I Do Love This Land Australia

Though i was born and raised by distant mountains from where i now live far away
I do love this Land Australia more than words can ever say
The home of kookaburra, wombat, wallaby and roo
Of lyrebird, lories and rosellas and many species of cockatoo
Of aussie magpie, butcherbird and pee wee and pied and gray currawong
Each in their own way distinctive even by their call or song
Koala, platypus and echidna, pardalotes and megapodes
Each have their own favourite places where they set up their abodes
Marsupials of all shapes and sizes from the mighty to the small
From the tiny honey possum to the red roo near three metres tall
In the land of the oldest race of people with strong links to the Dreamtime
Source of many a song and story and that has inspired the bards to rhyme
Home of dingo, quoll, numbat and tassie devil, pittosporum, gum and wattle tree
In a great and ancient Country where the black tribes once ranged free.