Listen to The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore: No. 8, Do Not Caress the Lonely Manticore by Thomas Schippers & Walter Baker Chorus

The Unicorn, the Gorgon and the Manticore: No. 8, Do Not Caress the Lonely Manticore

Thomas Schippers & Walter Baker Chorus

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