Cootamundra Wattle

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[Verse 1]

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Don’t go lookin’ through that old camphor box, woman
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you know those old things only make you cry
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When you dream upon that little bunny rug
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makes you think that life has passed you by

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There are days when you wish the world would stop, woman
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but then you know some wounds would never heal
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When I browse the early pages of the children
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it’s then I know exactly how you feel

[Chorus]

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Hey, it’s July, and the winter sun is shining
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and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend
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For all at once my childhood never left me
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cause wattle blossoms bring it back again

[Verse 2]

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It’s Sunday and you should stop the worry, woman
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come out here and sit down in the sun
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Can’t you hear the magpies in the distance

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Don’t you feel the new day has begun

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Can’t you hear the bees making honey, woman
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in the spotted gums where the bell birds ring
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You might grow old and bitter ‘cause you missed it
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you know some people never hear such things

[Chorus]

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Hey, it’s July, and the winter sun is shining
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and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend
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For all at once my childhood never left me
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cause wattle blossoms bring it back again

[Instrumental]

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[Verse 3]

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Don’t buy the daily papers any more, woman
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read all about what’s goin’ on in hell
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They don’t care to tell the world of kindness
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good news never made a paper sell

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There’s all the colours of the rainbow in the garden, woman
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and symphonies of music in the sky
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heaven’s all around us if you’re lookin'
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but how can you see it if you cry

[Chorus]

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Hey, it’s July, and the winter sun is shining
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and the Cootamundra wattle is my friend
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For all at once my childhood never left me
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cause wattle blossoms bring it back again

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