Poem 123 of 230: FONDLY AND VIVIDLY/AN OLYMPICS-SPARKED MEMOIR SONG - AUT. 2000
(TUNE - IN THE KEY OF A-MAJOR:
C#2 A2 B2 c#2 d2 d3 c#1 c#1 c#3
G#2 A2 B2 G#2 A3
F#2 F#2 G#2 G#2 A2 A2 G#2 G#2
G#2 F#2 F#2 G#2 A2 A3
C#2 A1 A1 A1 A3 B2 B2 A2
A1 A1 G#2 G#2 G#1 G#1 A2 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A2 A2 G#2 A2 B3 G#1 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A2 G#2 A2 B1 G#2 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A1 A3 B1 B3 G#1 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A2 G#2 A2 B1 G#2 A3)
From way up high in Sydney Tower,
You can see it all:
East there’s coastline/west there’s ranges -
Blue Mountains standing tall;
There’s national parks and gardens;
Sailboards on Botany Bay;
And, out among the people,
You’ll soon get that term “G’day.”
Yes, I remember Sydney -
Fondly and vividly:
The eucalypts and wattles;
The sun, the sand, the sea.
Yeah, I still picture Sydney -
Fondly and vividly.
And, way up high in Sydney Tower,
You can see it all:
Southern Beaches/Northern Beaches;
A skyline standing tall;
There’s the Opera House and Harbour Bridge -
Ferries sail from bay to bay;
And, around Darling Harbour,
You can shine the night away.
Yes…
And, way up high in Sydney Tower,
You can see it all:
Plus Aboriginal culture -
The foremost of a lot to say.
So, if you visit Sydney,
I’m sure you’ll enjoy your stay.
Yes…
(C) David Franks 2003
Hear here - http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=27449
(TUNE - IN THE KEY OF A-MAJOR:
C#2 A2 B2 c#2 d2 d3 c#1 c#1 c#3
G#2 A2 B2 G#2 A3
F#2 F#2 G#2 G#2 A2 A2 G#2 G#2
G#2 F#2 F#2 G#2 A2 A3
C#2 A1 A1 A1 A3 B2 B2 A2
A1 A1 G#2 G#2 G#1 G#1 A2 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A2 A2 G#2 A2 B3 G#1 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A2 G#2 A2 B1 G#2 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A1 A3 B1 B3 G#1 A3
C#2 A3 A1 A3 B1 B3 A2
A2 G#2 A2 B1 G#2 A3)
From way up high in Sydney Tower,
You can see it all:
East there’s coastline/west there’s ranges -
Blue Mountains standing tall;
There’s national parks and gardens;
Sailboards on Botany Bay;
And, out among the people,
You’ll soon get that term “G’day.”
Yes, I remember Sydney -
Fondly and vividly:
The eucalypts and wattles;
The sun, the sand, the sea.
Yeah, I still picture Sydney -
Fondly and vividly.
And, way up high in Sydney Tower,
You can see it all:
Southern Beaches/Northern Beaches;
A skyline standing tall;
There’s the Opera House and Harbour Bridge -
Ferries sail from bay to bay;
And, around Darling Harbour,
You can shine the night away.
Yes…
And, way up high in Sydney Tower,
You can see it all:
Olympic Park towards the west;
The Rocks, too, is worth a call;Plus Aboriginal culture -
The foremost of a lot to say.
So, if you visit Sydney,
I’m sure you’ll enjoy your stay.
Yes…
(C) David Franks 2003
Hear here - http://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=27449
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| Sydney Tower from plane; 13/11/17 |
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| By this 24/11/15 pic, kiteboards had replaced sailboards on Botany Bay - if not at Olympics |
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| The sights from Sydney Tower; 26/11/2015 |
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| Cruise ship heading down the coast; 26/11/15 |
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| Ranges behind Sydney Airport; 26/11/2015 |
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| Sydney Tower - bays & buildings; 26/11/15 |
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| Opera House & Harbour Bridge; 26/11/2015 |
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| Bay to bay ferries, Sydney Harbour; 26/11/15 |
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| Darling Harbour; 26/11/2015 |
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| The Rocks from Sydney Tower Eye; 26/11/15 |
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| Eucalypts and wattles in spring |
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| National Park south of Sydney, from an airliner; 28/10/2012 |
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| The Blue Mountains (looking quite blue!) and Three Sisters standing tall; 14/11/2019 |
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