The Drovers Dream

One night while travelling sheep
my companions were asleep;
there wasn't a star to 'luminate the sky.
I was dreaming I suppose
of some entertaining shows
'cause a very strange procession passed me by.

First there came a kangaroo
with a swag of blankets blue,
a dingo ran beside him, for a mate.
They were travelling mighty fast
but they shouted as they passed
"We'll have to jog along it's getting late."

Three frogs from out the swamp
where the atmosphere was damp,
came bounding in and sat upon some stones.
Then they each unrolled their swags
and took out from little bags;
the violin, the banjo and the bones.

And the little bandicoot
played a tune upon his flute
the native birds sat round him in a ring.
And the pelican and the crane
they came in from off the plain
and amused the company with the highland fling.

The possum and the crow
sang us songs of long ago.
The frilled-necked lizard listened with a smile.
And the emu standing near
with his claw up to his ear
said "That's the funniest thing I've heard in quite a while."

The goanna and the snake
and the adder wide awake,
the alligator danced The Soldiers Joy,
in the spreading silky oak,
the jackass cracked a joke
and the magpie sang The Wild Colonial Boy.

some brolgas started out
from the tea-tree all about;
performed a set of lances very well.
And the parrot; green and blue
gave the orchestra it's cue
to stike up The old locked cupboard in the dell.

I was dreaming I suppose
Of these entertaining shows;
It never crossed my mind I was asleep.
Till the boss beneath the cart
woke me up with such a start
Yelling "Dreamy where the hell are all the sheep?".