Paul Kelly – Sleep Australia Sleep (Guitar)

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The night is on the creep

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Shut out the noise all around

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Sleep, Australia, sleep

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And dream of counting sheep

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Jumping in fields coloured brown

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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?

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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?

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Sleep, Australia, sleep

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As off the cliff the kingdoms leap

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Count them as they say goodbye

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Count down the little things

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The insects and birds

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Count down the bigger things

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The flocks and the herds

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Count down our rivers

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Our pastures and trees

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But there's no need to hurry

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Oh, sleep now, don't worry

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'Coz it's only a matter of degrees

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Fog, Australia, fog

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Just like the boiling frog

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As we go we won't feel a thing

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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?

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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?

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Sleep, my country, sleep

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As off the cliff the kingdoms leap

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Count them as they pass on by

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Our children might know them

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But their children will not

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We won't know 'til it's gone

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All the glory we've got

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But there are more wonders coming

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All new kinds of shows

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With acid seas rising

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To kiss coastal mountains

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Big cyclones pounding

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And firestorms devouring

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And we'll lose track of counting

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As the corpses keep mounting

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But hey, that's just the way this old world goes

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Sleep, my country, sleep

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As we sow so shall we reap

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Who'll rock the cradle and cry?