One night while travelling sheep, my companions lay asleep
There was not a star to illuminate the sky
I was dreaming, I suppose, for my eyes were partly closed
When a very strange procession passed me by
First there came a kangaroo with his swagger blankets blue
A ding-a-ran beside him as his mate
They were travelling mighty fast, but they shouted as they went past
Oh well, we'll have to jog along, it's getting late"

The pelican and the crane, they came in from off the plane
To amuse the company with a highland fling
The dear old bandicoot played the tune upon his flute
And the native bear sat 'round them in a ring
The drongo and the crow sang us songs from long ago
The frilled-necked lizard listened with a smile
And the emu standing near with his claw up to his ear
Said the funniest thing I've heard for quite a while

The frogs from out the swamp where the atmosphere is damp
Came bounding in and sat upon the stones
They each unrolled their swags and produced from little bags
The violin, the banjo and the bones
The goanna and the snake and the adderwight awake
With an alligator danced the soldiers' joy
In the spreading silky oak, the jackass cracked a joke
And the magpie sang the wild colonial boy

Some rolgas darted out from the tea-tree all about
And performed a set of lances very well
Then 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, of these entertaining shows
But it never crossed my mind I was asleep
'Til the boss beneath the cart woke me up with such a start
Yelling, "Dreamy, where the hell are all the sheep"?