A December Day

The evening is warm over thirty degrees And humid with only a very slight breeze The mosquitoes are biting my legs hands and face Everywhere they bite of an itchy red mark there's a trace The warm air full of the buzzing of bush flies and bees Out of the sun the cattle are sheltering in the shade of the trees Their way in warm weather of trying to stay cool In the coastal countryside between Koroit and Warrnambool Above the paddocks in the blue sunny sky In pursuit of flying insects the dark welcome swallows fly On such warm and humid weather the body quickly does tire And sweat on your hands and face as you perspire Just a few patches of gray in the blue sunny sky And the weather forecast for tomorrow again is warm, humid and dry.