I'm a Gnu
Source: Words: Michael Flanders Music: Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
Picture of Gnu by Etienne Suvasa
Published by: The Songs of Michael Flander and Donald Swann, Elm Tree books, London, 1977
Other Songs by Flanders and Swann include: The Armadillo, The Elephant, the Hippopotamus, The Ostrich, The Rhinoceros, The Sloth
Theme: Animals
A Gnu is: a large dark antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back (google dictionary)
Voicing: solo and piano accompaniment
Key: D Major
Vocal Range:
Meter, Time Signature, Tempo: 12/8 finals measures incorporate lots of chromaticism
Performance Time:
Words
I'm a Gnu, I'm a Gnu
The g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo!
I'm a Gnu, how do you do?
You really ought to k-now w-ho's w-ho's
I'm a Gnu, Spelt G - N - U
I'm a g-not a camel or a kangeroo
So let me introduce
I'm g-neither Man or Moose
Oh g-no, g-no, g-no I'm a Gnu
Picture of Gnu by Etienne Suvasa
Published by: The Songs of Michael Flander and Donald Swann, Elm Tree books, London, 1977
Other Songs by Flanders and Swann include: The Armadillo, The Elephant, the Hippopotamus, The Ostrich, The Rhinoceros, The Sloth
Theme: Animals
A Gnu is: a large dark antelope with a long head, a beard and mane, and a sloping back (google dictionary)
Voicing: solo and piano accompaniment
Key: D Major
Vocal Range:
Meter, Time Signature, Tempo: 12/8 finals measures incorporate lots of chromaticism
Performance Time:
Words
I'm a Gnu, I'm a Gnu
The g-nicest work of g-nature in the zoo!
I'm a Gnu, how do you do?
You really ought to k-now w-ho's w-ho's
I'm a Gnu, Spelt G - N - U
I'm a g-not a camel or a kangeroo
So let me introduce
I'm g-neither Man or Moose
Oh g-no, g-no, g-no I'm a Gnu
