Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying.
He gets himself up on one elbow and 'e turns to his mates, who are all gathered around and he says:
Watch me wallabies feed, mate
Watch me wallabies feed,
They're a dangerous breed, mate
So watch me wallabies feed
All together now
(CHORUS)
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo, down
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl
Keep me cockatoo cool
Ah, don't go acting the fool, Curl
Just keep me cockatoo cool
All together now
(CHORUS)
'n' take me koala back, Jack
Take me koala back
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac
So take me koala back
All together now
(CHORUS)
And mind me platypus duck, Bill
Mind me platypus duck
Ah, don't let 'im go running amok, Bill
Just mind me platypus duck
All together now
(CHORUS)
Play your didgeridoo, Blue
Play your didgeridoo
Ah, like, keep playin' 'till I shoot thru, Blue
Play your didgeridoo
All together now
(CHORUS)
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred
Tan me hide when I'm dead
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde
And that's it hangin' on the shed!!!
All together now
Tie me kangaroo down, sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Tie my kangaroo down, sport
Tie my kangaroo down
--words and music by Rolf Harris, peak Billboard position #3, 1963