She said as if the little bird heard
She made herself a man -trap,
and caught him by the toe
Tangled herself in love -grass,
I'm talking about a girl from the mallee,
who set herself up for life
With three boys to love her as a mother,
and a good man to love her as his wife
But she's got a bucket full of
rainbows and a twinkle in her eye
As she sings like a magpie morning of the cockies
She's a breath of fresh air
Rain on the roof in a drought
Pictures of sea in the campfire
She's all that the bush is about
Where the cul -de -sac trees are old
And covers the gums with gold
You gotta be careful what you wish for
She said as if the little bird heard
I'm talking about a girl from the
Who set herself up for life
With three boys to love her as a mother
And a good man to love her as