Drover's Dream (Traditional Australian)

This is a traditional Australian song also brought to my attention by Peter Lawson (see my video 'Cobaki Creek')

Amazingly i was able to do a bit of harmonizing with myself when i employed my extremely poor computer-fiddling-abilities.

I have recorded this song in the past in the same fashion (without the video aspect) and you can hear it and other of my songs at:
myspace.com/millionpowers

enjoy!

One night when traveling 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 traveling 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, "That's the funniest thing I've heard in 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 old 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 Old Log Cabin in the Dell

I was dreaming I suppose, for these entertaining shows
It never crossed my mind I was asleep
Till the boss beneath the cart woke me up with such a start
Yelling, "Dreamy, where the hell are all the sheep?"

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Drover's
• Dream
• Million
• Powers
• cover
• traditional
• australian
• guitar
• hamonica
• harmony

[isidnee]

oh your cool-in the bathroom....wtf

[justinsleep]

better acoustics!

[Love777Jesus]

Good Idea in the bathroom :)

[Zozik333]

he had to do it in the bathroom cuz his mom will yell =)

[flloyd2010]

Great version, well done!

[TheHepSea]

this bathroom sure does get a lot of action. if those walls could talk, mmm mmm mmm