Stream or download ‘My Australian Dream’ from Hijabi Girl: Our Australian Dream on Spotify, iTunes or Bandcamp, or your preferred streaming service. From the Larrikin Puppets theatre production, Hijabi Girl: A Musical Puppet Show.
Sing along to the lyrics of My Australian Dream, below.
Lyrics: Brett Hansen, Elissa Jenkins.
Music: Brett Hansen, Dylan Kreis.
Voice Cast: Caitlin Trappett, Ella Kennedy, David Hill
My Australian Dream Lyrics
– Sung by the character Melek from Hijabi Girl: A Musical Puppet Show
I love Aussie Rules football
I want to start an all girl team
I hope I can make it happen
That’s my Australian dream!
I need to find a costume
For next week’s Book Week theme
I still want to wear my hijab
That’s my Australian dream!
I don’t want to dress as Red Riding Hood
Don’t make me dress like that
I’m sure there’s something just as good
Nothing they can poke fun at.
Hijabi Girl
I like Aussie Rules Footy
Hijabi Girl
I won’t wear a red hoody
Hijabi Girl
I’ll write my own scene
That’s my Australian dream!
Wearing a hijab is my choice
There’s life beneath this seam
Everyone is welcome to play the game
That’s my Australian dream
There are no books about Hijabi Girls
I’m going to have to swim upstream
I’m going to have to write my own book
That’s my Australian dream.
There are books of princesses and goblins
And characters I can’t play
I’m determined to solve all the problems
And create a costume that’s not cliche
Hijabi Girl
I like Aussie Rules Footy
Hijabi Girl
I won’t wear a red hoody
Hijabi Girl
I’ll write my own scene
That’s my Australian dream!
That’s my Australian dream!
That’s my Australian dream!
That’s my Australian dream!
