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Issue Details: First known date: 1945... 1945 Australian Nursery Rhymes, and the Playlet, Friends of the Bush
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* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:J. Roy Stevens , 1945 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Friends of the Bush : A Bush Playlet for Children, Harold Charles , Esther Paterson (illustrator), Betty Paterson (illustrator), single work drama children's

King Kangaroo, Queen Emu and the other native bush fauna and flora introduce themselves. Finally, King Kangaroo introduces their 'guiding star': 'Our good old friend/ the Native Black/ heard is true to us as gold,/ Although his country has been sold.'

'The Abo' explains his state of dispossession:

I have no land, I have no home;
No hunting ground 'neath heaven's dome,
No nulla, boomerang, or spear,
But memories of my land most dear;
And of the lovely scented gums.
But where I grew, the city hums.
Poor Aborigine am I,
I've nothing left to do but die.

The play concludes with a full-cast refrain: 'He's nothing left to do but die.'

 (p. 9-24)
Chimney Potsi"Chimney pots, chimney pots, all in a row.", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 25)
Dobbin Goesi"Jiggety, jiggety, jiggety, jog", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 25)
Look : It's Time!i"My face is round, my hands are long", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 25)
Jack Frosti"Jack Frost will bite your nose", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 25)
Pussy, Wash Your Facei"Pussy, wash your face", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 26)
Bunny, You Look Funnyi"Bunny Rabbit, when you run", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 26)
Housesi"Houses built of brick or wood", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 26)
Puppy, Chase Your Taili"Puppy, Puppy, chase your tail", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 27)
Tommy the Turtlei"Tommy the turtle was terribly tired", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 27)
Sammy the Snaili"Sammy, the Snail", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 28)
Tram-Man, Tram-Man, Ring the Belli"Tram-man, Tram-man, ring the bell.", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 28)
Greedy Me!i"A carrot, a pumpkin, an onion, a pea", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 28)
They Wag Their Tailsi"When Puppy wags his little tail", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 28)
The Foolish Mooni"The moon to the sun", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 29)
To Market We Canteri"To market we canter, we canter away", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 29)
Ma Kangaroo's Carry-Alli"Ma Kangaroo was very cross", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 30)
Hobbledee Wobbledee Bobi"The old Gypsy stole a fat hen she had caught", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 30)
Greedy Guyi"Greedy, Greedy, Greedy Guy", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 30)
Snailsi"The snails, those crawling, creeping chaps", Harold Charles , single work poetry children's (p. 31)
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