The Wheels On The Holden

The wheels on the Holden go round and round,
Round and round, round and round
The wheels on the Holden go round and round,
All the way to Tabulam town

The Aunties in the Holden are talkin' up loud,
Talkin' up loud, talkin' up loud.
The Aunties in the Holden are talkin' up loud,
All the way to Tabulam town.

The jarjums in the back seat are actin' real moogle,
Actin' real moogle, actin' real moogle
The jarjums in the back seat are actin' real moogle,
All the way to Tabulam town.

The Uncles in the Holden say, ‘ninginah, now’,
‘Ninginah, now’, "ninginah, now".
The Uncles in the Holden say, ‘ninginah, now’,
All the way to Tabulam town.

Happy 'cause we stopped for a real good feed,
A real good feed, a real good feed.
Happy 'cause we stopped for a real good feed,
On the way to Tabulam town.

All of our mob, well, they gather round,
Gather round, gather round.
All of our mob, well, they gather round,
We know we're home in Tabulam town.

Glossary of Bundjalung words:

jarjums - children - Bundjalung language (NSW)
moogle - silly - Bundjalung language (NSW)
ninginah - stop, be quiet - Bundjalung language (NSW)

Permission to use Bundjalung language words was given by Ruby Langford Ginibi (Bundjalung Elder) and Cedric Roberts (Bundjalung Elder) in 1996.

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