Name and lyrics from a song at Steve Irwins memorial service?

Question

What is the name and or lyrics to the song that was sung by everyone in the crowd at the Steve Irwin memorial service..(it is not True Blue). ...it ends "and a rocking chair" and it mentions different animals in the song.

Answer 1

Sounds like it might be Home Among the Gum Trees by John Williamson, here's the lyrics.

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.

Give me a home among the gum trees,
with lots of plum trees, a sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo.
A clothes line 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 mull up on the porch,
and watch the possums play.

Give me a home among the gum trees,
with lots of plum trees, a sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo.
A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front,
and an old rocking chair.

There's a Safeway up the corner, and a Woolys down the street,
a brand new place theyve opened up where they regulate the heat,
but I'd trade them all tomorrow for a simple bush retreat
where the kookaburras call.

Give me a home among the gum trees,
with lots of plum trees, a sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo.
A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front,
and an old rocking chair.

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.

Give me a home among the gum trees,
with lots of plum trees, a sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo.
A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front,
and an old rocking chair.

Give me a home among the gum trees,
with lots of plum trees, a sheep or two, a ka-kangaroo.
A clothes line out the back, verandah out the front,
and an old rocking chair.

Answer 2

here you bypass... homestead between the gum wood - John Williamson i've got been international huge a pair of cases, or possibly extra, i've got considered the attractions, i've got had delights on each and every distant places shore, yet whilst my friends all inquire from me the region that i admire, I tell them real away. provide me a house between the gum wood, with lots of plum wood, a sheep or 2, a ka-kangaroo. a garments line out the lower back, verandah out the front, and an old rocking chair. you will discover me in the kitchen cooking up a roast, or Vegemite on toast, only you and me, a cup of tea. And later on we will cool down and mull up on the porch, and watch the possums play. provide me a house between the gum wood, with lots of plum wood, a sheep or 2, a ka-kangaroo. a garments line out the lower back, verandah out the front, and an old rocking chair. there's a Safeway up the corner, and a Woolys down the line, a clean place they have unfold out the place they regulate the warmth, yet i might commerce all of them day after today for an consumer-friendly bush retreat the place the kookaburras call. provide me a house between the gum wood, with lots of plum wood, a sheep or 2, a ka-kangaroo. a garments line out the lower back, verandah out the front, and an old rocking chair. some human beings like their residences with fences all around, others stay in mansions, and a few under the floor. yet Me, i admire the bush, you understand with rabbits working 'around, and a pumpkin vine out the lower back. provide me a house between the gum wood, with lots of plum wood, a sheep or 2, a ka-kangaroo. a garments line out the lower back, verandah out the front, and an old rocking chair. provide me a house between the gum wood, with lots of plum wood, a sheep or 2, a ka-kangaroo. a garments line out the lower back, verandah out the front, and an old rocking chair.