SIX WHITE BOOMERS
(Rolf Harris)
Brian Hotchkies
Brian appears courtesy of
8 Kato Close
Mac Gregor Records
Kanwal, NSW 2259
Au s t r a l i a
Phone: 2/4392-0336
Email: bah@idl.net.au
P i o -6015
INTRODUCTION, BREAK & CLOSER:
SIDES FACE GRAND SQUARE
Early one Christmas Eve a Joey Kangaroo
Was far from home & lost in a great big zoo
"Mummy, where's my mummy, they've taken her away"
"We'l help you find your mummy son, just hop up on the sleigh"
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CIRCLE Six white boomers, snow white boomers
ALLEMANDE LEFT YOUR CORNER, COME BACK & PROMENADE
Six white boomers, snow white boomers
On his Australian run
FIGURE:
HEADS COUPLES SQUARE THRU inside the ring it's four hands you go
When you meet your corner make a RIGHT HAND STAR, hop to it Joe
Those HEADS STAR by the LEFT and you go once around the ring
PICK UP YOUR CORNER, STAR PROMENADE around and then
OUTSIDE FOUR BACK-TRACK, you go once around and SWING
SWING little Joey (Santa Claus, Mary Christmas, a Big White Boomer), you PROMENADE the ring
Six white boomers, snow white boomers
On his Australian run
Break:
Up beside the bag of toys little Joey hopped
But they hadn't gone far when Santa stopped
Un-harnessed all the reindeer and Joey wondered why
Then he heard a far off booming in the sky
Closer: Pretty soon ole Santa began to feel the heat
He took his fur-lined boots off to cool his feet
Into one hopped Joey feeling quite okay
While those old men kangaroos kept pulling on the sleigh
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CIRCLE Six white boomers, snow white boomers
Racing Santa Claus through the blazing sun
ALLEMANDE LEFT your Corner, come back and PROMENADE her
On his Australian run
In Australia, Christmas is in the middle of Summer (no snow, and usually very hot), so for many years, in
place of the reindeer traditionally used in the northern hemisphere, Santa has taken to using six, large,
white Kangaroos ("old men Kangaroos"), sometimes known as "Boomers" ­ because of the noise they
make while hopping around.
A "Joey" is a baby kangaroo.
Produced by: TRACY BROWN, P.O. Box 671, Flatwoods, KY 41139, USA. Phone: 606-836-7390

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