TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT (Listen to midi)

 

    There`s an old Australian stockman lying dying,

    and he gets   himself up on one elbow, and he turns to his

    mates who are gathered round him . And he says ....

 

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1. “Watch me wallabies feed, mate, watch me wallabies feed,

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    they`re a dangerous breed, mate, so watch me wallabies feed.

 

(Chorus : Repeated after each stanza)

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Tie me kangaroo down, sport, tie me kangaroo down,

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tie me kangaroo down, sport, tie me kangaroo down.

 

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2. Keep me cuckatoo cool, Curl, keep me cuckatoo cool,

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    don`t go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cuckatoo cool.

 

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3. Mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me platypus duck,

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    don`t let him go running amok, Bill, mind me platypus duck.

 

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4. Play your didgeridoo, Blue, play your didgeridoo,

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    keep playing till I shoot through, Blue, play your didgeridoo.

 

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5. Tan me hide when I`m dead, Fred, tan me hide, when I`m dead.

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    So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde,

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    and that`s it hanging on the shed.“ Altogether now...

 

    (Rolf Harris)