There are several expressions about our home:
My home is my castle!
Home is home be it ever so homely!
All indicating that the best place on earth is Home!!
Well the song you are going to hear is the wish of an Australian man
telling us what his idea of an ideal home should be.
© 1975 MUSHROOM MUSIC PTY LTD
I've been around the world A couple of times or maybe more I've 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 Chorus Give me a home among the gumtrees With lots of plum trees A sheep or two, a k-kangaroo A clothesline 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 Chorus 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. Chorus |
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 |
The song has become one of the most frequently recorded Australian compositions of all time and is a standard in Australian folk music. A variety of artists have covered it, ranging from bushbands like Paradiddle to international superstar violinist André Rieu ( Dutch!), who included it on his 2008 album Waltzing Matilda. John Williamson performed Gumtrees at the 2006 memorial service to commemorate popular Australian wildlife expert and TV personality Steve Irwin; the program was followed by a worldwide television audience reputedly numbering 300 million viewers.
24 comments:
What a delightful song and the words minus a few kangaroos or two could fit anywhere. I think it is a place many of us could feel comfortable in.
Interesting it was sung for Steve Irwin's funeral.
What a fun song! There's no place like home.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
C'est charmant!
I like those lyrics. Even worth seeing a kangaroo or two in my native Yorkshire :-)
oh no, we have the same H word :) i saw after linking up!
Home is where the heart is. Prachtige keuze voor de 'H'!
Love the song and Home is the best.
That's the way I feel about the home we have been in for the last 6 years.
I wouldn't want to be anyplace else.
Oh, how fun, Wil!! Thanks for the song! It certainly brightened up our gray, grim day!! Hope you have a great week!
Oh I just loved this! Thank you for expanding my horizons!
I love the song and take on home.
That's my dream home too. A good song.
Awesome song and quite appropriate for anyone thinking of their home. I know that even when I go away on a holiday, it's wonderful to get home and sleep in my own bed!
Leslie
abcw team
Home is where the heart is, and this seems like a great place to park your heart.
Reader Will: Merci de votre visite
c'est un cadeau fait par l'Impératrice Eugénie de Montijo à un écrivain né à Saint-Lô, Octave Feuillet.
Mais l'épouse de l'écrivain n'avait pas spécialement de liens d'amitié avec l'Impératrice.
Votre bannière est très familiale, et très sympathique!
Delight and fun song for H ~ Home is where the heart is ~ Lovely ^_^
there is no place like home. which is so true.
That hospital is in Sibu, Borneo. It is doing very well. The doctor was my student. I was 18 when I taught him, he was 14. He was and still is very respectful.
H for Home, sweet home, always the best!
Funny song
Jepp, home is where the heart is.
Ps: I understand that Women's Day is important in parts of the world and women need support. Thank you for reminding me about it.
You know, in parts of Norway this day are just a joke..
Tania:-)
I loved those lyrics and Rieu is a real master! I love the idea of home is where the heart is, my heart is spread across many cities now:) Lovely H post!
Nice one. Home is always special. Thanks for sharing.
Love that song -- it makes me want to write one about what is home to me.
Love the song even if this my first time I heard it. Very catchy!
Haghpat Monastery, Armenia
Catching up with letter H entries.
Rose, ABC Wednesday Team
Finally ~ got back online after a week without service ~ Lovely post and pics ~ Happy Week ^_^
Thanks for your comments ~ will have new post up soon ^_^
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