The Drover's Dream - The Down Under Vocal Band

One night when travelling sheep

My companions lay asleep

There was not a star illuminate the sky

I was dreaming I suppose

For my eyes were partly closed

When a very strange procession passed me by

First there came a kangaroo with

A swag of blankets blue

And the dingo ran beside him as his mate

They were travelling mighty fast

But they shouted as they passed

We'll have to jog along it's getting late

The pelican and the crane they

Came in from off the plain

To amuse the company with a Highland fling

The dear old bandicoot played

A tune upon his flute

And the native bears sat round him in the ring

The drongo and the crow sang

Us songs of long ago

And the frilled necked lizard

Listened with a smile

The emu standing near with

His claw up to his ear

Said Funniest thing I've heard for quite a while

The frogs from out the swamp

Where the atmosphere is damp

Came bounding in and sat upon the stones

They each unrolled their swags

And produced from little bags

The violin the banjo and the bones

The goanna and the snake and

The adder wide awake

With an alligator danced The Soldier's Joy

In the spreading silky oak

The jackass cracked a joke

And the magpie sang The Wild Colonial Boy

Some brolgas darted out

From the tea-tree all about

And performed a set of lancers very well

The parrot green and blue gave

The orchestra its cue

To strike up The Old Log Cabin in the Dell

I was dreaming I suppose

For these entertaining shows

But it never crossed my mind I was asleep

Till the boss beneath the cart woke

Me up with such a start

Yelling Prithee me

Where the hell are all the sheep