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Poetry
Santa Claus Was Coming to Oz
By David Peetz
As we commemorate world refugee day, what can we learn about our treatment of refugees, from the case of one man from far away who tried to enter Australia last Christmas?
This weekend sees rallies around the nation to commemorate World Refugee Day, to demand a fairer deal for asylum seekers in Australia...and to sing for hope. At the Brisbane rally, this Sunday at 1pm in King George Square, you can hear the Songlines singers perform this song, about an ageing refugee from far, far away. To find out events in your own cities, follow contacts from this site http://www.rac-vic.org/other/other.html#interstate or consult your nearest telegraph pole.
SANTA CLAUS WAS COMING TO OZ
(tune: Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
by David Peetz
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better be good
I'm telling you why
Santa Claus is coming to Oz
He's coming across
The water tonight
Got lots to give
Everybody, that's right
Santa Claus is coming to Oz
The navy's gone to meet him
Have they brought Christmas cake?
They don't know if he's bad or good -
He's been stopped, for goodness sake!
His sleigh is too small
He's got a strange crew
Has no passport
He's jumping the queue
Santa Claus was coming to Oz
He grows a long beard
He wears foreign clothes
Security risk
The government knows
Santa Claus was coming to Oz
He throws elves in the water
To sneak in our country
The PM says it's all on film
And that's good enough for me
They've taken him off
To Tuvalu shores
He won't bother me
Or you any more
Santa Claus ain't coming to Oz
You better watch out
There's no Christmas Isle
In Australia no more
I'm telling you why:
Cause Santa Claus ain't coming.
Santa Claus ain't coming,
Santa Claus ain't coming to Oz.
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