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in australia, christmas comes in the middle of a very hot summer |
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so when santa claus delivers his presents |
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he's not taken around by reindeer because |
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they can't stand the terrible heat |
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he's taken around by six big, white, old man kangaroos |
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called the six white boomers |
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early on one christmas day |
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a joey kangaroo |
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was far from home and lost |
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in a great, big zoo |
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mommy....where's my mommy? |
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they've taken her away |
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we'll help you find your mommy, son |
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hop up on the sleigh |
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so up inside the bag of toys |
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little joey hopped |
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but they hadn't gone far when santa stopped |
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unharnessed all the reindeer |
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and joey wondered why |
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then he heard a far off booming in the sky |
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(boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom) |
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(chorus) |
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six white boomers |
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snow white boomers |
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racing santa claus through the blazing sun |
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six white boomers |
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snow white boomers |
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on his australian run |
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pretty soon old santa began to feel the heat |
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took his fur-lined boots off to cool his feet |
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into one popped joey |
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feelin' quite okay |
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while those old man kangaroos kept pullin' on the sleigh |
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hey! |
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(chorus) |
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then joey said to santa, "santa, what about the toys? |
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aren't you giving some to these girls and boys?" |
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"well, they've all had their presents, sonny |
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we were here last night |
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this trip is an extra trip |
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joey's special flight |
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(chorus) |
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soon the sleigh was flashing past |
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right over marble bah |
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"slow down there!" cried santa |
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"it can't be far |
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hop up on my lap here, son |
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and have a look around" |
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"there, there she is! |
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that's mommy! bounding up and down!" |
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(chorus) |
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well, that's the bestest christmas treat |
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that joey ever had |
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curled up in mother's pouch feeling snug and glad |
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the last they saw was santa heading northwards from the sun |
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the only year the boomers worked a double run |
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(chorus) |
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(applause) |