When The Currawongs Are Singing

As forecasters of rain and storm they do never get it wrong The dark birds of the wooded high country known as the pied currawong When the currawongs are singing you can bet that rain is near Their distinctive currawonging is quite pleasant for to hear Dark crow sized birds with white tips on tails with greenish yellow eyes Of changes in the weather for the worse they realize The weather may be sunny it may be a pleasant day But when the currawongs are singing you know that storm and rain is on the way From eating the fruits of mistletoe and prickly pears in their droppings they spread the noxious weeds about Not the favourite birds of farmers, gardeners or ornithologists in this great land of the south They are known to be nest robbers and on nestling birds do prey And few people of pied currawong does have nice things to say But they are marvellous weather forecasters when them singing you do hear You can safely bet your money that storm and rain is near.