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Kookaburra
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree;
Merry, merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be! (alternate: Save some gum for me!) |
Origin
“Kookaburra” was written in 1932 by Australian music teacher, Marion Sinclair, who sold the song’s rights after winning a music competition in Victoria, Australia in 1934. The kookaburra of the rhyme is a native Australian kingfisher (bird), whose call sounds very similar to human laughter. |
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