January 1 - Summer, Surf and Family

Summer, surf and family, Aussie Christmas cheer

Mum, Dad, the kids and Grandma too, everybody's here

Pork and prawns they fill my plate, the turkey's nearly done

We love our Aussie Christmas, it's always heaps of fun

We're at the beach, we come each year, for rest and relaxation

It's a family tradition, of fourteen days duration

Our caravan is packed with cheer, it's always been that way

As we settle in to celebrate, our family holiday

Friends drop by from all around, with cheer in voice and bottle

We put the chairs under a tree, a twenty meter Wattle

Grandad snores, Dad he roars, his laughter fills the air

As Uncle Tom, who's had his fill, topples off his chair

The fourteen kids head to the beach, for a surf and boogie boarding

Mastering those waves is hard, but success is so rewarding

Summer is just so fab a time, for kids who live in Oz

What's so good about the place? The answer, "just because"

Morning turns to afternoon, as the sun slips down the sky

Those who can they wander home, some don't say goodbye

Grandad stirs, we move him on, back to his favourite chair

With a cup of tea and Christmas cake, he doesn't really care

It's half past ten, the camp site's dark, everyone has gone

It's Boxing Day tomorrow, and the cricket will be on

Back to the beach the kids will run, all playing happily

And I'll have the three things that I love, summer, surf and family

Adam and Tracy Barnes: Summer, Surf and Family