I watched Steve Irwin's memorial, and I lost it...

I just finished watching The Steve Irwin Memorial on Animal Planet. It was a moving tribute to this wonderful man. Throughout the tribute I had the sniffles. Watching Terry and the effect of her grief was moving. But when Bindi made her speech, I lost it all. The tears came rushing down, and, in no time, I was sobbing uncontrollably. What a great lady. What a beautifully poised young lady. The legacy is truly in her good hands.


Here are the lyrics that John Williamson sang at the Memorial (True Blue was Steve's favorite song):

Hey True Blue, don't say you've gone
Say you've knocked off for a smoko
And you'll be back later on
Hey True Blue, Hey True Blue

Give it to me straight
Face to face
Are you really disappearing,
Just another dying race,
Hey True Blue.


True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When he's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue, I'm asking you...

Hey True Blue, can you bear the load?
Will you tie it up with wire,
Just to keep the show on the road?
Hey True Blue, Hey True Blue, now be Fair Dinkum.

Is your heart still there?
If they sell us out like sponge cake
Do you really care?
Hey True Blue.

True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When she's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue, I'm asking you... 

True Blue, is it me and you?
Is it Mum and Dad, is it a cockatoo?
Is it standing by your mate
When he's in a fight?
Or will she be right?
True Blue ... True Blue.


For those of us who aren't Australians, here are the definitions of the words I placed in boldface type:

Smoko
To 'knock off for a smoko' is to have a break for a coffee, tea or cigarette.

True Blue
Steadfast loyal Australian who displays the Aussie ideals of a fair go for all, mateship, having a go, and solving problems.

Fair Dinkum
Virtually the same as True Blue - honest, reliable, trustworthy, dinki-di; someone who has embraced the Aussie attitudes to everything, especially mateship. 'Are you fair dinkum?' means 'are you telling the truth?'