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My Friend The Pelican

from All My Friends by Barry Peters

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Every child needs the chance to stand by a quiet stretch of water while holding the hand of someone they love and wait to watch a pelican land

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My Friend The Pelican!

She’s not white metal, fills faster than a fridge
Has wings that curve like a cable bridge
A honk like a bus in a side street jam
She looks you in the eye and she says: “I am
What I am, what I am
Why fret if you can’t understand.”
My friend, my friend, the pelican.

I tell you this bird she ain’t no sparrow
Can feed on more fish than you can fit in a barrow
A body and a blummph of a great jumbo jet
Gliding where gravity forgets
To claim, to claim, what should remain on land
My friend, my friend, my friend, the pelican.

What the … what if … she don’t make sense
Out over Hobson’s Bay, she’s so immense
What the … what if … maybe … huh
If you’re perfect, then you’re perfect, that’s near enough.

This bird wasn’t born to sit on no wire
As she lifts herself up can’t you see she inspires
No laps at the pool, no weight loss program
She looks you in the eye and she says: “I am
What I am, what I am, hold your breath as I come to land.”
My friend, my friend, my friend, the pelican.

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from All My Friends, released January 6, 2011
Words by Barry Peters
Music by Barry Peters and Don Stewart

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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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