Intro Out in the country, under the wide blue sky, There’s an auntie I loved, didn’t know why, She taught me lessons without saying a word, And the memories now, they’re still heard. Verse 1 She wasn’t frills, she wasn’t lace, Shorts and sandshoes, sun-tanned face. Camping, fishing, hiking, canoeing too, A country tomboy, she just knew what to do. Only later I found, when I’d grown, She’d handled a bow, she’d always known How to swim, how to run, how to climb, Auntie Edie was always ahead of her time. Chorus Auntie Edie, country strong and free, Taught us how to live under the gum trees. Camp oven cooking, wood smoke in the air, Lessons in the dirt, she taught us with care. Verse 2 “If I can’t find it, I’ll buy another one,” She stored all the gear, never missed the fun. If Bunnings and B.C.F. had been there back then, She’d have needed a second house just for her den. Gather the wood, light the fire bright, Cook fresh fish under the morning light. Jaffel irons sizzling, camp oven too, She showed us the simple joys we never knew. Chorus Auntie Edie, country strong and free, Taught us how to live under the gum trees. Camp oven cooking, wood smoke in the air, Lessons in the dirt, she taught us with care. Verse 3 I got in trouble, tried to burn a bag, Plastic on the fire, she gave me a wag. “You can’t burn that here, it’ll spoil the rocks, We cook our food clean, that’s the rule of this spot.” Pollution lessons from a campfire queen, Not from the city, not from a screen. We learned to respect, we learned to see, The world around us, the way it should be. Chorus Auntie Edie, country strong and free, Taught us how to live under the gum trees. Camp oven cooking, wood smoke in the air, Lessons in the dirt, she taught us with care. Reflection Think back to the ones around when you’re small, You never know then how much they give at all. Auntie Edie shaped the way I roam, The outdoors, the freedom, she made it home. Chorus Auntie Edie, country strong and free, Taught us how to live under the gum trees. Camp oven cooking, wood smoke in the air, Lessons in the dirt, she taught us with care. Outro She was our guide, our laughter, our way, Pieces of her live in us every day. Auntie Edie, we carry you on, In the campfire glow, in the morning dawn. You were always there, and for that we say, Thank you, Auntie Edie, in every way.
