Aussie Christmas night

[Intro]
[Verse 1]
The harvesters are taking off the crops, 
On another night under the southern cross,
Kangaroos are laying under the gum trees,
On a hot Christmas eve,
The kiddo's are up by five a.m.,
To see what santa brought them, 
Mum starts to cook the roast, 
While dad makes the family breakfast, 

[Chorus]
The mosquitoes are starting to bite,
Cause it's a hot summer's night,
A backyard cricket match, 
The barbecue tastes top notch,
Beer goes down really nice,
On an aussie Christmas night 

[Verse 2]
By the afternoon more family arrives, 
Aunts, uncles and cousins riding new bikes,
Nana and pop sitting on the verandah, 
The kids are making them both laugh, 
Then it's cold meat and salad, 
Everyone's talking around the dining table, 
Ladies in the kitchen doing the dishes, 
Then it's all gather around for family pictures, 

[Chorus]

[Instrumental interlude]

[Bridge]
Aunt Mary and uncle John share the news 
They are expecting a grandchild in mid June, 
So there's one more seat at the table, 
Cause cousin Jill has a new boyfriend, 
Every year it seems like the family grows, 
Which starts to make me feel old,

[Chorus]

[Outro]
Now it's jingle bells and silent night, 
While we hang up the Christmas lights, 
Tinsel hanging on a little gum tree, 
That's an aussie Christmas you have to see.
[Fade to end]

Pedal steel guitar fiddle guitars piano drums loud male vocals soft music