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Paul Kelly – One Night The Moon lyrics
One night the moon came sailing by
On a big ship right across the night sky
One night the moon came sailing by
Called all the dreamers to come for a ride


One night the moon came wheeling by
On a big bike right across the night sky
One night the moon came wheeling by
Called all the sleepers to come for a ride


One night the moon came galloping by
On a big horse right across the night sky
One night the moon came galloping by
Called all the dreamers to come for a ride

One night the moon came choo-chooing by
On a big train right across the sky
One night the moon came choo-chooing by
Called all the sleepers to come for a ride

One night the moon came rolling by
In a big cart right across the night sky
One night the moon came rolling by
Called all the dreamers to come for a ride
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    This song was sung between the family of Emily the night she went missing. The moon is personified in such a way that Emily believed it bo an unharmful object that has no real power. Of significant importance was the reference to the moon as a "choo-choo train" - typically, these trains are associated with children, as such, Emily sees the moon as a toy to be played with. This could thus be the reason she goes missing and dies, and it further explains the eurocentric belief that Country and Landscape could be mani[pulateed, controlled and changed from their original meaning. This song has significance importance in the film "One Night the Moon", as it revealed the inherent "westernisation" of European settlers. A post-colonial reading of the film, and subsequently, this song, allows for the understanding of why Emily ran away.
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      This song was sung between the family of Emily the night she went missing. The moon is personified... Read more →

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