Man Gave Names to All the Animals
Jason Mraz Lyrics

Man gave names to all the animals
This lyrics talks about how humans named all the animals they discovered.

In the beginning, in the beginning
This line signifies that it happened a long time ago in the past.

In the beginning, long time ago
This line is a repetition of the first line to emphasize that this happened in the distant past.

He saw an animal that liked to growl
This line shows how humans observed the animals' behavioral traits while giving them their names.

Big furry paws and he liked to howl
It describes the physical attributes of the animal that differentiate it from all the other animals.

Great big furry back and furry hair
It further describes the animal's physical attributes, which were notable enough to catch the attention of humans.

Ah, think I'll call it a bear
This line shows that humans named the animal based on their impression of what the animal was like.

He saw an animal up on a hill
This line shows how a new animal was discovered in a different location.

Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
This line shows the animal's behavior and its diet.

He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
This line shows how humans observed and named animals even before they knew everything about them.

Ah, think I'll call it a cow
This line explains how humans made an assumption about what the animal might be named.

He saw an animal that liked to snort
This line shows the physical and behavioral attributes of the animal.

Horns on his head and they weren't too short
It describes an essential physical attribute of the animal.

It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
This line shows the potential strength and power of the animal.

Ah, think I'll call it a bull
This line explains how humans associate certain animals with certain names based on their physical and behavioral attributes.

He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
This line shows how the discovery of the next animal was based on its behavior and the visible mess it made.

Real dirty face and a curly tail
It describes the unique physical attributes that the animal has.

He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
This line provides a specific physical attribute that differentiates this animal from other animals.

Ah, think I'll call it a pig
This line shows how humans identify and name animals based on their physical features.

Next animal that he did meet
This line shows how humans keep discovering new, unique animals.

Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
It describes unique physical attributes of the newly discovered animal.

Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
This line shows the natural habitat of the animal as far as the human could observe.

Ah, think I'll call it a sheep
This line shows how humans give a name to an unknown animal based on its physical attributes.

He saw an animal as smooth as glass
This line shows how humans discovered a new and very different kind of animal.

Slithering his way through the grass
It describes how the animal moved.

Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake
This line emphasizes the strange and unique characteristics of the new animal.