Ten Thousand Ducks Down the Alouette

Out on the lawn in the warm summer sun

Where the MeadowRidge Rot’ry pre-race work’s done

A thousand small piles of bright yellow pride

And ten thousand more stacked and ready inside

Last year’s disaster? Oh aye, we recall

The numbers went wrong and we near lost ‘em all

But Brenda the Bold’s got a system so neat

It might just explode when the ducks hit the fleet

Heave ho! Down the Alouette go!

Ten thousand ducks in a mad, quacky flow

They’re chasing the heavy duck bobbing in style

In an inner tube throne that drifts with a smile

Mark V’s in the truck, hauling ducks by the ton

Erick’s got beer — says he’s “working” in fun

Libby’s gone wild, selling tickets to hounds

While Ineke charms every soul in the grounds

Yousef’s the Mascot, all pomp and all fluff

Chris by his side lookin’ noble enough

Walter’s still buried in books with a frown

While Claire hunts rogue stickers that stick to the ground

Heave ho! Down the Alouette go!

Ten thousand ducks in a mad, quacky flow

They’re chasing the heavy duck bobbing in style

In an inner tube throne that drifts with a smile

From Urma to Peter, from Linda to Deb

From Pauline’s safe space to Teresa’s weird web

They’re stripping and sticking ‘til pizza arrives

Fuel for the chaos that keeps us alive

Eddie’s been dragged here — he’s clearly in pain

Adrienne and Warren showed late once again

Pauline turned pale at Warren’s sly joke

While Brenda patched duckies with Duck Tape bespoke

Heave ho! Down the Alouette go!

Ten thousand ducks in a mad, quacky flow

They’re chasing the heavy duck bobbing in style

In an inner tube throne that drifts with a smile

So cheer for the quackers, the wild river race

For the MeadowRidge crew with their duck‑loving grace

We’ll drink and we’ll sing ‘til the daylight is done

For the ducks, for the river, for chaos and fun!