RAINBOW MAN
A story is told of a legend of old
A maiden who walked in the sand
Gazed across at the forest and trees
Kabi tribal land
Slender as the sheoak tree
Her voice was soft and light
Claimed by Burwilla the strong one
The fighter of the tribe
She watched the clouds swirl overhead
The thunder in the sky
As Tagan decended on to the beach
And came upon her side
Together they walked on the shoreline
Hand in hand
For her dreams were answered and her heart burned fire
For that handsome rainbow man
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Rainbow man on the Teewah Sands
I’m thinking of you
As we watch the morning sunrise
With your colours changing hew
You walked upon those golden sands
Murrawah by your side
Now we share your strength and beauty
In those coloured grains of time
He promised to return when the rain clouds came
Again some day
He hoped to take her as his bride
To a land far away
But his destiny, it had to be
Burwilla showed his hand
With his spear and swirling boomerang
Took the colours of the rainbow man
Yellow red and purple flew through the air
And there today from that dreamtime rain
Are the colours that we share
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