The First Of October

The first of October a beautiful day And in the blue sky just a few specks of gray And sunshine on the Parkland and on the park trees And the warmth of Spring is in the freshening breeze, The malelucas resplendent in their blossoms of white And the magpies are piping in the warm sunlight, The first of October and the capeweed in bloom And beautiful golden flowers cover the broom, In the paddock by the wood the grey kangaroos graze They often venture out of cover on pleasant Spring days, The first day of the second month of the Spring And in the woodland nesting birds chirp and sing And the sun shining brightly in the clear blue sky And the swallows above the paddocks they sing as they fly.