Australian Animals

Australia Native Animals (tune of Frère Jacques)

Cuddly Koalas, cuddly koalas (hug arms around own body and rub)
Cockatoo, cockatoo (use index fingers and thumbs to make circles and put in
front of eyes and peek through)
Wallabies and wombats, wallabies and wombats (roll hands around each other
very quickly)
Kangaroo, kangaroo (put "paws" up and jump on your bottom)

submitted by L. Hanks, a k-2 teacher from Adelaide, Australia


Baby Kangaroo

Jump, jump, jump goes the big kangaroo
I thought there was one but I see there are two
The mother takes her young one along in a pouch
Where he can nap like a child on a couch


Five Little Koala Bears

Five little koala bears in a eucalyptus tree
The first one said, hey look at me
The second one said, I'm a pretty little bear
The third one said, I don't have a care
The fourth one said, Australia is my home
The fifth one said I will never roam
Five little koala bears in a eucalyptus tree
Climbing and playing and happy to be free.


Kangaroo

Old hoppity-loppity kangaroo
Can jump much faster than I or you.
Hoppity-loppity, jump, one-two.
Her tail is bent like a kitchen chair.
So she can sit down to comb her hair.
Hoppity-loppity, jump, one-two.
She has a pouch where her baby grows.
She carries the baby wherever she goes.
Hoppity-loppity, jump, one-two.
And when she jumps, she uses her tail,
So she can jump farther and almost sail.
Hoppity-loppity, jump, one-two.

Koala Bear

Koala bear, koala bear, turn around
Koala bear, koala bear, touch the ground
Koala bear, koala bear, dance on your toes
Koala bear, koala bear, touch your nose
Koala bear, koala bear, give a little clap
Koala bear, koala bear, take a nap.

Kookaburra

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,
Eating all the gumdrops he can see,
Stop, Kookaburra stop,
Kookaburra, leave some there for me.

The Kangaroo

Said the kind kangaroo, "What can I do?
If I had a cradle, I'd rock it.
But my baby is small, so I think after all,
I'll carry him round in my pocket!"