Steve Irwin, The Crocodile Hunter, Is Dead

[aussieblue]

Hi Aussieblue.....you need to take the vegemite bit..we dont own it anymore..it got sold out like sponge cake
the new words are .....she,ll be right ...and it was me singing out of tune last time.

Oh yeah i forgot about the vegi, sorry old habits die hard.

At least that yank-retailer didnt get OUR UGS lol

BTW.... just stick to the chorus Dingo my pets have sensitive hearing

 

[JBean]

I laughed and I cried and I sang at the top of my lungs!

Dingo, Narla, Aussieblue, Kazzbar and all my Aussie and American friends on WS. :blowkiss:

I am just so proud to be an Aussie and share this with you all. John Williamson did a great job and OMG little Bindi is amazing, so much composure for one so young!

I totally lost it when his ute was loaded and driven away.

AArrgghh. thanks Shelley for all your updates. I really appreciate all you ,Dingo and others have brought here for us.

 

[Shelly Beach]

All Together Now!!!

Home Among The Gum Trees

I've been around the world a couple
of times or maybe more
I've seen the sights, I've had delights
On every foreign shore
But when my friends all ask me the place
that I adore I tell them right away

(Chorus)
Give me a home among the gum trees
With lots of plum trees
A sheep or two, a kangaroo
A clothes-line out the back
Verandah out the front
And an old rocking chair

You can see me in the kitchen
Cookin' up a roast
Or Vegemite on toast
Just you and me, a cup of tea
Later on we'll settle down
And mull up on the porch
And watch the possums play

(Chorus)

Some people like their houses
With fences all around
Others live in mansions
And some beneath the ground
But me, I like the bush, you know
With rabbits running 'round
And a pumpkin vine out the back

(Chorus Twice)
​

I do not sing out of tune.... :liar:

Ooops...Lets just ask the neighbours about that! :angel:

 

[aussieblue]

I didn't mean to sound like I was nit picking, I thought...here we go I've been saying the wrong thing for years and noone has bloody told me LOL LOL

LOL i didnt think you was nit-picking lol
I actually cracked up laughing here when i read your post. I didnt even notice my mistake.

BUT hey what i should have replied to you was .....
Im Victorian and we say "SPLITTING" not "SPITTING"

 

[dingo]

Oh yeah i forgot about the vegi, sorry old habits die hard.

At least that yank-retailer didnt get OUR UGS lol

BTW.... just stick to the chorus Dingo my pets have sensitive hearing

The Uggs are ours and were keeping them....they,ll be wanting our Tooheys and Coolabah casks next .
When I sing my dog tries to bite me.....in a friendly way ofcourse

 

[Zotto]

If this hasn't been posted, I think Rupert McCall's poem needs to be. He is a wonderful local poet. He actually wrote this poem in just one hour.

THE CROCODILES ARE CRYING


Endless visions fill my head – this man – as large as life

And instantly my heart mourns for his angels and his wife

Because the way I see Steve Irwin – just put everything aside

It comes back to his family – it comes back to his pride



His animals inclusive – Crikey – light the place with love!

Shine his star with everything he fought to rise above

The crazy-man of Khaki from the day he left the pouch

Living out his dream and in that classic ‘Stevo’ crouch



Exploding forth with character and redefining cheek

It’s one thing to be honoured as a champion unique

It’s one thing to have microphones and spotlight cameras shoved

It’s another to be taken in and genuinely loved



But that was where he had it right – I guess he always knew

From his fathers’ modest reptile park and then Australia Zoo

We cringed at times and shook our heads – but true to natures call

There was something very Irwin in the make up of us all



Yes the more I care to think of it – the more he had it right

If you’re going to make a difference – make it big and make it bright!

Yes - he was a lunatic! Yes - he went head first!

But he made the world feel happy with his energetic burst



A world so large and loyal that it’s hard to comprehend

I doubt we truly count the warmth until life meets an end

To count it now I say a prayer with words of inspiration

May the spotlight shine forever on his dream for conservation



…My daughter broke the news to me – my six year old in tears

It was like she’d just turned old enough to show her honest fears

I tried to make some sense of it but whilst her Dad was trying

His little girl explained it best…she said “The crocodiles are crying”



Their best mate’s up in heaven now – the crocs up there are smiling!

And as sure as flowers, poems and cards and memories are piling

As sure as we’ll continue with the trademarks of his spiel

Of all the tributes worthy – he was rough…but he was real



As sure as ‘Crikey!’ fills the sky

I think we’ll miss ya Steve…goodbye



RUPERT McCALL 2006

 

[aussieblue]

I always say ..youve got another thing coming....but apparently its ...another think coming....

UMMMMMMMMM :laugh: Dingo who told you it was think?????????
:laugh: I think theyre pulling your leg mate :laugh:

Its "Thing"

 

[dingo]

It was in a book I was reading...I dont know..Ill believe anything.

 

[dingo]

If this hasn't been posted, I think Rupert McCall's poem needs to be. He is a wonderful local poet. He actually wrote this poem in just one hour.

THE CROCODILES ARE CRYING


Endless visions fill my head – this man – as large as life

And instantly my heart mourns for his angels and his wife

Because the way I see Steve Irwin – just put everything aside

It comes back to his family – it comes back to his pride



His animals inclusive – Crikey – light the place with love!

Shine his star with everything he fought to rise above

The crazy-man of Khaki from the day he left the pouch

Living out his dream and in that classic ‘Stevo’ crouch



Exploding forth with character and redefining cheek

It’s one thing to be honoured as a champion unique

It’s one thing to have microphones and spotlight cameras shoved

It’s another to be taken in and genuinely loved



But that was where he had it right – I guess he always knew

From his fathers’ modest reptile park and then Australia Zoo

We cringed at times and shook our heads – but true to natures call

There was something very Irwin in the make up of us all



Yes the more I care to think of it – the more he had it right

If you’re going to make a difference – make it big and make it bright!

Yes - he was a lunatic! Yes - he went head first!

But he made the world feel happy with his energetic burst



A world so large and loyal that it’s hard to comprehend

I doubt we truly count the warmth until life meets an end

To count it now I say a prayer with words of inspiration

May the spotlight shine forever on his dream for conservation



…My daughter broke the news to me – my six year old in tears

It was like she’d just turned old enough to show her honest fears

I tried to make some sense of it but whilst her Dad was trying

His little girl explained it best…she said “The crocodiles are crying”



Their best mate’s up in heaven now – the crocs up there are smiling!

And as sure as flowers, poems and cards and memories are piling

As sure as we’ll continue with the trademarks of his spiel

Of all the tributes worthy – he was rough…but he was real



As sure as ‘Crikey!’ fills the sky

I think we’ll miss ya Steve…goodbye



RUPERT McCALL 2006

That is a beautiful poem Zotto...I recieved it in an email and have kept it.

 

[aussieblue]

If this hasn't been posted, I think Rupert McCall's poem needs to be. He is a wonderful local poet. He actually wrote this poem in just one hour.

THE CROCODILES ARE CRYING

RUPERT McCALL 2006

I agree Zotto

Beautiful heartfelt poem, he truely is talented.

Thanks for posting it as i was going to try to find it online later.

~aussieblue

 

[dingo]

Aussieblue...show us the words to i still call Australia home..and we,ll have a bash at it.

 

[aussieblue]

:dance: Home Among The Gum Trees :dance:

Just gotta love "Home Among The Gum Trees" and very appropriate for Steve.
He really was True-Blue Aussie


BTW .....Shelly maybe you should stick to whistling (hey, thats what your neighbours told me )

 

[Shelly Beach]

AArrgghh. thanks Shelley for all your updates. I really appreciate all you ,Dingo and others have brought here for us.

Hey there Jelly :blowkiss:

You are most welcome!

Here is a link to an article about Bindi's tribute to her Daddy, the "Best Daddy in the World!" It also has a very sad picture of Terri with her babies.

http://www.news.com.au/0,,nsw,00.html

 

[aussieblue]

Aussieblue...show us the words to i still call Australia home..and we,ll have a bash at it.

But i just got off the phone to Shellys neighbours those poor people (whispers ... if you only knew dingo what they go through )
sooooo Shellys only allowed to whistle okay??????

OKAY here goes ......

I still call Australia home Peter Allen

I've been to cities that never close down,
From New York to Rio and old London town,
But no matter how far or how wide I roam,
I still call Australia home.

I'm always trav'lin',
I love being free,
And so I keep leaving the sun and the sea,
But my heart lies waiting - over the foam,
I still call Australia home.

All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world,
Away from their fam'ly and friends,
But as the world gets older and older and colder,
It's good to know where you, journey ends.


But someday we'll all be together once more,
When all of the ships come back to the shore,
I realise something I've always known,
I still call Australia home.

But no matter, how far or how wide I roam,
I still call Australia,
I still call Australia,
I still call Australia home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

 

[aussieblue]

Here is a link to an article about Bindi's tribute to her Daddy, the "Best Daddy in the World!" It also has a very sad picture of Terri with her babies.

http://www.news.com.au/0,,nsw,00.html

That picture just breaks my heart. Now I'm back to crying again.

~aussieblue

 

[dingo]

Thankyou Aussieblue.
Im just gunna hum it for now...because the dog is looking at me.
The police are proberly at Shellys house by now

 

[kazzbar]

But we proberly could have done without seeing John Howard in his Akruba

Yeah, he would have been better in his other hat. You know the CLOWN one! Hi Narla, Baby.

 

[dingo]

My spirits are on a roller coaster.......dont know whether I should be laughing or crying...so Ill do both

 

[Shelly Beach]

But i just got off the phone to Shellys neighbours those poor people (whispers ... if you only knew dingo what they go through )
sooooo Shellys only allowed to whistle okay??????

OKAY here goes ......

I still call Australia home Peter Allen

I've been to cities that never close down,
From New York to Rio and old London town,
But no matter how far or how wide I roam,
I still call Australia home.

I'm always trav'lin',
I love being free,
And so I keep leaving the sun and the sea,
But my heart lies waiting - over the foam,
I still call Australia home.

All the sons and daughters spinning 'round the world,
Away from their fam'ly and friends,
But as the world gets older and older and colder,
It's good to know where you, journey ends.


But someday we'll all be together once more,
When all of the ships come back to the shore,
I realise something I've always known,
I still call Australia home.

But no matter, how far or how wide I roam,
I still call Australia,
I still call Australia,
I still call Australia home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

LOL Aussie... Don't you just love those words. :clap:

OK now I am singing again...and all the dogs are howling....Gonna have to stick to whistling.

awww but I can't whistle. :boohoo:

 

[dingo]

Just pretend