John Denver - Sing Australia Lyrics
This song appears on four albums, and was first released on the higher ground album, and has also been released on the a portrait, the john denver collection - calypso and the gift you are albumI come to australia as many people doTo see the old koala, hitch a ride on a kangarooTo hear somebody call me mate and call somebody blueTo hear the aboriginee play a didgeridooSome of you came as prisoners two centuries agoSome of you come as kings and queens your blessing to bestowSome of you stand all swelled with pride, some with shattered wingsBut all of us come with open hearts to hear australia singIn the desert, in the cityIn the mountains and in the seaIn the stories and in the peopleI can hear australia singWaltzing matilda, the men of galipoliClancy of the overflow, crocodile dundeeThe myth of all creation, the teaching of baiameThe legends of a dreamtime for all eternityAnd in this celebration of a brief two hundred yearsThe cost to build a nation in blood and sweat and tearsAnd if we stand divided, divided we will fallBut if we stand together we shall conquer allIn the desert, in the cityIn the mountains and in the seaIn the stories and in the peopleI can hear australia singSing australia, sing australia, sing australia, sing australiaIn the sails on sydney harbourI can hear australia singWords and music by john denver