Little Ditty about Kath and Graham

I helped a friend Kathleen organise her partner’s Graeme’s 40th on the12th August 2010. It wasn’t until I was at the party that I realised I should have written him a song. I had sung to his dad, Ed, a couple of months before (see The Stumbler) and I suddenly felt awful that I hadn’t prepared something for Graeme.

Graeme like playing guitar, Bunderburg Rum, computer games and of course his fiancée Kathleen and kids Toby and Lily. They are living with his parents, Ed and Nicole and saving up for a house.

So I disappeared into the study with a glass or two of wine and came up with the following.

To the tune of John Cougar Mellencamp’s Jack and Diane Kath & Graeme

Little ditty about Kath and Graeme
Two Australian kids grown up in Queensland
Graeme gonna be a huge rock star
Kath collects his plectrums and stores them in a jar.

Suckin on instant noodles down in Maleny
Kathleen sittin on Graeme’s lap
He’s got his hands between her knees
Graham says, Hey Kathleen lets run off to Kalgoorlie
Go make some money and start a family

And Graeme says Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the kids and the Bundy is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
I’ve killed some warcraft orks
and I’m feeling strong

So Graeme and Kath go off and earn some money
It was stinking hot and really rather sunny
They pumped huge amounts so the petrol did flow
And returned to Flaxton with two kids in tow.

Graham says Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the kids and the bundy is gone
Oh yeah life goes on
I’ve killed some warcraft orks and I’m feeling strong

Let it rock,
Let it roll
We’ve gotta Toby and Lily to console
Hold on to laughter as long as you can
We’ve still young and we can be like my old man

Little Ditty about Kath and Graeme
Two fab aussie kids growing up in Queensland
At the moment living in a rumpus room
But hope to find a house to fill, real soon