Intro
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[Chorus]
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Man gave names to all the animals
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In the beginning, in the beginning
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Man gave names to all the animals
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In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
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He saw an animal that liked to growl
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Big furry paws and he liked to howl
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Great big furry back and furry hair
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"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"
[Chorus]
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Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, in the beginning
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Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Dm A7
He saw an animal up on a hill
A7 Dm
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
Dm G
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
A A7 Dm
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"
[Chorus]
Dm
Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, in the beginning
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Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Dm A7
He saw an animal that liked to snort
A7 Dm
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
Dm G
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
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"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"
[Chorus]
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Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Dm
Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Dm A7
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
A7 Dm
Real dirty face and a curly tail
Dm G
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
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"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"
[Chorus]
Dm
Man gave names to all the animals
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In the beginning, in the beginning
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Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Dm A7
Next animal that he did meet
A7 Dm
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
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Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
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"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"
[Chorus]
Dm
Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Dm
Man gave names to all the animals
A7 Dm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse] (+ coda)
Dm A7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
A7 Dm
Slithering his way through the grass
Dm G
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...