DESCRIPTION:
A brain training challenge - if you manage to memorize every animal name in this song without peeping you're a star!
Words and music by Dany Rosevear ©
An original resource for children, teachers, child care providers, librarians, parents and grandparents. Visit http://www.singinggamesforchildren.com to find many more songs including those from other countries.
SPOKEN
Tread lightly on the Earth my friend, tread lightly as you go,
Leave it as you found it for tomorrow’s child to know.

Albatross, archerfish, angel shark and ant,
Bilby, bandicoot, budgie, brolga, bat.
Cassowary, cockatoo, crocodile, cane toad,
Dugong, dolphin and dingo by the road.
In the bush, the swamps, the skies, the oceans all around,
We came along and wondered at the creatures we had found.

Emu, echidna, eastern tiger snake,
Fairy penguin, frilled lizard, flying foxes wake.
Galah, goanna, gecko and the great white shark,
Humpbacked whale, hare and hog deer leaping through the dark.
In the bush, the swamps, the skies, the oceans all around.
We came along and wondered at the creatures we had found.

Ivy leaf roller, island thrush, ibis,
Jacky lizard, jabiru and box jellyfish.
Kookaburra, koala bear, kestrel, kangaroo,
Lyrebird, lorikeet, long-footed potoroo.
In the bush, the swamps, the skies the oceans all around,
We came along and wondered at the creatures we had found.

Marsupial mole, magpie, nightjar and numbat,
Orcas, osprey, octopus, oystercatchers catch.
Possum, pelican, parrot, platypus,
Quokka, quoll and button quail making such a fuss.
In the bush, the swamps, the skies, the oceans all around,
We came along and wondered at the creatures we had found.

Red back spider, rainbow lorikeet,
Sugar glider, stink bug, swordfish and the sheep.
Tree frog, tiger moth, turtle and termite,
Ulysses butterfly so beautiful in flight.
In the bush, the swamps, the skies, the oceans all around,
We came along and wondered at the creatures we had found.

Vine hawk moth, vinegar fly, velvet gecko then,
Wombat, wallaby, willy wagtail, wren.
Many eXtinct animals then yabby, yakka skink,
Z is for the zebras; lionfish, shark and finch.
In the bush, the swamps, the skies, the oceans all around,
We came along and wondered at the creatures we had found.

Tread lightly on the Earth my friend, tread lightly as you go,
Leave it as you found it for tomorrow’s child to know.