1. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree merry, merry king of the bush is he. Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh, Kookaburra, gay your life must be. 2. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree eating all the gumdrops he can see. Stop, Kookaburra, stop, Kookaburra, leave some there for me!