“Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra,
Gay your life must be!”

Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree.

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Australian music teacher and songwriter 1896–1988

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