KookaFella from Kookafella by Michael Porteus
THE GUM trees are crying on christmas eve during a scorching drought in Australia. Then the kookaburras laugh louder than the fellas at a bush party. The laughter meets clouds which bring rain on christmas night. The rain transforms the bush into a cacophony of life. And god is born in Australia.
Tracklist
| 1. | KookaFella | 3:14 |
Lyrics
burra burra fella burra - kooka fella burra fella
fella fella burra fella - kooka fella burra fella
cryin gum gum - burra burra sing
cryin gum gum - laugh and sing
cryin gum gum - burra burra sing
cryin gum gum - laughin every thing
laughin every thing
burra burra stralia - no drink and drive
burra Christmas - be alive
burra stralia - lilly of the plain
crying for rain rain
cryin gum gum - burra burra sing
cryin gum gum - laugh and sing
cryin gum gum - burra burra sing
cryin gum gum - laughin every thing
laughin every thing
burra burra burra sing - sing out at Christmas
singin break a drought
kooka fella burra sing - thunder ring out
now the rain is coming in
burra burra sing
god is born in Australia - in every livin thing
god is born - we’re not alone - burra burra sing
cryin gum gum - burra burra sing
cryin gum gum - laugh and sing
cryin gum gum - burra burra sing
cryin gum gum - laughin every thing
laughin every thing
laughin every thing
laughin every thing
Credits
Written and produced by Michael Porteus. Kookaburra audio from Fred van Gessel of professionalwildlifesounds.com.au
License
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
I am a journalist and media producer who writes and records songs at Lawrence near the eastern tip of Australia.
All these songs were composed with much generous help from Pacific reggae legend Willie Hona, who also provides vocals on some tracks.