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Home Among The Gum Trees Lyrics by John Williamson

JW’s Family Album

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By B. Brown/W. Johnson
[Verse 1]
I've been around the world
A couple of times or maybe more
I've seen the sights, I've had delights
On every foreign shore
But when my mates all ask me
The place that I adore
I tell them right away
[Chorus]
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
[Verse 2]
You can see me in the kitchen
Cooking up a roast
Or Vegemite on toast
Just you and me, a cup of tea
And later on, we'll settle down
And mull up on the porch
And watch the possums play
[Chorus]
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
[Verse 3]
There's a Safeways up the corner
And a Woolies down the street
And a brand new place they've opened up
Where they regulate the heat
But I'd trade them all tomorrow
For a little bush retreat
Where the kookaburras call
[Chorus]
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A bong or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
[Verse 4]
Some people like their houses
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
[Chorus] x2
Give me a home among the gumtrees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo
A clothesline out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair
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John Williamson

John Williamson

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