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there’s an old australian stockman lying dying
he gets himself up onto one elbow and he 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
altogether now
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
altogether now
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
‘n’ take me koala back jack
take me koala back
he lives somewhere out on the track mac
so take me koala back
altogether now
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
4
let me abos go loose lou
let me abos go loose
they’re of no further use lou
so let me abos go loose
altogether now
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
5
and mind me platypus duck bill
mind me platypus duck
ah don’t let ‘im go running amok bill
just mind me platypus duck
altogether now
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
6
play your didgeridoo blue
play your didgeridoo
ah like keep playin’ ’til i shoot through blue
play your didgeridoo
altogether now
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
7
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
altogether now
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
tie me kangaroo down sport
tie me kangaroo down
Artist: Rolf Harris
Year: 1963
Decade: 60s
Language: en
Word Count: 204