Brush Turkey

[John-Pierre Favre <>]

I'll read that great poem to the Turkey tomorrow morning whilst he runs around our place.

I wonder if the many foxes we have around here celebrate Thanks Giving....hope not

JP

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Philip Veerman <> wrote:

Very clever. Couldn't have said it better myself (or didn't).

 

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From: Geoffrey Dabb [

Sent: Saturday, 21 January 2012 10:19 AM
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Brush Turkey

Once a jolly tourist

Paused at a roadside stop,

Up in the State of the great Bunya Tree.

Along came a turkey, red-headed native kind,

Cocky and bold, and jaunty and free.

Up jumped the tourist

And stuffed it in his tucker-bag

You’ll come a’waltzing matilda with me.

 

Back home in Can-berr-a

That tourist had worries now,

How it would go, on his bar-beeee?

Back into the ute he hopped,

Singing to his tucker-bag

You’ll come a’waltzing matilda with me.

 

Off drove the tourist

Through rows of hobby farms,

Seeking a home for that turk-eeee.

And out in alpaca-land

By a large wattle-stand,

Out of the bag came the re-leas-eeee.

 

And that bird may be heard if you drive by those hobby farms,

Who’ll come a’waltzing matilda with me.

 

 

From: Philip Veerman [
Sent: Friday, 20 January 2012 11:27 AM
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Brush Turkey