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Slow Train Coming · 1979

Man Gave Names to All the Animals

It was published as an illustrated children's picture book in 2010.

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A playful retelling of the first man naming each creature he meets in the garden.

A playful retelling of the story of the first man naming the creatures in the garden. Each verse describes an animal he comes across, its look and its habits, and then the name he gives it, so the listener can guess along. In the final verse a snake appears, and the song stops before naming it, leaving a sly hint of trouble ahead. It was published as an illustrated picture book for children in 2010.

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A playful retelling of the first man naming each creature he meets in the garden.

A playful retelling of the story of the first man naming the creatures in the garden. Each verse describes an animal he comes across, its look and its habits, and then the name he gives it, so the listener can guess along. In the final verse a snake appears, and the song stops before naming it, leaving a sly hint of trouble ahead. It was published as an illustrated picture book for children in 2010.

Lyrics on bobdylan.com ↗

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