Wake Up Sleepyhead

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CHORUS
Wake up sleepyhead wake up
Jump up and shout, “Hooray!”
Rise and then shine, everything’s fine
Be happy on this Christmas Day

With the coming of the sun in December
There’s watermelon, grapes and lemonade
And carols by night are a special delight
And Rudolf the Reindeer with the shiny red nose

CHORUS

There’s cricket on the telly all day (and night)
It’s the perfect way to waste time
Short men and tall, hitting bat upon ball
And running around in their yellow pyjamas now

CHORUS

Have you finished your last minute shopping?
Do you have all the presents you need?
One for your sister I hope you haven’t missed her
And don’t forget to buy something nice for the cat

CHORUS (repeated)

ENDING
Be happy on this Christmas Day
Be happy on this Christmas Day

Carrickalinga

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Down at the beach I swim in the sea and
Run on the soft white sand
Watch as the sun sets over the water
Mother nature’s plan

There are shells on the beach, there are crabs in the rocks
Dolphins that swim close by
There are magpies that sing their songs in the morn
And a blue blue sky

In summer or autumn, winter or springtime
Blue sky or stormy sea
I like to be at Carrickalinga
My favourite place to be

Blue sky or stormy sea
It’s my favourite place to be

Magpie

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The magpie has such a melodious voice and
Sings a melodious song
Through summer and autumn, winter and springtime
Morning then all the day long...just
Singing her song

Beetles and earthworms she likes to eat
Spiders and frogs and snails
Pecking the ground and strutting around
With the cheeky little willy wagtails

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Her plumage is black with splashes of white
Her eyes are gold and brown
She fluffs up her feathers, carolls aloud
Protecting her piece of ground

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September will come and she'll build her nest
High in a tall gum tree
With sticks and with grass and bark and we'll wonder
How many chicks there will be

The magpie has such a melodious voice and
Sings a melodious song
Through summer and autumn, winter and springtime
Morning then all the day long...just
Singing her, singing her, singing her song

The Song About Captain Cook

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In Marton town not far from the sea
There was a young boy who grew up to be
A Yorkshire man in every way
From Whitby town to Robin Hood's Bay

At the age of 18, a labourer's son
Fit and strong and six foot one
He dreamed of a life on the wide open sea
And knew that soon that's where he would be

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He sailed from Plymouth away from England
Cape Horn, Tahiti then Botany Bay
On the good ship Endeavour and onto where ever
The coast of Australia showed him the way

From master to captain he was just 41
Saw planet Venus transit the sun
He sailed to New Zealand as Tasman had done
Then Terra Australis the land of the sun

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In 1770 the 11th of June
On the Great Barrier Reef by the light of the moon
The Endeavour she crashed on the rocks on the sand
The captain said we must put her to land

When the ship was repaired they set off again
Along the coast of Cape York no one knew when
How long it would be, how much further to roam
They longed for the sight of their far distant home

CHORUS (repeat)
They'd sailed from Plymouth away from England
Cape Horn, Tahiti then Botany Bay
On the good ship Endeavour and onto where ever
The coast of Australia showed them the way

Kangaroo, Kangaroo

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Kangaroo, kangaroo - boing boing
Can I stay and talk with you? Boing boing.

He said, ‘I’d love to stay but must be on my way,
But you can be sure that I’ll be back some day.’
Boing boing boing boing boing boing boing.

Koala Bear, Koala Bear – scpt, scpt, scpt, scpt
Can you hear me way up there? scpt, scpt, scpt, scpt.

Kookaburra, Kookaburra – ha, ha, ha, ha
Laugh today, laugh tomorrow – ha, ha, ha, ha.

Sneaky Snake, Sneaky Snake – ss, ss, ss, ss
Talk to me for goodness sake! – ss, ss, ss, ss.

Mother Hen, Mother Hen – cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck,
Consider me as your friend - cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck.

All Good Things

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And when the moon glows on clear summer evenings
Stars shine far away
And Mother Earth is still and sleeping
Rest now until the day
All the birds in slumber
No magpie sings her song
And all the children sleep and dream
Peace be still peace be still

And when the sun rises over the mountains
And dances on the ocean waves
And kookaburras laugh in the gum trees
There’s hope again with every new day
All the birds are singing
Eternal harmonies
And all across this ancient land
We give our thanks for all good things
For all good things

Parcel In The Post

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A hooda hudda hooda hudda hooda ha
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hoo

I had a friend in Adelaide (echo)
A special friend in Adelaide (echo)
Decided that he’d send me (echo)
A parcel in the post (echo)
His father said he’d buy it (echo)
His mother said she’d wrap it (echo)
His brother said he’d mail it (echo)
But have you ever tried to send Popeye
Popeye through the post?
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hooda ha
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hoo

I had a friend in Darwin (echo)
A special friend in Darwin (echo)
Decided that he’d send me (echo)
A parcel in the post (echo)
His father said he’d buy it (echo)
His mother said she’d wrap it (echo)
His brother said he’d mail it (echo)
But have you ever tried to send a crocodile
A crocodile through the post
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hooda ha
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hoo

I had a friend in Melbourne (echo)
A special friend in Melbourne (echo)
Decided that he’d send me (echo)
A parcel in the post (echo)
His father said he’d buy it (echo)
His mother said she’d wrap it (echo)
His brother said he’d mail it (echo)
But have you ever tried to send a footy team
A footy team through the post
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hooda ha
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hoo

I had a friend in Sydney (echo)
A special friend in Sydney (echo)
Decided that he’d send me (echo)
A parcel in the post (echo)
His father said he’d buy it (echo)
His mother said she’d wrap it (echo)
His brother said he’d mail it (echo)
But have you ever tried to send the Opera House
The Opera House through the post
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hooda ha
A hooda hudda hooda hudda hoo