The Selby Creek

The life support and sustenance of many a forest tree It flows down through the undergrowth that reach up to the knee From upper Selby through the wood by Puffing Billy track The wood birds bathe in Selby creek and wash their wings and back. To old gum tree by Selby Creek I heard the old man say The fairies come when moon is up to dance and sing and play He stood and watched them one bright night dance round the old gum tree And he feels sure of what he's seen so sure he's convinced me. The timid wallaby at dawn comes to drink at the creek And then he hops through undergrowth safe hiding place to seek And grey shrike thrush on wattle branch pipe dawn in with a song And Selby creek through undergrowth goes babbling along. The giant gum trees of Selby wood from creek block out sun shine And the only place it sees the sun is by Puffing Billy line From upper Selby through the wood it babbles night and day Through undergrowth and tangled scrub it winds it's downhill way.