The Irish Rovers - The Drovers Dream lyrics

One night when travelling sheep, my companions lay asleep There was not a star illuminate the sky I was dreaming I suppose, for my eyes were partly closed When a very strange procession pa**ed me by First there came a kangaroo with a swag of blankets blue A dingo ran beside him as his mate They were travelling mighty fast but they shouted as they pa**ed We'll have to jog along, it's getting late The pelican and the crane they came in from off the plain To amuse the company with a Highland fling The dear old bandicoot played a tune upon his flute And the native bears sat round him in the ring The drongo and the crow sang us songs of long ago The frilled necked lizard listened with a smile The emu standing near with his claw up to his ear Said, Funniest thing I've heard for quite a while well The frogs from out the swamp where the atmosphere is damp Came bounding in and sat upon the stones for They each unrolled their swags and produced from little bags The violin, the banjo and the bones The goanna and the snake and the adder wide awake With an alligator danced The Soldier's Joy In the spreading silky oak the jacka** cracked a joke And the magpie sang The Wild Colonial Boy Some brolgas darted out from the tea-tree all about And performed a set of lancers very well The parrot green and blue gave the orchestra its cue To strike up The Old Log Cabin in the Dell I was dreaming I suppose, for these entertaining shows But it never crossed my mind I was asleep Till the boss beneath the cart woke me up with such a start Yelling, Prithee me, tell me where are all your sheep