How Much Can A Koala Bear © J. Birch 2011. somber mood - recitation - country

We sat around the campfire

Till about half past two

And ev’ry body got drunk mate

But I’m still feelin’ blue

Sydney came over

He brought his didge

We buried her yesterday mate

Down by the Harbour Bridge

I’ve heard of a fair go mate

But this thing, it just weren’t fair

You see when Gum leaves

How much can a Koala bear?

The two of us, we drank till sixpence

But then there weren’t anybody there

You see when Gum leaves

How much can a Koala bear?

We met at a party

It must have been a Sat’day night

It lasted fifty years

She put up a real fight

Anyway here’s the sixpence

Don’t worry about the change

Sydney’s coming over

There’ll be things to be arranged

First two verses….….

This is a wheelchair

These are my hands

Do I lie down and die?

Or do I give it a try?

This is a wheelchair

These are my hands

Do I lie down and die?

Or do I give it a try?

I have got a friend

Her name is Jill

And Jack is, Inner Still

Last verse five more times……..

Even on the darkest day

There are roses

And if we stop to smell the roses

We will see, Roses Need Rain…

Pause……….

The two of us, we drank till sixpence

But then there weren’t anybody there

You see when Gum leaves

How much can a Koala bear?