The Irish Rovers - The Unicorn Song

[janicemun53]

I remember watching the Irish Rovers on t.v. with my parents and they would always sing this song at the end of the show. It was a nice, entertaining show that the whole family could watch and it brings back great memories for me.

[constipatedgoldfish]

Not sure if I'm too high for this or not high enough...

[johnonorgan]

I'm Italian and I love the tune so there

[iBrianaH]

a little while ago there was a radio station around here that played this song nonstop like literally 24/7. that station's gone now. lol

[LVCrocky]

@MCCARTHY617 no they are dumb pollocks!

[McCarthy617]

83 people are italian

[McCarthy617]

83 people are italian

[sluggerjoejr]

I love this song

[StormLover3]

My mom and dad use to play this for me and my sister when we were little, and we'd all sing together, loud and proud! It's good 'ol fashioned folk music, soothes the soul.

[perrone2910]

SHELL SILVERSTEIN POEM FTWWWWW

[blessed61208]

my grandpa used to play this for me....i miss him so much

[wallaceismyhero]

Beautiful. Have a liitle imagination.



[efashioncentral]

Not none to too many people know:

This song is a poem by Shel Sliverstein

Unicorns are mentioned in the (King James of the) Bible : Job 39:9-12

[CardinalFan4ever1]

This is from a time when music was fun.

[666bbdoll]

Excellent sound, thanks so much. 

[aztek350]

Don't care what anyone says I still love this son! Good Irish song

[TheDeltaco147]

my friend hunter recited this poem on friday its funny

[josselyneI]

so this stuff really exists....

[MarilynY1635]

May you be a half an hour in heaven before the devil knows you're dead!

[TheHalloweenHead]

Best.song.ever,

[LVCrocky]

denise10/leslie9/missy8 broad rating cherry patch top whore house bunny ranch mables chicken ranch also top shelf remember all pink on the inside!

[MollyPotterGrimmie]

THEY LIVED ON MY STREET !

[mrsuperterd]

this makes me wanna kill a unicorn... with a bomb.... or stab it to death

[BrynnBilou2000]

Randomly listening to this song. I love it. It actually tells a fun story other than most songs today. Can't get enough of this song. <3

[JacobSly1]

My grandfather told me that the 60's had a lot of "fun" songs.. like this one.

[RichardOhKaNoi]

@JacobSly1 sorry to hear that you never had a chance to experience the 60's it was a different world that we lived in. and yes we had a lot of songs that were a bit silly but we also had some wonderful music come from that magical era

[RDK860]

Song charted on Billboard's Hot 100 list 3/23/68, peaked at no.7, and was charted 12 weeks.

[scarrett1031]

I've loved this song all of my life

[bandued]

the irish rovers r AWSOME!!!

[ThePoodledoodoo]

what if unicorns EVOLVED after they migrated north and became narwhals.

[Loukaaa13]

<3<3

[dobresise]

Noah shoul've forgotten rats not unicorns :(

[822puppylover]

and all your geese lol

[sandman64100]

This is the first I've heard this song in at least 30 years -- damn, I'm dating myself!

[moderndayknight54]

Screw you Noah!!

[ephraim888]

If you love unicorns, please watch this music video: "Are You a Unicorn-The Mission and Meaning of Unicorns

[stomperpony]

Lovely song, put a smile on my face.

[michaelabenz1]

my dad used to sing this to me as akid and he passed when iwas young so this has sentimental value

[bluestormride]

been along time since I've heard this

[mrsebastian14]

1961 rok

[ladywhen]

Thank you for the walk down memory lane :) This song is a song of home to me, and I still feel home in my heart when I hear it.

[FriarTuck777]

What delight to find that someone still understands! Thank you for posting this timeless treasure!

[LOKISlog7]

81 Miserable Sods.....

smh........

[sethrulezify]

I love this song, I've got it on my Ipod and its on my #1 favorites list!

[keither1969]

thank you.. I love this song :)

[vulvette]

written by Shel Silverstein.

[visor109]

When was this released? '68-ish?

[brad04970]

I loved this song and still do, and when my 13 year old grandson heard it this summer over my XM he would play it over and over until he knew the words, We lost him this past Oct so now every time i hear it i Cry... thank-you for your time

[PENGYWATER]

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[PENGYWATER]

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[iHaveOneArm]

unknown to most Rhino's are actually fat unicorns :D

[rbkidd66]

@iHaveOneArm

HAH!

[Roxxi33]

@iHaveOneArm they just need to exfoliate

[12susieq]

@iHaveOneArm good one lol (^_^)

[UnicornPowers3]

i need to make myself a free replay button 0:01

[UnicornPowers3]

my friend hates this song so i have to memorize it but i like it so i can sing it to her

[just4kidsutube]

unicorns EXIST but in a different world :( thumbs up if you like UNICORNS!!!

[cykodee]

LOL i thought my Nana made this song! she used to sing it to us! i miss her! GREAT song!

[fobrocks911]

i remember listening to this when i was little :')

[RabbitSeason0]

This reminds me of my childhood. I used to sing it to my son when he was little. Thanks for uploading!

[xgi36]

Thanks for the memories, I used to sing this for my daughter many years ago.

[rmevans0309]

I have a theory...

[higuy890]

love this song.........

[Hottrod92]

Look up :

"Mrs.Brown and The Mormons"

on youtube for a funny version of this song :D

[Sayris13]

The most awesome thing for me was seeing them play this song at Expo 86 inside the "Unicorn Pub"....epic!! :D

[demonlily1]

epic win! X3

[jolmsteadrn]

This song does not "suck"!  You need to understand that it was performed in a gentler, kinder era! Not the idiotic world we live in today! And for those of you too young to remember -- you missed something special! May God have mercy on the soul of America!

[JimSmithInChiapas]

@jolmsteadrn Good answer.

[PleasantWolf]

@jolmsteadrn well... it didn't really start out as a song. it was orriginally written by shel silverstein in his book "where the sidewalk ends." It is written on pages, 76 and 77.

[carultch]

There'll be green Mitsubishis

And lots of Jeeps

A couple of HumV's, with some rich bastard creeps

Chevy sports and minivans, but this I should warn

You'll never get across that bridge in Bourne

[michellesett]

this song sucks sorry

[tbonemagnum]

@torchkit YES, RAY RAYNER AND DR LESTER FISHER AT THE LINCOLN PARK ZOO. ARK IN THE PARK!

[iiCoffeeX]

Shel Silverstein is really good. :)

[yomommadid1973]

My unicorn :D

[TheYumak]

flooded them away......poor Unicorns !

[ITsrule]

When I was little my grandpa used to always the play the rovers for me, the unicorn and puff the magic dragon, and biplane evermore were always my favorite songs. And i'm sure i'm not the only one!

[x0xEmmElise]

Oh my goodness, this was playing between sets at the Combichrist show. This is awesome haha! Love the Irish Rovers :P

[ShaddySoldier]

i bet this song makes bronies cry.

[Cowboys8409]

haha i love this my teacher showed it to my class last year and loved it ever since

[MrBojangles920]

this is one of my favorite songs

[xDeadlyGummyBear]

why the hell am i still listening to this?

[xXxIzzyxRavexGirlxXx]

Lolol this played endlessly on a radio station for a couple days cuz the station was switching owners. xD I jammed out to this.

[Lisalaatsch]

hearing this again took me back to when I was very young and my mother would play her Irish Rovers record on her huge music counsel. Hearing it just brings back so many wonderful memories. By the way, I am only 32 years old, but to me it is a classic forever burned into my memory.

[Ourways99]

kk i was just looking 4 the video plez unicorn eat tacos with me

[LiviIsDaBomb]

@Ourways99 That's Sleepyhead by Passion Pit

[Ourways99]

@LiviIsDaBomb ya i know but its moree fun to say plez unicorns!

[cplbirch]

great canadian band funny as hell

[AlixWii]

Nanalew.

[Phlipsidecom]

Wikipedia lists this band as Canadian and says the song was written by Shel Silverstien, the guy with an eye patch from Dr Hook Band!

[cooljoey1356]

eres un unicornio?

[ImpulsePB]

HAHAHA WHAT THE HELL!! I tots forgot about this song! its been years. unreal

[srhumphreytuc]

Oh my. I stumbled upon this video tonight. Bring backs many memories of this song. I thought I saw a unicorn when I was younger, but this solidifies the fact that it was just my imagination. Too bad Noah wasn't a roper....

[calibornfish]

I remember this from when I was little! OMG It's been so long sence I have listen to this! :) Still love it!

[beatlesgirl104]

True story: My Great Uncle died, and after his wake wich is what some people do after the funeral, you see my uncle was Irish and after the wake this song came on, on the radio! My dads like "Perfect, an Irish song after an Irish funeral!" Thats when I first heard this song! Now its my fav. song. XD

[PurpleTurtlefish24]

I love this song. I wanna go to Ireland,thats where my ancestors are from.

[beatlesgirl104]

@PurpleTurtlefish24 Mine to! Theres a pub in Ireland, Corkerys Pub, named after my ancestors! My brother studied a broad in Ireland, and my dad went there! I was going to go with my brother next year, but he said im not old enogh because all you can do in Ireland is go to bars. XDDD

[PurpleTurtlefish24]

@beatlesgirl104 my ancestor is mostly dumb British people who like turkies. >:C

and scottish,welsh,Irish,german and russian.

[CammieInOz]

One of my favourite songs since I was a child. I have this on a 1960s LP that belonged to my dad.

Many thanks for posting :)

[demona3183]

This was one of my dads favorite songs RIP daddy, Also this song is in Shel Silvertines book "Where The Sidewalk Ends" I love that book too

[onlyatube]

It's Irish it;s not suppose to make sense,just enjoy it for what it is.

[niallacaldwell]

One of those tunes which seems to define every Irish person's childhood...

[FuzzyGal7]

my teacher told me about this song today and he said when he heard it he cried cause he was laughing so hard!!

[sandinmyears1]

Sad to say, the real unicorn (the rhinoceros) will soon be extinct.

[Nerdhot]

Wow, I typed this in...for the per randomness of typing -Unicorn song- XD

[unicornlover627]

OMG THIS IS LIKE MY FAVORETE SONG

[FuyuMei]

Thumbs up if you are a UNICORN like me :D

[LadyScorpio39]

omg! i feel 5 years old again! i used to love this song as a kid!!! thanks for the video! the irish rovers were awesome!

[maxssk8]

@LadyScorpio39 Ah - it was the Dubliners for me!

[UnicornPowers3]

@LadyScorpio39 were? still are

[BizzarreProductions]

I've known this poem and song for sooooo long. :)

[TroxityHD]

I smoke crystal myth listening to this.

[LordOfTheCreepers]

IM A UNICORNNNN

[randomaneproductions]

These were the good days

[RoCkbunny769]

...but unicorns still exist :/

[ChanceSaulter]

lol

[Claudia51718]

My Grandad resently died and this was one of his fav songs, makes me cry everytime i here this song... R.I.P Grandad. <3

[thegoblinjester]

This was originally a Shel Silverstein poem, wasn't it? Ah, memories...

[mrdee11091]

memories//

[angiebumandco]

Brings back great childhood memories :)

[tenferts]

Right up there with "Domenic the Donkey"

[zythepsarian]

<3

[CynthiaBoswell]

Oh-my-gosh!

What a wonderful memory of dancing in my neighbor's living room to this song!

Of course, I was 6 at the time.

[DamiaStone]

My Dad used to sing this song to me when I was little, and this song brings back lots of memories.

[mrserjmalakian]

...and the ugliest of all was the oozing corpse.

[MrRockinChair65]

Have always loved this song! The lost chapter of Genesis =)

[rmevans0309]

I have a story..

[visor109]

When was this released? '68-ish?

[todles18184]

Shel Silverstein was a genius

[0505JEH]

Ach, I miss me Da!

He loved to play this record for me when I was wee. :)

[DremordDrale]

WTF!!!!!! DAMN YOU NORTHERN IRELAND!!

[kit10skit10s]

i remember this song and the black velvet band ,my DAD sang to to me and my sisters when we were little . MISS YOU DADDY 

[pookiecesar]

i listened to the french version of this song while growing up. i love both the french and english versions :-) thanks for sharing. 

[302Yuki]

My uncle sings Irish songs for a living... I miss him so much! When I hear this I think of him :(

[pirategirl58]

I came upon this song and my lost childhood came rushing back to me. Thank you Irish Rovers for singing this wonderful song that my Father loved so much when he was alive!

[TheMrPlump]

72 people were the animals that got kicked off the boat xD

[TheLadyjazzy1]

The Irish Rovers rule!! Love from Boston!!

[dovie2blue]

@hermunculous1968 Yeah, Adam named them ellyphants but Noah left out the "y" when the Ark doors closed.

[dovie2blue]

Hey Lard! LOL

[10stanie]

Just heard this song of CBC radio (as it happens) :)

[AGW626]

Wow, frickin' fantastic. That is a pure injection of Irish happiness right there. Hilarious, but truly great.

[Lauuuris20]

Mikey Way. Nuff said.

[joeybeninger]

me n my friends call it the yarnicorn song

[orpheusgirls4]

aah i love unicorns lol

[alster071]

cat rats elephants, sounds like my house

[nobabiesforyou]

Why this song makes me so happy I will never know. I mean, the unicorns float away :'(

[roda2007]

why did i listen to all of this? 0.o

[lrishRebeI]

lmfao @ this song

[murchadha1]

my dad sung this to me when i was little and i sang it to my daughter she loved it she got so excited for bed time cuz she knew dad was going to read to her and sing this song then i played with her until she fell asleep i miss those times :((

[DoomedDreadmist]

72 people were playing as the Ark set off

[theraider181]

i love this song :D

[Ookami2525]

Am I the only one that hears Shel Silverstein in this? He has a poem in one of his books that has this in it... I like the song better I think

[HildebrandJohnson]

@Ookami2525 Shel Silverstein wrote this song.

[pnyxprez]

On a misty morning they will return ( to this day I call a misty morning a unicorm morning)

[womanwonder10]

Love it all!!!Thank you!!!!!

[longhairedhippie1]

that awkward moment when the two top comments are the same. O.o

[awesomekenzie02]

What is seen cannot be unseen

[Userofname69]

<3 

[MAKzombies]

My mom sang this to me as i was taking a huge poop...in 1964

[gitaresco]

@MAKzombies Any footage?......

[msmoonbeam91]

@MAKzombies  guess that means you are full of do do

[Ferrum2004]

I want a unicorn!

[yukonnahanni]

still a great classic , for all to enjoy

[ilikemen2yk]

Shel Silverstein brought me here!!!

[Raychnel]

I just clicked on this randomly and I was shocked that I actually know this song! I remember hearing this song as a kid.

[dovie2blue]

@Raychnel Everyone knows this song, somehow it's passed along in our DNA. 

[Raychnel]

@dovie2blue I think you've stumbled upon a universal truth my friend.

[dovie2blue]

@Raychnel LOL - thanks, I'll put it on my gravestone! ;)

[VictorousFan]

i loveeeeeee this.....*bird poops on sis and takes my computer* HEY COME BACK BIRD *runs and bird drops the computer in the lake*-_- theres 300$ down the drain

[JcFrozen]

71 people dont like unicorns

[peaceluvtaco]

UNICORN! UNICORN! UNICO- oh, it just got hit by a car.