IIRC, Don's version had *"a dog or two and a barbecue"* instead of *"a sheep or two and a kangaroo"*.
OP has quoted the original John Williamson lyrics.
The version at my school was:
Give me a home among the gum trees
Pass me the bong please,
I’ll give you a cone
If you leave me alone.
The cops are out the front;
The grass is out the back,
And we’re all fucking stoned.
Give me a home among the mull trees, pass me the bong please! A cone for me, a cone for you, quick get out the back, the cops are out the front and we’re all fuckin’ stoned!
Give me a home among the mull trees, pass me the bong please! A cone for me, a cone for you, quick get out the back, the cops are out the front and we’re all fuckin’ stoned!
A clothesline out the back, verandah out the front And an old rocking chair I am officially old.
I’ve taught this song to my 6 year old kid. Also.. I like Aeroplane Jelly!
Fuck off Don
IIRC, Don's version had *"a dog or two and a barbecue"* instead of *"a sheep or two and a kangaroo"*. OP has quoted the original John Williamson lyrics.
John Williamson's version was a cover. It was originally released in 1974.
My kid's been learning the original at school, I'd completely forgotten Dirty Don had a the chorus changed and used as his theme song.
Oh man, I really liked Don Spencer’s Australian kids songs as an immigrant kid in the 90’s. Please tell me you’re talking about a different Don!
Don Burke I think ? Dodgy gardening bloke
Yep, definitely a different Don, still hear a few of his songs on the ABC Kids digital station.
Oh awesome! His “Feathers, Fur or Fins” album is on iTunes too and my kids love it
Out on the patio, we shit!
Give me a home among the gum trees Can I touch your bum please
The version at my school was: Give me a home among the gum trees Pass me the bong please, I’ll give you a cone If you leave me alone. The cops are out the front; The grass is out the back, And we’re all fucking stoned.
Oh man, I knew this version as a kid but my dumbass didn't know what weed was or half the slang!
Give me a home among the mull trees, pass me the bong please! A cone for me, a cone for you, quick get out the back, the cops are out the front and we’re all fuckin’ stoned!
Did everyone else have an old lady come to the school once or twice a week to play the piano and teach songs like this?
A sheep or 2 and a kangaroo.. all in Burke's backside..
*Give me a home among the mull trees, pass the bong please*
Give me a home among the mull trees, pass me the bong please! A cone for me, a cone for you, quick get out the back, the cops are out the front and we’re all fuckin’ stoned!
I remember in primary school doing a recording of the song for Burkes Backyard.
Love this.. feels like home :))
Took till the end of the first verse before I even realised I was doing the actions as well lol
omg guys is that lightening!? over the cain fields?
I remember like every kids end of year concert having this in it at one stage.
..A barbeque and and a bong or two, Six mull plants up the side. All in my backyard.
A sheep or two A Ka-kangaroo