content.  Good luck.
> Marsha Fensin
>
>
>

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