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~~~ The Day I came to Bunyip Flats ~~~
The day I came to Bunyip Flats
The air was crisp and clear,
I'd only stopped to find me way
And enjoy a nice cold beer.
But when I walked into that pub
That Bunyip Flats does boast,
I got into a round of drinks
And joined into a toast.
We toasted life in Bunyip Flats
To say it was the best,
And we toasted times in Bunyip Flats
When it, was put unto a test.
Then we toasted all the local folk
That lived in Bunyip Flats,
The kids the dogs and everyone
And all the flamin' cats.
They showed me such a bonzer time
Then they made a toast to me,
So I knew this was the kind'a place
The kind'a place for me.
Bunyip Flats has been me home
I've lived here for so long
'Cos Bunyip Flat's the only place
Where very little does go wrong.
January 10, 2001
~~ 421 ~~
~~~ Things are Glum at Bunyip Flats ~~~
Things are crook in Tullarook
The last time it rained, come man or boy
The women folk have had enough
We swear and curse and do our blocks
Then the distant crack of thunder
So, we raise our voice in cheer
January 10, 2001
~~ 422 ~~
~~~ Lightnin' Flashed Cross Bunyip Flats ~~~
Lightnin' flashed 'cross Bunyip Flats
They forecast rain in bucket fulls
And each creek will run a banker
There's been no rain in Bunyip Flats
They say this drought is over and,
Lightin' flashed cross Bunyip Flats
January 9, 2001
~~ 423 ~~
~~~ When the Rains did come to Bunyip Flats ~~~
When the rains did come to Bunyip Flats
We'd moved to greener pasture
'Cos our clothes all fell to pieces
So we planted mobs of veggies
But we miss the sights of Bunyip Flats
So we're packin' up our clobber
January 10, 2001
~~ 424 ~~
~~~ When we got back to Bunyip Flats ~~~
When we got back to Bunyip Flats
The trees were down the roofs were off
The only place that stayed in shape
He asked us all to come and eat
But now we're back let's sellibrate
Everything is just the same,
January 11, 2001
~~ 425 ~~
~~~ The Day we Played some Cricket ~~~
Now! Bunyip Flats and Kooka Kreek
Kooka Kreek bought kegs of plonk
Kooka Kreek they won the toss
The bowler what's from Kooka Kreek
I kept me cool and closed me eyes
But they couldn't find those balls I'd hit
January 11, 2001
~~ 426 ~~
~~~ When the Circus came to Town ~~~
When the circus came to Bunyip Flats
The big parade, that cavalcade
Everyone had lined the streets
Every one with smiling face
That night was filled with dexterous tricks,
That night it soon was over
January 12, 2001
~~ 427 ~~
~~~ A Railway Line is Comin' ~~
A rumour spread 'round Bunyip Flats
But no one knew why the heck
The Mayor and all the council
We took a vote and told the Mayor
Our Bunyip Flats is quiet now
That line it got diverted
January 12, 2001
And that's a cryin' shame,
But things are glum in Bunyip Flats
'Cos we haven't had no rain.
Is near on thirty years,
And our dams and creeks are dryin' up
So is the flamin' beer.
'Cos the waters turned to dust,
And the bread they bake has got no heart
It's only lumps of crust.
But that doesn't do no good
So we'd better pack our bags 'an stuff
Like the women think we should.
Rolls across our dusty plains,
And that sniff of rain is in the air
Etched firmly in our brains.
As we look up to the sky,
And we hold our hopes within our hearts
That our town will never die.
On that sultry summers day,
And the town itself will wash away
If we get the rain they say.
And hail the size of stones,
And the winds will blow a mighty gale
To take the roofs from off our homes.
And the dams will over flow,
So we'd better find some higher ground
'Cos there's nowhere else to go.
In fact, for near on thirty years,
And the grounds so dry and flamin' cracked
It brings a man to tears.
We'll get a bumper crop of grain,
But, I won't hold me breath forever
Waitin' for this so called rain.
As it did like yesterday,
And those big black clouds that gather there
Just simply float away.
It was too flamin' late,
'Cos all us folks from Bunyip Flats
Couldn't flamin' wait.
Where it rained from time to time,
So we'd have some runnin' water
To wash out our dirt and grime.
When we used just flamin soap,
But this water made a difference
It bought us flamin' hope.
And fruit trees by the score,
And we even had some water
To scrub the flamin' floor.
We did, treat it like a joke,
And when we think 'bout Bunyip Flats
Our hearts just sort'a broke.
The kids the dog the phone,
And we're headin' back to Bunyip Flats
'Cos that's our flamin' home.
The town was all a'wash,
There was flotsam floatin' everywhere
It was a big ka'bosh.
The streets were full of mud,
The pigs and cows came floatin' by
So did their flamin' crud.
Was the flamin' pub,
And the publican stood on its porch
With arm-loads full of grub.
And to toast our soaking town,
And be glad we upped and moved away
Or we may have all been drowned.
And raise our glasses high
As we watch those clouds that dropped their rain
Move slowly 'cross the sky.
Here in Bunyip Flats,
The kids they laugh, the women smile
So do the flamin cats.
Were rivals playin' cricket,
So the stage was set, a challenge yet
To see who was the slickest.
Bunyip Flats brung beer,
The women folk brung cakes and scones
The kids, they brung the cheer.
So we was sent to bat,
And I was picked to face first ball
So's I donned a padded hat.
Bowled quicker than a train,
And the bouncers that he bowled at me
Near rattled all me brains.
And swung at every ball,
And I hit 'em all, each time a six
They cleared the far off wall.
'Cos they landed in a bog,
So we all gave up that cricket game
And got stuck into the grog.
The towns folk were excited,
And Bunyip Flats and Kooka Kreek
All became united.
Snaked slowly through the town,
And all the kids they cheered like mad
When they saw the red nosed clown.
To see that magic sight,
And to talk about what fun they'd have
In the Big tent there that night.
Filed in to that tent,
And when we saw the elephants
We knew, our money was well spent.
With feats that made us sigh,
But when that bloke turned inside out
We gave a startled cry.
We all had, had a ball,
And when we woke next morning,
'Twas like, they was never there at all.
That a train was on its way,
And the railway men were layin' tracks
And they'll be here any day.
A train would come to town,
And the local folks were lookin' glum
And they wore a flamin' frown.
Were called to answer why,
A railway track should pass through town,
It seemed a bit cock-eyed,
That a railway line weren't needed,
So he'd better send them packin' fast
Or the Mayor would be suck-seeded.
No trains run down its street,
And all the folks are smilin' now
'Cos that railway lines been beat.
Across to, Warramunga Peek,
And now that train runs every night,
Through the heart of Kooka Kreek.