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Sweetheart The Saltwater Crocodile by Gary Crockett Australia

Sweetheart was a massive 17-foot male saltwater crocodile from Sweet's Billabong on the Finniss River, Northern Territory, Australia.

He attacked around 15 boats, flicked his huge tail, tipped men into the water, and chewed outboard motors — yet he never hurt anybody. Not one person.

This is his true story in song and film. From Sweet's Billabong to his capture, to his display at the Darwin Museum, Sweetheart remains one of Australia's most famous crocodiles.

A true Australian story. A Northern Territory legend. A crocodile who never harmed a human.

Music and film by Gary Crockett Australia. Watch, share, and follow for more Australian songs and true stories.

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00:28The New York Times
00:36The New York Times
01:07In the heart of the finished river
01:10Where the waters gleamed
01:13Lived a legend born from a dream
01:20Sweetheart the Giant
01:23Ruled the bill of all
01:26With a heart so fierce
01:29It was hard to be wrong
01:33With a growl that rumbled like thunder above
01:37He chased the boats showing his love
01:40Tipping the dinghies with a flick of his tail
01:43The whispers of danger rode every gallows
01:47Sweetheart, you myth of the day
01:49With your teeth like daggers
01:51You made them obey
01:53Through waters you roamed
01:55An emperor of mine
01:56Under the stars
01:58As you rule the night
02:00Oh, oh oh oh oh ohav
02:19Oh, oh oh oh oh oh
02:25Trouble came calling in 79
02:28As safety concerns began to entwine
02:32The parks and wildlife with a snare they would cast
02:35To catch sweetheart, to manage the past
02:38On the fateful day when the trap did snares
02:42Sweetheart fought hard like he didn't care
02:45Entangled in logs, the fire took its course
02:49A mighty giant full of remorse
02:52Oh, sweetheart, you myth of the day
02:56With your teeth like daggers, you made them obey
02:59Through waters you roamed an emperor of mine
03:03Under the stars, you ruled them now
03:18In the Darwin Museum now, your story rebounds
03:24Two bullets in your spine
03:27The autopsy found
03:30Though legends may fade
03:34Your memory won't die
03:37For in every heart
03:41You'll always lie
03:46Oh, sweetheart, the spirit that lives on strong
03:49In the waters of the thinnest in every song
03:52From sweet Spillabong, where your rain was so bright
03:56We'll tell your tales
03:58Till the morning light
04:00Woa
04:04Ooh-ooh-oh-oh

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