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Introduction
Keep your spirits up, keep 'em up up up
Keep your spirits up, keep 'em up up up
Keep your spirits up, keep 'em up up up
Even when you're down keep your spirits up
Oh the Kangaroo Club is here today
The Kangaroo Club is here to play
We're gonna bring some fun your way
Just smile it's a happy day
Oh the Kangaroo Club is here today
The Kangaroo Club is here to play
We're gonna bring some fun your way
Just smile it's a happy day
Just smile…It's a happy day
CHILDREN OF THE
DREAMING
Come on down to the river with me
Said Japanangka to his sister Warranji
There's yabbies to catch and lizards to chase
We'll climb a tree, come on let's race
Oh we love the rocks
And we love the trees
The kookaburra's laugh
And the fresh warm breeze
Nature and we live in harmony
What a wonderful way to be
Let's run up to the cave on the hill
Through the tall green grass past Koala Bill
We could use the clay that we found
near the stream
to paint our face and dance,
what's your dream?
Oh we love the rocks
And we love the trees
The kookaburra's laugh
And the fresh warm breeze
Nature and we live in harmony
What a wonderful way to be
But never go down to the billabong at night
Or the bunyip will give you a terrible fright
He sings his song to cast his spell
Why there's kids lost in the billabong still
Oh we love the rocks
And we love the trees
The kookaburras laugh
And the fresh warm breeze
Nature and we live in harmony
What a wonderful way to be
Nature and we live in harmony
What a wonderful way to be
Mother nature's season
song
Hey Mother Nature, what can you tell me,
what can you tell me about…
Summer time?
Summer is hot time for fun in the sun
The leaves on the trees are all green
It's shoes off and wriggle your toes
in the sand
hear the birds sing for joy in Summer time
Hey Mother Nature, what can you tell me,
what can you tell me about…
Autumn time?
Well Autumn's the time that it starts
to get cooler
The leaves are all orange and brown
The animals prepare for the oncoming winter
Storing food in their shelters in Autumn time
{Chorus}
Seasons cycle again and again
Changing the weather all the year round
Seasons cycle again and again
Changing the weather all the year round
Hey Mother Nature what can you tell me,
What can you tell me about…
Winter time?
Winter is cold time for fun in the snow
The trees drop their leaves to the ground
It's time to rug up in our warm woolly clothes
And it's nights by the fire in Winter time
Hey Mother Nature, what can you tell me,
What can you tell me about…
Spring time?
Spring time is new life for our Mother Earth
Time for the creatures and birds to give birth
Trees bud, flowers bloom, songs can be
heard
On the gentle warm breeze in Spring time
And all of these seasons that make
up the year
Bring changes in weather in cycles we
see
Each one is different but special to me
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter time
{Repeat Chorus}
Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter time
The World Needs
Parks
People come to our park time and again
Where the houses stop and the trees begin
There's a slippery slide and some
bars and a swing in the park
{Chorus}
The world needs parks
The world needs parks
'Cos they make you feel good
And you have a lot of fun
In the park
You can visit the park anytime you want
You can roll around on the grass so green
You can bring your lunch and have
a good feed in the park
{Repeat Chorus}
{Interlude}
Well there's no telling what you might
find
All you've gotta do is look
There's wonderful treasures for you to
see
Under a rock or up in a tree
A cute little lizard or a beautiful
birdie
(Instrumental)
{Repeat Interlude}
You can hop skip or jump and run around too
Hoot and holler if you must
Nobody cares 'cos that's what you do
In the park
{Repeat Chorus} x 1
The world needs parks
The world needs parks
Cos' they make you feel good
And you have a lot of fun
The world - the world needs parks
WHOO DO YOU FEEL SAFE
WITH?
Listen
Who do you feel safe with, who do you trust?
Have you got a friend you can tell
your secrets to?
Who do you feel safe with, who do you know?
That will help to keep you safe and happy too
{Chorus}
Yes it's really nice to know
That you've got somewhere to go
Who do you feel safe with?
Yes it's really nice to know
that you've got somewhere to go
Find who you feel safe with
Who do you feel safe with, who
gives you advice?
When you're feeling scared and feeling blue
Find who you feel safe with
Find who really cares
And they will help to bring the smile back to
you
{Repeat Chorus} x 1
Yes it's really nice to know
That you've got somewhere to go
Who do you feel safe with?
Yes it's really nice to know
That you've got somewhere to go
Find who you feel safe with
Who do you feel safe with?
Who do you feel safe with?
IT'S K-K-KOOL TO FEEL
SAFE
It's k-k-kool to feel safe
When you're just having fun with your mates
It's k-k-kool to feel safe
'cos it keeps you in a happier state
So if you're ever feeling scared
Go and tell someone who cares
It's k-k-kool to feel safe
It's k-k-kool to feel free
To laugh and sing 'cos you see
It's k-k-kool to feel free
It makes a happier you and me
So if you ever feel afraid
Go and tell a trusty mate
It's k-k-kool to feel safe
{Instrumental}
It's k-k-kool to have fun
And not sit alone feeling glum
It's k-k-kool to have fun
Just remember you're number one
So if you think there's something wrong
Go ahead and tell someone
It's k-k-kool to feel safe
If you're ever feeling scared
Go and tell someone who cares
If you ever feel afraid
Go and tell a trusty mate
If you think there's something wrong
Go ahead and tell someone
why -
'cos it's k-k-kool
to feel safe
EVERY STEP OF THE
WAY
I'm taking my time just going to
Where I'm getting
I'm taking my time just going to
Where I'm getting
I'm just being myself and I'm learning
Every step of the way
Well I don't want to think about what
Other people think about me
No I don't want to think about what
Other people think about me
I'm just minding what's mine it'll
Carry me the rest of the way
{Chorus}
Bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa
Bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa
Bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa
Bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa
Bop shuwa, bop bop boppity bop
Well I'm looking at my feelings and I'm
Seeing what they're doing to me
(bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa)
I'm looking at my feelings and I'm
Seeing what they're doing to me
(bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa)
I'm coming out of the dark and I'm
Looking every step of the way
Well I don't want to think about what
Other people think about me
No I don't want to think about what
Other people think about me
I'm just minding what's mine it'll
Carry me the rest of the way
I'm coming out of the dark and I'm
Looking every step of the way
(bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa)
I'm coming out of the dark and I'm
Looking every step of the way
(bop shuwa, bop bop shuwa)
I'm coming out of the dark and I'm
Looking every step of the way
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DOLLY
Although I didn't know her well
From the very first moment I could tell
She was every inch
A beautiful woman - a beautiful
Proud black woman
I'm told she traveled in a truck
Like a gypsy going from here to there
Wish I could have known her then
That beautiful woman - that beautiful
Proud black woman
{Chorus}
I knew her as my grandmother
People called her Dolly
And she had this look of knowing
In her eyes
And even though I grew up
A world away
I'm so glad I got to meet her…
I watched her gazing out beyond
At memories of the past long gone
And her inner beauty shone
This beautiful woman - this beautiful
proud black woman
This beautiful woman - this beautiful
proud black woman
{Repeat Chorus) x2
That beautiful woman - that beautiful
Proud black woman x4
NATIVE ANIMAL SONG
Listen
I can be a Kangaroo
A Kangaroo, can you?
I can be a Kangaroo…
Can you be one too?
Jump Kangaroo jump
I can be an Emu
An Emu, can you?
I can be an Emu…
Can you be one too?
Run Emu run
I can be a Snake too
A snake too, can you?
I can be a Snake too…
Can you be one too?
Slide Snake slide
I can be a Cockatoo
A cockatoo, can you?
I can be a cockatoo…
Can you be one too?
Fly Cockatoo fly
I can be a Kangaroo
A Kangaroo and an Emu
I can be a Snake too…
And a Cockatoo
Ahhh x3
Coolamon
song
Picking berries
from the berry tree
Putting berries in the coolamon
Picking berries from the berry tree
Putting berries in the coolamon
The coolamon, the coolamon
Putting berries in the coolamon
A - ha -
ha
A - ha -
ha
Digging honey ants
from the rich brown soil
Putting honey ants into the coolamon
Digging honey ants from the rich brown soil
Putting honey ants into the coolamon
The coolamon the coolamon
Putting honey ants into the cooamon
Twisting for
pippies in the golden sand
The golden sand, the golden sand
Twisting for pippies in the golden sand
The golden sa-a-and
Bush Tucker, Bush
tucker,
Bush tucker Is a real good feed
Bush tucker, bush tucker
Bush tucker is a very healthy meal
Picking bush
tomatoes from the bush tomato vine
Putting bush tomatoes in the coolamon
Picking bush tomatoes from the bush tomato vine
Putting bush tomatoes in the coolamon
The coolamon, the coolamon
Putting bush tomatoes in the
coolamon
A - ha -
ha
A - ha -
ha
Digging witchetty
grubs from the old dead tree
Putting witchetty grubs into the coolamon
Digging witchetty grubs from the old dead tree
Putting witchetty grubs into the coolamon
The coolamon, the coolamon
Putting witchetty grubs into the
coolamon
Twisting for
pippies in the golden sand
The golden sand, the golden sand
Twisting for pippies in the golden sand
The golden sa-a-and
Bush tucker, bush
tucker
Bushtucker is a real good feed
Bush tucker, bush tucker
Bushtucker is a very healthy meal.
Bush tucker, bush
tucker
Bushtucker is a real good feed
Bush tucker, bush tucker
Bushtucker is a very healthy meal.
Corroboree
Song
Paint up around
the campfire
(Paint up around the campfire)
Dance around the campfire
(Dance around the campfire)
Paint up and dance around the campfire
That's corroboree
Men play
didgeridoo
(Men play didgeridoo)
Men play didgeridoo
(Men play didgeridoo)
Men play didgeridoo around the campfire
That's corroboree
Corroboree,
corroboree - special ceremony
Corroboree, corroboree - special to
Aborigines
Big mobs come
from all around
To corroboree
They celebrate on sacred ground
That's corroboree
Big mobs come from all around
To corroboree
They celebrate on sacred ground
That's corroboree
Sing around the
campfire
(Sing around the campfire)
Clap sticks round the campfire
(Clap sticks round the campfire)
Sing and clap sticks round the campfire
That's corroboree
Sit around the
campfire
(Sit around the campfire)
Share food round the campfire
(Share food round the campfire)
Sit and share food round the campfire
That's corroboree
Big mobs come
from all around
To corroboree
They celebrate on Sacred ground
That's corroboree
Big mobs come from all around
To corroboree
They celebrate on Sacred ground
That's corroboree
Corroboree,
Corroboree - special ceremony
Corroboree, corroboree - special to Aborigines
Corroboree, Corroboree - special ceremony
Corroboree. Corroboree - special to
Aborigines
BARYULGIL
COUNTRY
Listen
Here we are, in
the bush out
Here in Baryulgil Country
The sun shines on the river like
Diamonds in a tree
Children laughing and playing they are
As happy as they can be
Playing in the beautiful river
Out here in Baryulgil Country
{Chorus}
Buryulgil, Baryulgil - beautiful country
Buryulgil, Baryulgil - beautiful country
{Bridge}
Ooh, yeah - Mother Earth
Ooh, yeah - Great Spirit
Ooh, yeah - Ancestors
Ooh, yeah - Dreamtime
Cooking damper on the open fire out
Here in Baryulgil Country
Remembering how our ancestors lived out
Here in Baryulgil Country
Caring and sharing, happy being free
Respecting and protecting the land out
Here in Baryulgil Country
{Chorus}
Buryulgil, Baryulgil - beautiful country
Buryulgil, Baryulgil - beautiful country
Buryulgil, Baryulgil - beautiful country
Buryulgil, Baryulgil - beautiful country
{Repeat Bridge}
Ooh, yeah - Mother Earth
Ooh, yeah - Great Spirit
Ooh, yeah - Ancestors
Ooh, yeah - Dreamtime
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