Home Among the Gumtrees

I've been around the world a couple of times, or maybe more

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

What do we tell 'em?

Give me a home among the gum trees

With lots of plum trees

A sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo

A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front

And an old rocking chair

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 go out on the porch

And watch the possums play

Give me a home among the gum trees

With lots of plum trees

A sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo

A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front

And an old rocking chair

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 (koo-koo-koo-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka-ka)

Give me a home among the gum trees

With lots of plum trees

A sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo

A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front

And an old rocking chair

Up we go

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

This is your turn

Give me a home among the gum trees

With lots of plum trees

A sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo

A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front

And an old rocking chair

Give me a home among the gum trees

With lots of plum trees

A sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo

A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front

And an old rocking chair