Jason Mraz
Man Gave Names to All the Animals (from the Gospel Collection sessions) lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:19
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal that liked to growl
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
Great big furry back and furry hair
Ah, think I'll call it a bear
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal up on a hill
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
Ah, think I'll call it a cow
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal that liked to snort
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
Ah, think I'll call it a bull
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
Real dirty face and a curly tail
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
Ah, think I'll call it a pig
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
Next animal that he did meet
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
Ah, think I'll call it a sheep
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, in the beginning
Man gave names to all the animals
In the beginning, long time ago
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
Slithering his way through the grass
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake
SONGWRITERS
BOB DYLAN
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Key vocabulary
- saw
- cut with a toolB1
- big
- large in sizeA1
- man
- adult human maleA1
- tail
- back of an animalB1
- wool
- animal fiber for clothingB1
- nothing
- no thingA1
- real
- true or actualA1
- short
- not longA1
- think
- use your mind to form ideasA1
- growl
- low angry soundC1
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About this song
Jason Mraz is an American singer-songwriter known for melodic pop and acoustic folk, with early roots in Virginia busking and a career built around radio-ready singles. He is especially associated with charting hits such as “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” and later work spanning polished albums and stage appearances, including Broadway’s Waitress.