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When We Walked With Butterflies
When we walked with butterflies
We followed, you and me
Wings they danced before us
To find that hollow tree
We mustn't talk, not a bit
We mustn't talk, not at all
The forest hears our every call
And they might fly away
When we walked with butterflies
I felt you take my hand
Wings they danced before us
To guide us through this land
Is she an elf, a princess?
For the forest, see she cries
Is she an elf, ah yeah, she's dressed
With wings like butterflies
When we walked with butterflies
I put you on my back
A lookout tall, a lookout brave
To holt their fierce attack
She says, don't cut the tree
The hollow tree
It keeps us all alive
Don't touch the tree
The hollow tree
Or we will not survive
When we walked with butterflies
We followed hand in hand
Wings they danced before us
To guide us through this land
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Rockpool
03:50
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Rockpool
with Maik Antrack
Come and look into my pool
The water’s calm and really cool
Rock pool – lucky dip
Rock pool – lucky dip
Do you like where the waves
Wash onto cliffs, crash into caves
Even if he could squash or split
A great big whale is not going to fit
It’s time to take another plunge
What a lovely old sea sponge
The rocks are small or massive slabs
The perfect place for hiding crabs
Tiny shells can hold on fast
If I stay in here, I won’t last
We might wonder what you are
Are you a fish, are you a star
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Where Do All The Trucks Go
with Don Stewart
Where do all the trucks come from?
I don't know
Where do all the trucks go?
I don't know
How do all the wheels spin?
I don't know
How do all the wheels stop?
I don't know
Who packs up the boxes?
I don't know
Who unloads the boxes?
I don't know
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Who's Been Dropping Their Tail
from the musical “An Owl’s Tale”
Who's been dropping their tail on my back porch
Who . . .Who
A possums not a lizard, he wouldn't drop his tail
Who left it on the doorstep like a message in the mail
Who is it out there dropping tails on the lawn
Who is it, who is it, always gone by dawn
Who is it out there tossing tails in the night
Who is it always staying out of sight
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Itie Bitey Mozzie Monster
thanks to the Lovetts
I’m tadpole tired but I can’t sleep
It should be quiet, not a peep
I can’t dream and I can’t snore
My bedroom, ah yeah, it’s war
Hides on the cupboard this monster does
It’s whup and buzz, it’s what she does
Circling round me every night
Before she bites and bites and bites
Itie, bitey, too much fear
Don’t you land upon my ear
You want my blood so ripe and red
I plonk my pillow on my head
I hide myself beneath my sheets
Itie, bitey, say nightie, nightie
She’s sipping on me all night long
I’m punctured, I’ll be like a thong
All flat and soggy, doggy itch
If only I could make the switch
And slip away to sleepy rest
Oh buzz off mozzie, you’re a pest
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I Like To Sea The Sea
02:16
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I Like To See The Sea
with Gemma Belfrage
Every day I see the sea
I chase the waves and the waves chase me
Every day I like to see the sea
Every day I jump in the sea
The water’s cold as it grabs my knees
Every day I like to see the sea
One day there'll be a bottle on the beach
With a note inside that my fingers can’t reach
Every day I like to see the sea
One day there'll be a dolphin in the swell
Who'll nod her head and say:
"It’s good to see you're doing well"
Every day I like to see the sea
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Back Road Joe
03:15
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Back Road Joe
with Lyn Eales
Back road Joe
Where did I go?
I'm back road Joe
I love out here
Where the kids are all so nice
I don't take that same way twice
It can take a little longer
But the road that you ride
It tells you how you feel inside
Sometimes you miss the corner
‘Cause the signs are not so big
But if I get bogged – It teach me how to dig
And when you have a wee stop
You can get out on your own - look under a stone
Find something beautiful - like scorpion
You could . . . take it back home
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I Have A Name
02:05
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I Have A Name
I have a name and my name is me
It is made of letters like "y" & "b"
It belongs to me but it's yours to use
It was given to me, I didn't choose
It was given to me, but it's yours to use
To wake me up from my grandpa snooze
I have a name and my name is me
It is made of letters like "y" & "b"
I know all the shapes and where they fit
Put the "a" in second and where the "r's" sit
Is before the "y" but the "b's" at the start
And they all spell, Barry, every part
I have a name and my name is me
It is made of letters like "y" & "b"
It belongs to me but it's yours to speak
It was given to me I'm not unique
It was given to me, but it's yours to call
If you'd like to dance, or to play . . . football
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Wanna See A Wombat
02:07
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Wanna See A Wombat
I wanna see a wombat
I wanna see one now
I've never seen a wombat
All I see is cows
I wanna see a wombat
And give him such a hug
His wombat ears could tickle me
Oh snuggly snuggly snug
I wanna see a lyre bird
I wanna see a heap
I've never seen a lyre bird
All I see is sheep
I wanna see a lyre bird
Scratching on his mound
Fluff his little tummy
And count his speckled brown
I wanna see a funnel web
That isn't in a jar
I've never seen a funnel web
All I see is cars
I wanna see a funnel web
And give myself a scare
Watch her wave her fangs about
Oh ugly spidery hairs
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Can You Reach The Rainbow
It simply can’t be done
Like sending spaceships to the sun
It simply can’t be done
It’s really hard to find that place
A rainbow never leaves a trace
But all those colours, hey it’s worth the chase
Can you reach the rainbow end
It simply can’t be done my friend
Can you change your underpants while you run
It simply can’t be done
It’s really hard to find that place
A rainbow never leaves a trace
Like trying to find the other end of outer space
Can you reach the rainbow end
It simply can’t be done my friend
It simply can’t be done
It’s really hard to find that place
A rainbow never leaves a trace
But all those colours, hey, it’s worth the chase
Can you reach the rainbow end
It simply can’t be done my friend
Like a race between two sleepy sloths
Like dodging lighting, flushing moths
It simply can’t be done
Can you reach the rainbow end
It simply can’t be done my friend
Can you reach the rainbow end
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The Private Life Of Crows
There’s a bird that’s watching and he soon remark
That nothin’ that we do will ever stay in the dark
With a tone and moan no one calls a song
He tells ya did ya know ya put your boots on wrong
With an arrk and a crarrk from his coal black choir, he says
“You don’t like the warmth you shouldn’t light no fire.”
He loves to let you know that he knows about you
When it comes to the crow, we haven’t got a clue
The private life of crows, the private life of crows
Nobody gets it, nobody knows
It’s a murder mystery, loads of strife
The private life of crows
It’s a murder mystery, loads of strife
It’s ark, crarrk, ark, crarrk, ark, crarrk, arrrrrrr
The private life of crows.
Now it’s almost certain a crow will never mention
Every ten years they hold a convention
With all that beak and black feather waving
It seems our bird he loves a little ravin’
With look from an eye that you can’t but admire, he says
“You don’t like the warmth, you shouldn’t light no fire.”
He loves to let you know that he knows about you
When it comes to the crow, yeah we haven’t got a clue.
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Pin The Tail On The Possum
from the musical “An Owl’s Tale”
Pin the tail on the possum
It's my bone and hair and skin
Pin the tail on the possum
Don't stick it on my chin
Pin the tail on the possum
Oh give the kid a spin
Pin the tail, pin the tail, pin the tail
Spin him round
Pin the tail, pin the tail, pin the tail
Pin the tail on the possum
It's my bone and skin and hair
Pin the tail on the possum
Oh show me that you care
Pin the tail on the possum
Oh look my butt it's bare
Pin the tail, pin the tail, pin the tail
Spin him round
Pin the tail, pin the tail, pin the tail
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Do Echidnas Come Out In The Rain
from “Lake Songs”
with children from Bairnsdale 754 PS
Do echidnas come out in the wet
Or like the ants that they eat
Are they scared of the rain
These are the thoughts that rattle my brain
Do echidnas come out in the rain
Do echidnas crawl on mother's back
Or are their little soft feet
Way too delicate, way too petite
These things I don't know are causing me pain
Do echidnas come out in the rain
Do echidnas have a place that they keep
Or where they stop, is that where they sleep
Tell me how do they drink
These are the questions that hurt when I think
Do echidnas come out in the rain
Do echidnas ever have friends
Or are they always alone
With that many prickles do you ever get known
If you've got answers, oh please explain
Do echidnas come out in the rain
Do echidnas come out in the rain
Or like the ants that they eat
Are they scared of the wet
With that many quills I'd write it down so I couldn't forget
Do echidnas come out in the wet
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Dress Up Time
04:19
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Dress Up Time
from the musical
“Lots of Little Sea Creatures”
Here we go
1,2,3,4 this way, hello
1,2,3,4 that way, hello
Round we go, look at me
Dress up time, who you gunna be?
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Many Little Hands
02:55
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Many Little Hands
written for the lantern parade
at the Port Fairy Folk Festival
Many little hands make light work
Make a lantern, lift it high
Let your work light up the sky
Lift your lantern, turn it round
Let your light shine on the ground
Make your lanterns, lift them high
Let our work light up the sky
Lift our lanterns, turn them round
Let our light shine on the ground
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Barry Peters VIC, Australia
Dubbed the Paul Kelly of the underage music scene, Barry is based in Warrnambool on Australia's beautiful southern
coast.
Amassing near gold record sales as a totally independent artist, his appeal is very simple: Barry writes great songs. Rich with environmental themes, his music is profound and energetic.
Warm, wise and funny, Barry Peters is an artist worth introducing to every child.
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