GIVE ME A HOME AMONG THE GUM TREES

2008 Victorian State Schools Spectacular: "Made In Australia" ACT I finale. Filmed on the 6th of September at Hisense Arena, Melbourne Park. The soloist is Jeremy Kleeman.

Subtitles:

I've been around the world a dozen times or maybe more,
I've seen the sights, I've had delights on ev'ry foreign shore,
But when my friends all ask me of the place that I adore,
I tell them right away:

CHORUS
Give me a home among the gum trees,
With lots of plum trees,
A sheep or two and a kangaroo.
A clothesline out the back,
Verandah out the front,
And an old rocking chair.

I'll be standing in the kitchen,
Cooking up a roast,
With vegemite on toast,
Just you and me a cup of tea,
And afterwards we'll settle down beside the hitchin' post,
And watch the wombats play.

--CHORUS--

There's a Safeway on the corner,
And a Woolworths down the street,
And a New World's just been opened where they regulate the heat,
But I'd trade them all tommorrow for a simple bush retreat,
Where kookaburras sing!
(duck? sounds)
--awkward silence--
Where kookaburras sing!!
(seagull sounds)
"Come on.."
--very awkward silence--
Where kookaburras sing!!!
(kookaburra sounds)
"THANKYOU!"

--CHORUS--

"KEY CHANGE!"

Some people like their houses built with fences all around,
Others live in mansions and some beneath the ground.
But me I like the bush you know with rabbits running round,
And a pumpkin vine out the back.

"What do you give me?"

--CHORUS--(repeats x3)

"Alright, I want everybody in the stands to join in"

"And you in the cheap seats, you too"

"You can do better than that"

Category:

Music

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[barty567]

Haha!

Good job with the singing.

You shold sue the sound guy.

[kle0001]

I should. Seriously, how hard is it to press the "KOOKABURRA" button? Lucky everyone in the stadium all happened to have the same idea and repeat the line until the right sound was played otherwise it would have looked very un-professional...

[rachel0976]

Man i was in this it was like the best number ever and man the singer was the BEST

[MsGodj]

This was my year 3 consert song LOL

[milolovesmusic]

would help if he got the words right

[NickoRules17]

@jimmah55555 yes

[AbbehRose]

@thesaidso Lol, no. I went there last summer for three weeks. It was wonderful and I want to go back...

[thesaidso]

@AbbehRose r u ausralian??

[AbbehRose]

I love this song! It makes me miss Australia): ): Pennsylvania isn't nearly as fun...

[MsPinkstar97]

i loved this, i miss it :(

[DestrutiveDave]

@weirothehero100 Oi Oi Oi!!!!!!!!!!!