Kookaburra
By Anne18
@Anne18 (11029)
September 5, 2008 7:45am CST
Anyone rememeber this rhyme??
Its meant to be traditional Australian
Kooaburra sits in the old gum tree-ee
Merry, merry king of the old bush he-ee
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kooaburra,
Gay your life must be.
Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree-ee,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see-ee
Stop, Kookaburra, stop, Kookaburra,
Leave a few for me.
Anyone know any more rhymes for the land of Oz?
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4 responses
@enola1692 (3323)
• United States
5 Sep 08
oh wow I rember the kookkaburra rhyme I use to sing it to my kids when they were little
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
5 Sep 08
Oh I remember this one alright! lol. When I was in primary school in Perth, Western Australia we had to sing this song all the time. Half the class would start off the song and after the first line the second half of the class would then start and off we would go, over and over again! I don't know any shorter rhymes that are true blue Aussie like this one off the top of my head but for more serious Aussie poetic fare there are few better than the poem "The man from Snowy River".
@Munchkin547 (2778)
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5 Sep 08
I don't think i know any other songs, but that one reminds me of being little, i learnt to play it on the ocarina when i was small!! hehe happy memories! didn't think many people knew that song! xxx
