Tell a Rellie is a children's song that uses Australian slang and Australian animals to talk about families. It became an instant favorite when Concordia Publishing House used it in their vacation Bible school over a decade ago. It even gets airplay on kids radio. A bonus alternate chorus is included and is sung by Sibling Harmony as well.
Translation of Australian Slang Words: rellie - relative fam - family joey - baby kangaroo roo - kangaroo ridgy didge - genuine, original article, the real thing, authentic, true dinky-di - genuine, original article, the real thing, authentic, true G'day - Hello hoo roo - good bye cheerio - good bye cobber - soldier-mate (willing to die for you) mate - friend or buddy bloke - a person broke - poor grouse - great bonza - great reckon - believe too right - absolutely so |
Tell a Rellie
By Kevin Bueltmann
©2000 CPH, Final chorus ©2000 Kevin Bueltmann G C D Animals have families: Koalas, Kangaroos, G C D Platypus, Sugargliders, Lyrebirds, too. G C D God gave us our families. It’s there we learn to share. C D G C D We learn to love and how to care. Chorus: G (A) Tell a rellie. Tell your fam. C (D) D (E) Tell your mum about the Lamb. G (A) Like a joey and a roo, C (D) D (E) Jesus cares for you. G (A) C (D) D (E) He’s ridgy didge and He’s dinky-di! C (D) D (E) G (A) G’day! Hoo roo! Cheerio! Good-bye! C (D) D (E) G (A) Key change chord: E G’day! Hoo roo! Cheerio! Good-bye! We are all God’s children and He loves us, too. Father to the fatherless, He cares for you. Jesus died to save us. What more could He do? He rose again. Oh, yes, that’s true. Last Chorus: Tell a cobber or a mate, That your God is really great. Tell a bloke who is broke, That this ain’t no joke. He’s ridgy didge and He’s dinky-di! He’s grouse! Bonza! And I reckon...Too right! He’s grouse! Bonza! And I reckon...Too right! |
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