Sat in an old Gum tree
A Merry, Merry king of the bush was he
Kookaburra laughed
kookaburra laughed of
How gay his life has been
A Grey mechanical hand
Cut down that gum tree
The lit cigarette went on a killing spree
Kookaburra cried
Kookaburra cried of
How grey his life will be.