<P> Home Among the Gumtress has a set of mime actions accompanying the chorus which are familiar to people throughout Australia, although their exact origins are unknown . </P> <P> The song has become one of the most frequently recorded Australian compositions of all time and is a standard in Australian folk music . A variety of artists have covered it, ranging from bushbands like Paradiddle to international superstar violinist André Rieu, who included it on his 2008 album Waltzing Matilda . John Williamson performed Gumtrees at the 2006 memorial service to commemorate popular Australian wildlife expert and TV personality Steve Irwin; the program was followed by a worldwide television audience reputedly numbering 300 million viewers . </P> <P> Co-writer Wally Johnson died of pneumonia in 1995 . Bob Brown has continued writing and performing tongue - in - cheek folk songs, which have been covered by artists including John Williamson and folk singer Slim Dusty . One of Brown's numbers I'm an Individual was recorded by cult Australian Rules footballer Mark' Jacko' Jackson, and became an Australia - wide hit . Brown has also recorded an album of children's songs called Riding Round on Golf Balls . </P>

I want a home among the gum trees