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Thread #23513 Message #2943526
Posted By: Jim Dixon
11-Jul-10 - 02:09 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Give Me a Home among the Gum Trees
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Give Me a Home among the Gum Trees
The National Library of Australia has the sheet music, described thus:
HOME AMONG THE GUMTREES [music] / words and music by Wally Johnson and Bob Brown
[Sydney] : Rosebery, N.S.W. : Mushroom Music ; distributed by Music Sales Australia, [1988], c1975
Other libraries give the following additional information:
First line : I've been around the world a dozen times of may be more [sic].
Chorus first line : Give me a home among the gumtrees.
'The current single from Bullamakanka Mercury 6437150' --cover.
'First released by Captain Rock-Buried treasure L35718' --cover.
There are several videos at YouTube.