Aboriginal Sweet Water
This land as always been my home
More than two thousand generations
My people have shared this land
Living their lives and all they offered
Songs and stories filled the air
That was long ago when then sweet water flowed
Feeding the land and keeping us alive
Roos ran wild in our bush
Emus layed their eggs in plentiful nests
They fed our babies and gave us clothes
And we were a proud people
And the sweet water came at night
The water is now gone
Evaporated by the desert sun
The Roos and Emus have moved on
Nature and Australia have turned their backs on us
Our traditions are still among us
We are still a proud people
We can and will survive no matter what
The spirits will hear our prayers
They will grant our wishes
The sweet water will once again flow
We will once again be in paradise
And our songs can once again be heard
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