Way up north about 56 kilometres out of Meekatharra
There's an Aboriginal Education Community school
Called Karalundi it's for young boys and girls in peril today
All around is the Australian bush: desert scrub and red sands
Nothing for miles and miles: hot dusty countryside
Many children come and go: gaining a little education
A little love and understanding: along with their room and board
Its a hard life I know but they've got nowhere else to go!
At least there they are fed and clothed: taught a few lessons
Learn about horses a few other necessities too
Overseas in Cambodia there is a lack of food and medicine
But here there is a need for more simple fare
These children need some love without the fear
They need to know that they are loved no matter what
They've said and done: no matter how many times they run
You see the problem is one of nurturing and love
Alcohol has destroyed so many families: dire straits
So many situations get in the way: drugs, Mary Jane
Can't cope with their desperate lives so they'd rather die
So many suicides: so much sadness: too little love
Dearest Lord in heaven up above; please help them!
Jacky lost his dad earlier this year: sad to say
His mum is an alcoholic: her boyfriend too
He doesn't have much of a home to go back to
He doesn't really want to be there when they're drunk
Locks himself into his room: tries to hide away
Doesn't like living his life that way: what choice does he have?
His grandma cares for him when his mum can't but
At least at school he has a chance to learn a bit
Gets a bit of love and understanding too!
Jacky's grandpa was a ringer: herding cattle and sheep
Rode his horse for his work: he was good at it too!
I guess that's why Jacky loves horses: has an affinity
Would rather work with animals than people any day
At least they don't get angry at him: they don't care
Where he's been or what he's been up to!
Poor Jacky: a young Australian lad
Not really good but not really bad
His mum loves him but she just cannot cope
So she drinks the grog and smokes the dope
He tries to be a good boy: he really does: it's true
But what he really needs is love
Will he get it from you?
(Names have been changed for privacy reasons)
Donations are needed to help these poor children
To get an education: to help them learn of life
To let them know that they are loved: to have a simple life
They don't ask for much: just for a chance to live
So please everybody: every little bit you give
Will make it just that much easier for them to have some love!
The sad thing is that Jacky recently tried to commit suicide: thank God he didn't succeed! So many children just need some love: some understanding: some guidance ! Someone who doesn't judge them or make them feel like taking the same road as their parents!
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