Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree;
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra! Laugh, Kookaburra!
Gay your life must be.
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Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree;
Eating all the gum drops he can see.
Stop, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
Leave some there for me.
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Kookaburra
sits in the old gum tree,
Counting all the monkeys he can see.
Wait, Kookaburra! Stop, Kookaburra!
That's not a monkey! That's me!
In case you're wondering, a kookaburra is an Australian bird,
a member of the kingfisher family.
It is easily identifed by its 'laughing' song. A "gum
tree" is what Americans know as a eucalyptus.
The "gum drops" that the kookaburra eats in the song are beads
of the resinous sap.
Marion Sinclair
Midi:
Kookaburra
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