Ben Travis: Music
The Rainbow Serpent
((c)2000 Ben Travis)
This song was written from the point of view of an Australian Aborigine.
When I look across the plains
I see a thousand stars
Every time I close my eyes
I know I'm where I belong
'Cause I hear my friend the kookabura call
And I hear the wind tonight
It's singing me a song
(chorus)
And the Rainbow Serpent comes
To call my name
And the earth my mother
Bring a smile
And the way I feel tonight
With this bamboo on my lips
Must be the reason I am here at all
When I look into the trees
I see a thousand eyes
Every one I call my friend
They share the same land as I
Sometimes I call my wife
To join me in a song
But sometimes I climb the hills
And play my songs alone
[to chorus]
I can't remember ever needing
More than what I carry with me
Now inside my pack
Placed here upon my back
[to chorus]