When white men came to America, they asked the Indians if they had land to sell. The Indians thought that was hilarious – they said “Would you like to buy the sky as well?”
When white men came to Australia. They didn’t ask if they could take the land. The indigenous tribes thought it was ludicrous. Why won’t the white man understand? The earth is not just some commodity to use up and throw away.
When they look back at our generation will they think we were greedy? Our great great grandchildren need to live here some day.
We need to rewrite future history – let’s not sell the sky as well.
We’re the wallaby and kangaroo
The possum and the quoll
The koala and the platypus
The emu and the mole
The wombat and the bilby
in the trees and in the sand
We are part of life’s great circle
We make this great brown land
Rusty Kangaroo by VInod Ralh
We’re the source, we are the cycle
From an ancient life we come
We share the earth,
We need your voice
Sing out, shout out, Australia
Save our Australia
Rusty Black Cockatoo by Vinod Ralh
We’re the kookaburra and parrot
The cockatoo and gannet
The noisy miners and galah
The lizard and echidnas
We’re the frogmouth and rosella
The magpie …and goanna
The pelican and fairy wren
Black swan and marsh hen
Rusty Echidna by VInod Ralh
We’re the source, we are the cycle
From an ancient life we come
We share the earth,
We need your voice
Sing out Australia. Shout out,Australia
Let's save Australia
Rusty Wombat by VInod Ralh
We are frogs and we are dragons
We’re crocodiles and clams
We’re the bee that brings you honey
We keep those pests in hand
We’re the butterfly, the termite
The sharks and coral trout
We’re angelfish and sturgeons
We’re what we shout about.
Rusty Platypus by VInod Ralh
BECAUSE…
We’re the source, we are the cycle
From an ancient life we come
We share the earth,
We need your voice
Sing out, Australia. Shout out,Australia
Let's save Australia
We’re the source, we are the cycle
From an ancient life we come
We share the earth,
We need your voice
Sing out, Australia. Shout out Australia
Save our Australia
Let's Save Australia.
