Let’s Wiggle-Waggle Australia!Twinkle Twankle
Twinkle Twankle
Southern Cross
Look up, count five stars and settle in.
A gentle Australian bedtime song with Alex.
Watch Twinkle Twankle Southern Cross
A little Australian adventure
Five stars, quiet gum trees and a gentle goodnight under southern skies.
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Full song lyrics
Intro
(shhh… shhh)
(hahaha)
Verse 1
Out in the backyard when the day is done,
Twinkle-twankle sky and the setting of the sun.
Look-up, look-up, high above the tree,
Twinkle-twankle, giggle-twankle, count them all with me.
Chorus 1
Count, count, count, and the stars come out bright,
Twinkle-twankle, twinkle-twankle, shining through the night.
Count, count, count, little sleepy friend,
Twinkle-twankle, twinkle-twankle, till the day is at an end.
Verse 2
Two bright pointers standing in a row,
Twinkle-twankle showing you the way to go.
Point-up, point-up, four are big and tall,
Twinkle-twankle, giggle-twankle, and one more very small.
Chorus 2
Count, count, count, and the stars come out bright,
Twinkle-twankle, twinkle-twankle, shining through the night.
Count, count, count, little sleepy friend,
Twinkle-twankle, twinkle-twankle, till the day is at an end.
Counting Break
Can you find the Southern Cross?
(Look, look, look!)
Can you count them all with me?
(One, two, three!)
Can you find the last two?
(Four… and five!)
Southern Cross… goodnight.
Bridge
Shhh, the little house is quiet and the lights are going low,
Tiny, tiny breathing, and the gum trees hardly blow.
The kookaburra’s finished and the possum’s gone to bed,
And the Southern Cross is turning slowly overhead.
Twinkle… twankle… one and two,
(one and two)
Twinkle… twankle… three, four, five… and you.
And they’ll still be shining when you open up your eyes,
Ready to twinkle-twankle in the big Australian skies.
Final Chorus
Count, count, count, and the stars come out bright,
(ooh)
Twinkle-twankle, twinkle-twankle, shining through the night.
Count, count, count, close your sleepy eyes,
Twinkle-twankle, giggle-twankle, sleeping under southern skies.
Outro
Twinkle-twankle, giggle-twankle…
Goodnight, Southern Cross.
(yawwwn)
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