I Do Love This Land Australia

Though i was born and raised by distant mountains from where i now live far away I do love this Land Australia more than words can ever say The home of kookaburra, wombat, wallaby and roo Of lyrebird, lories and rosellas and many species of cockatoo Of Aussie magpie, butcherbird and pee wee and pied and gray currawong Each in their own way distinctive even by their call or song Koala, platypus and echidna, pardalotes and megapodes Each have their own favourite places where they set up their abodes Marsupials of all shapes and sizes from the mighty to the small From the tiny honey possum to the red roo near three metres tall In the land of the oldest race of people with strong links to the Dreamtime Source of many a song and story and that has inspired the bards to rhyme Home of dingo, quoll, numbat and tassie devil, pittosporum, gum and wattle tree In a great and ancient Country where the black tribes once ranged free.