In The Nobbies

In the Nobbies Phillip Island on the cliffs above the sea The silver gulls breed in their thousands a squawky noisy colony They feel security in numbers no place for a bird of prey If a hawk or kite approaches they are quickly chased away. Bus loads of Japanese tourists come here to take in the scenic view Phillip Island an attraction so much for to see and do They throw scraps to the noisy silvers who fight for each morsel of food In Spring and Summer they feel hungry they must feed their fast growing brood. After nightfall they view the penguins less than half a mile away Penguins are unpaid performers but for to view them tourists pay Man has ways of exploiting Nature one is for financial gain And that they cash in on the Penguins doesn't seem too hard to explain. In the Nobbies Phillip Island you won't see a tall gum tree But silver gulls nest in their thousands on the cliffs above the sea And from those cliffs you see wild beauty something man could never tame And that man should cash in on Nature now as ever seems a shame.