"Six White Boomers"

	Ok, now that I've thoroughly depressed you, this next song 
	is a lot more fun.  It's a children's Christmas tune from
	Austrailia, and really should be heard with the appropriate
	voices and sound effects; but you'll at least get the idea.


	I hope you're enjoying the snow!  (Or the sun. :)

					Quarong

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SIX WHITE BOOMERS
[By Ralph Harris.]

NARRATOR: In Austrailia Christmas comes in the middle of a very hot summer. So when Santa Claus delievers his presents he's not taken around by reindeer, because they can't stand the terrible heat. He's taken around instead by six big, white, old man kangaroos, called the
"Six White Boomers".

(Song Starts)
Early on one Christmas day
A joey kangaroo
Was far from home and lost in a great big zoo.
"Mommy? Where's my mommy? <crying>

They've taken her away." <hoofs stepping>
"We'll help you find your mommy, son. Hop up on the sleigh."

So up beside the bag of toys
Little Joey hopped.
But they hadn't gone far when Santa stopped, Unharnessed all the reindeer,
Joey wondered why;
Then he heard a far off booming in the sky.

<boom, boom, Boom, Boom; BOom, BOom, BOOm, BOOM!>

(CHORUS)

	Six white boomers, snow white boomers;
	Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun.
	Six white boomers, snow white boomers;
	<clap> On his Austrailian run.

Well pretty soon old Santa
Began to feel the heat,
Took his fur-lined boots off to cool his feet. Into one popped Joey
Feeling quite okay,
While those old man kangaroos kept pulling on the sleigh. Hey!

(Chorus)

Well Joey said to Santa
"Santa, what about the toys?!"
"Aren't you giving some to these little girls and boys?"
"Well they've all had their presents, sonny;
We were here last night.
This trip is an extra trip: Joey special flight!"

(Chorus)

Well soon the sleigh was flashing past
Right over Marble Bar.
"Slow down there!" cried Santa, "It can't be far."
"Now come up here on my lap, son,

And have a look around."
"There she is! That's mommy, bounding up and down!"

(chorus)

Well that's the bestest Christmas treat
That Joey ever had.
Curled up in mother's pouch feeling snug and glad. The last they saw was Santa
Heading northwards from the sun,
The only year the Boomers worked a double run.

(Chorus) Received on 12/26/96