The Ballad of the Ludkins

The Ballad of the Ludkins
Hi, my name is Oliver,
But most people call me Oli.
I was born in Australia
And I'm a true-blue Aussie.

We don't really have a culture,
We just do what we fancy
My mum's Iranian and was born there,
And my dad is true blue Aussie.

As Aussie's celebrate New Year’s Eve.
Into the last December night, we delve,
We gather round with all our friends,
And wait for the clock to strike twelve.

We don't really have a culture,
We just do what we fancy
My mum's Iranian and was born there,
And my dad is true blue Aussie.

But Persians celebrate new year's differently,
We wait ‘til the Northern Spring moon dawns,
Families get together for dinner this night,
People chatter, laugh and eat on their back lawns.

We don't really have a culture,
We just do what we fancy
My mum's Iranian and was born there,
And my dad is true blue Aussie.

The traditional dish in Australia,
Is really quite simple.
It’s anything that you can whack on a Barbie,
And also tends to be informal.

We don't really have a culture,
We just do what we fancy
My mum's Iranian and was born there,
And my dad is true blue Aussie.

Persian food is rich with herbs,
And centered around rice,
Fesenjan is the traditional dish,
Made of pomegranate, walnuts and spice.

We don't really have a culture,
We just do what we fancy
My mum's Iranian and was born there,
And my dad is true blue Aussie.

Both cultures are mad about sport,
Aussie's call it Footy
They wear the colours, watch the games,
And sing until there loopy.

We don't really have a culture,
We just do what we fancy
My mum's Iranian and was born there,
And my dad is true blue Aussie.

Iranians have a different sport,
Aussie's call it soccer.
Their feet move in a crazy blur,
As the crowd screams louder and louder.

So, don't we have a culture?
Do we just do what we fancy?
No, I guess we’ve made our own one,
Mixing together Iranian and Aussie.