Australia
With my cork hat on, and a
beer in my hand,
I think about Australia
There’s kookaburras and
‘cook-a-barbie’ and Captain Cook as well
And anywhere around the
world, if you’re Aussie, they can tell.
I love my home Australia
With tons of time to soak up
sun on long, hot summers’ days
Our beaches are so famous,
Bondi, Surfers and the rest
Clean blue water, clear blue
skies and girls that are the best
Just inland, not far away,
the great outback does start
With echidnas, emus and
kangaroos part of our nation’s heart
The cuddly koala, the
platypus, unique Australian creatures
With care they will remain
some of our country’s features
We’re famous for our famous
folk, Dawn, The Don and Hoges
Greg Norman, Namatjira, but
yes we have some rogues
Ned Kelly, Captain Starlight
and others who live today
Some have fled Australia
Cricket is our summer sport,
we’re fierce, without a peer
We have a bet, we play the
game and then we have a beer
And don’t forget that funny
ball, it bounces every way
I’m talking about footy, a
game that thousands play
We laugh a lot; we joke a
lot, but always have a go
And if there’s strife and you
want some help, it’s an Aussie you need to know
An island continent is where
we live, twenty million or so to date
And something else that we
all share, Cobber, you’re a mate!
And they are mates, our Asian
friends, the Greeks, Italians too
There’s many who make Australia
A wonderful diverse group
wouldn’t you agree?
Living here together, lucky
country of the free.
David and Mike Atterton
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