[Verse] In gum trees tall Shadows do creep Beneath the southern skies Dangers sleep Unseen by most They bide their time Stealing souls, in the bush line [Verse 2] Silent as whispers They make their flight Nocturnal beasts in the dark of night Their claws like steel Eyes glowing red Strangely, they bring us dread [Chorus] Beware the Drop Bear's deadly leap From treetop height A fearsome sweep Beneath the leaves They lie in wait A savage fall Sealing fate [Verse 3] From Sydney’s edge to Darwin’s fringe In folklore's grasp Their horrors binge Locals speak in hurried breaths Of unseen jaws, that bring many deaths [Verse 4] One stormy night Young Jack was filled with gloom As a rustle above spelled out his doom No time to scream No chance to fight The Drop Bear struck A deadly might [Chorus] Beware the Drop Bear's deadly leap From treetop height A fearsome sweep Beneath the leaves They lie in wait A savage fall Sealing fate
