There was movement at the library for the word had filtered out
That paper cranes were needed by the score
Each branch was set a target of a thousand, round about,
But Tatura aimed to get a thousand more.
So origami folders from the township joined the force
And gathered at the library when allowed
For the townsfolk love a challenge and this was one of course
And they aimed to make the township very proud.
There was Dean, the master folder, to show us how it’s done
And Sherrie was there to lend a helping hand
Barb, Marg, Anne and Lois came along to have some fun
Kerrie, Nadine and Edna joined the band
Pete, Steven, Liz and Natalie were some others in the crew
And others came and went along the way
But crane numbers kept increasing as we wanted them to do
Two thousand wasn’t very far away
We overcame a paper shortage by each raiding our own stash
There was no thought of calling it a day
Two thousand was our target, which we planned to smash
No matter what was thrown our way.
Paper cranes made at the library, paper cranes made in the shed
Paper cranes were made wherever that we could
Some made at the kitchen table and others while in bed.
Some were rough and others were quite good.
When the origami cranes are gone and the challenge has been met,
‘Paper Cranes Anonymous’ is what we’ll need
‘Cause we’ll all have withdrawal symptoms, no more paper folds to set
It’s an addiction that we can no longer feed.
But it’s been fun while we’ve been folding here,
New people we have met
And if there’s a challenge on next year
We may be folding yet!
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