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Sleep Australia
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Paul Kelly
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Sleep, Australia, sleep The night is on the creep Shut out the noise all around Sleep, Australia, sleep And dream of counting sheep Jumping in fields coloured brown Who'll rock the cradle and cry? Who'll rock the cradle and cry? Sleep, Australia, sleep As off the cliff the kingdoms leap Count them as they say goodbye Count down the little things The insects and birds Count down the bigger things The flocks and the herds Count down our rivers Our pastures and trees But there's no need to hurry Oh, sleep now, don't worry 'Coz it's only a matter of degrees Fog, Australia, fog Just like the boiling frog As we go we won't feel a thing Who'll rock the cradle and cry? Who'll rock the cradle and cry? Sleep, my country, sleep As off the cliff the kingdoms leap Count them as they pass on by Our children might know them But their children will not We won't know 'til it's gone All the glory we've got But there are more wonders coming All new kinds of shows With acid seas rising To kiss coastal mountains And big cyclones pounding And firestorms devouring And we'll lose track of counting As the corpses keep mounting But hey, that's just the way this old world goes Sleep, my country, sleep As we sow so shall we reap Who'll rock the cradle and cry?
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