BRAND NEW DAY

1. Heard the kookaburra laugh this morning before the break of day;
heard the kookaburra laugh this morning when the black was turning grey.
While the world was sleeping he was out to play sayin, "Come and see the brand new day!"

2. Heard the magpies singin to each other when the moon was not so high;
heard the magpies singin to each other
when the moon was growing shy.
While the night was dying music filled the sky sayin, "Come and see the brand new day!"

3. And a thousand other voices
joined in with the dawning song;
yes, a thousand thousand voices -
not a single note went wrong.
Everyone agreed that it would not be long sayin, "Come and see the brand new day!"

4. It's another resurrection morning,
it's another resurrection day.
It's another resurrection morning
and the Devil's had his day.
They killed a man called Jesus but he's back to stay sayin, "Come and see the brand new day!"


Words & music: Robin Mann © 1979 1979. The dawn has been a symbol of the resurrection ever since the first Easter Day. This song started with the sound of the kookaburras and the other morning birdsongs after a sleepless night at a Youth Camp in the Adelaide Hills.


30.9.24
 

Back from a Break 

 

During September, Dorothy and I travelled
to Norway and the UK.

After long flights
- Adelaide to Melbourne,
Melb to Dubai (14 hrs),
Dubai to Oslo (7 hrs) -
we did Norway in a nutshell
from Oslo to Bergen, then
the Hurtigruten Cruise 
up the west coast of Norway
and back again.
Then an 8 day Trafalgar tour
and 4 days in London,
before taking the direct flight
(16 3/4 hrs)
from Heathrow to Perth.
We're a bit tired (!) but we'll still be a part
of the LWA convention and the 
General Convention .

See some of you there.