TLC Music Songs #7
The Summer Fairy Song
Fairy, fairy, in the garden,
Will you come tonight?
Dancing in the cool moonlight,
All silver sparkling white.
Fairy, fairy, in the garden,
Will you come tonight?
Dancing in a little ring,
What magic will you bring?
Fairy, fairy, in the garden,
Did you come last night?
I can tell that you were here,
My little fairy dear.
(sung to the tune of Mary, Mary Quite Contrary)
Old Man Emu – John Williamson
Let me tell you of an interview with an Old Man Emu
He's got a beak and feathers and things
But the poor old fella ain't got no wings
Aren't you jealous of the wedge-tailed eagle
Um-ba-da-lip-ida-da-da
While the eagle's flyin' round and round I keep my two feet firmly on the ground
Now I can't fly but I'm tellin' you, I can run the pants off a kangaroo
Ba-da-doo-doo, da-doo-doo-doo, doo-da-do-do, doo-doo
He can't fly but I'm tellin' you, he can run the pants off a kangaroo
You can't loop the loop like a cockatoo
Um-ba-da-lip-ida-da-da
Swoop and toss like an albatross
Um-ba-da-lip-ida-da-da
You silly gallah, I'm better by far, than a white cockatoo or a budgerigar
They squeak and squawk and try to talk, why me and them's like cheese and chalk
Ba-da-doo-doo, da-doo-doo-doo, doo-da-do-do, doo-doo
He can't fly but I'm tellin' you, he can run the pants off a kangaroo
Dancing Face
You can walk and talk
You can dance and sing
Round and round
In a rosy ring
You can swim in the sea
You can fly through space
But can you make a dancing face?
Wiggle your nose – blink your eyes
Lift your eyebrows – and look surprised
Wriggle your mouth – make a funny sound
Poke out your tongue – move it around
Now you’ve made a dancing face!
Ruffle your hair – puff your cheeks
Pull your ears – click your teeth
Eyebrows up – eyebrows down
Make a smile – make a frown
Put it together – it’s all it takes
For you to make a dancing face
Dancing face
Dancing face
Cuddly Koalas
Cuddly Koalas, Cuddly Koalas.
Possums, too, Possums, too.
Wallabies and Wombats,
Wallabies and Wombats.
Kangaroo, Kangaroo
(Sung to Frere Jacques)
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
Brown and grey and blue yellow pink white green
Brown and grey and blue yellow pink white green
Birds in the sky
Singing songs
Flying high, while….
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
She sells sea shells by the sea shore
Tie me Kangaroo Down Sport
Watch me wallabies feed, mate
Watch me wallabies feed,
They're a dangerous breed, mate
So watch me wallabies feed
Altogether now!
CHORUS:
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl,
Keep me cockatoo cool
Ah, don't go acting the fool, Curl
Just keep me cockatoo cool
Altogether now! (Chorus)
'n' take me koala back, Jack
Take me koala back
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac
So take me koala back
Altogether now! (Chorus)
And mind me platypus duck, Bill
Mind me platypus duck
Ah, don't let 'im go running amok, Bill
Just mind me platypus duck
Altogether now! (Chorus)
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred
Tan me hide when I'm dead
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde and that's it hangin' on the shed!!
Altogether now!
We are the children of the Dreaming
I am a child of the Dreaming
From a strong and Noble Clan
And I strive to keep our Culture
The best way that I can
We sing the songs and dance the dances
As in days of old
To tell the story of my people
I dreaming to unfold
We are the children of the dreaming
From a strong and Noble Clan
And we strive to keep our Culture
The best way that we can