Jason MRAZ - Man Gave Names To All The Animals - video free download

Catchy little song from Jason Mraz's album, "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things (Bonus Track Version)" 2008. Written by Bob Dylan and recorded on the album, "Slow Train Coming", 1979.

Though the song has received both criticism and praise, I have always liked it. As time has moved forward (I first heard it in 1979) and it is now 33 years later, I found myself thinking of so many possible directions to take with the lyrics. I hope that my thoughts speak for themselves in the video.

One of those thoughts is that sometimes, it really IS ok to write on the walls.

"So, The man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field". (Genesis, 2:20)

THE LYRICS:

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