in australia, christmas comes in the middle of a very hot summer

so when santa claus delivers his presents

he's not taken around by reindeer because

they can't stand the terrible heat



he's taken around by six big, white, old man kangaroos

called the six white boomers



early on one christmas day

a joey kangaroo

was far from home and lost

in a great, big zoo



mommy....where's my mommy?

they've taken her away



we'll help you find your mommy, son

hop up on the sleigh



so up inside the bag of toys

little joey hopped

but they hadn't gone far when santa stopped

unharnessed all the reindeer

and joey wondered why

then he heard a far off booming in the sky



(boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)



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six white boomers

snow white boomers

racing santa claus through the blazing sun

six white boomers

snow white boomers

on his australian run



pretty soon old santa began to feel the heat

took his fur-lined boots off to cool his feet

into one popped joey

feelin' quite okay

while those old man kangaroos kept pullin' on the sleigh

hey!



[chorus]



then joey said to santa, "santa, what about the toys?

aren't you giving some to these girls and boys?"



"well, they've all had their presents, sonny

we were here last night

this trip is an extra trip

joey's special flight



[chorus]



soon the sleigh was flashing past

right over marble bah

"slow down there!" cried santa

"it can't be far

hop up on my lap here, son

and have a look around"

"there, there she is!

that's mommy! bounding up and down!"



[chorus]



well, that's the bestest christmas treat

that joey ever had

curled up in mother's pouch feeling snug and glad

the last they saw was santa heading northwards from the sun

the only year the boomers worked a double run



[chorus]



(applause