Charismatic Megafauna (The Dugong Song)

The song that started the songwriting Australian adventure. As the green activist group for a mock-town meeting on Stradbroke Island, we felt it would be appropriate to write a ballad lamenting the dugong fatalities that would result from a (hypothetically) proposed resort.

Music by David. Words by David, Ryan, Lia, Gen, and Jessie. Harmonica duet by Matt and Ryan. Background vocals by the OSP Australia Singers. This version was recorded live on a single mic in Brisbane, Australia.



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Verse 1
Where there's a way
Into Moreton Bay
Enters the dugong
About whom I sing this song

Chorus
Dugong, oh dugong
Charismatic Megafauna
Dugong, oh dugong oooh

Verse 2
Mom and her calf
Eating all the seagrass
It's a scene of tranquility
Isn't this where you wanna be

Verse 3
Enters the speedboat
Churnin' up the sands below
He's not looking at what's ahead
And soon the mother's dead

Verse 4
Now the baby swims alone
What's become of his peaceful home?
Will you look at this tragedy?
It's a sight that the tourists would pay to see.