Dirge; a mournful song, piece of music, or sound.
In Australia termites abound. They are very clever creatures. They build their homes in such a way that early in the day the mound gets warm but in the heat of the day the very narrow part faces the sun. As they build they consider the tunnels and access ways through the mound. This gives them reasonable air conditioning. However, the young ones have to be taught how to create a tunnel without breaking out into the sunlight. It is a disaster for termites to be exposed to daylight. To this end, in North Western Australia, the young ones have to practice constructing a tunnel and not breaking out to daylight. They start off learning to eat out the hanging roots or thin branches on the trees. As they progress they are allowed to eat out larger branches and hence they produce the required hollow pieces for the didgeridoo. The larger hollow branches are collected and a smooth mud piece is sealed and dried onto the end as a mouthpiece. The very small hollow branches are collected as these are used as spaghetti and the intermediate ones are macaroni, which is sold all over the world to help our economy.
- Some didgeri-doo
Some didgeri-don’t
Some didgeri-will
Some didgeri-won’t
But some didgeridoos
Can give you the blues
But some overcome
By imbibing the booze.
Not the best but at this time of knight hoo nose?
FINGERS Mitchell Cullen Freedom Rides Denmark Markets 2012 Australian Tour Steam Roller
Regards, Dennis.