a 1922 popular song
words by Norman Croft
music by Glanmore Jones
arranged by Percy Davis
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- I’ve traveled through this world of ours
And seen most kind of sights
Away up North and then down South
I’ve danced through tropic nights
I’ve fought out duels in foreign lands
I’ve drunk their sparkling wine
I’ve seen the whole world at its best
But there’s no land like mine
Chorus
Give me the land called Australia
Where the skies are always blue
There is no place like Australia
And the dear old Kangaroo
I can hear the bushman calling
I can hear his sweet refrain
Shouting Coo-ee, Coo-ee
We will welcome you back
To our tumble down shack
Where the dear old wattle grows
- When you have traveled o’er the sea
And friends you’ve left behind
And everthing seems strange and new
And not a soul seems kind
‘Tis then you feel you need a friend
A pal that’s good and true
And all your thoughts fly back to home
And the dear old Kangaroo
Sung here by Fred Feild: