Does anyone have the cords or tab for "The Unicorn", a 1970's song by the Irish Rovers?

I remember this one - "Green alligators and long-necked geese" etc.

Plenty of versions on Youtube , e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EPsuOEH1fY

The version I linked is in the key of F.

The melody falls out pretty easily in G with standard open G banjo tuning. It's not too bad in F either using closed F , C and barred Bflat in the 1st position on the neck.

Chris Muriel, Manchester, UK

This is a Shel Silverstein song, the same guy who wrote The Cover Of The Rolling Stone, a big hit for Dr. Hook and A Boy Named Sue, a hit for Johnny Cash.  Johnny did a whole album of just Shel Silverstein songs.  My kids had a couple of Shel Silverstein poetry books that they loved when they were growing up; Where The Sidewalk Ends and Light In The Attic and a record of him performing songs and poems.  He also wrote the liner notes to one of the early records of his buddy, Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

Edited by - Jim Yates on 02/03/2012 09:17:48

quote: Thanks Chris, I appreciate the sequence.  I'll give it a try.  Always liked these guya and I think their version is the best.

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Originally posted by g3zdm

I remember this one - "Green alligators and long-necked geese" etc.

Plenty of versions on Youtube , e.g. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EPsuOEH1fY

The version I linked is in the key of F.

The melody falls out pretty easily in G with standard open G banjo tuning. It's not too bad in F either using closed F , C and barred Bflat in the 1st position on the neck.

 

Chris Muriel, Manchester, UK

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quote: Jim, thanks for the useful info on this song.  I didn't know Shel Silverstein was so widely spread in the music field as he was.  Such talent, where was I when it was given out. 

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Originally posted by Jim Yates

This is a Shel Silverstein song, the same guy who wrote The Cover Of The Rolling Stone, a big hit for Dr. Hook and A Boy Named Sue, a hit for Johnny Cash.  Johnny did a whole album of just Shel Silverstein songs.  My kids had a couple of Shel Silverstein poetry books that they loved when they were growing up; Where The Sidewalk Ends and Light In The Attic and a record of him performing songs and poems.  He also wrote the liner notes to one of the early records of his buddy, Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

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