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Intro and Verse 1.
(Spoken to a tap beat- I just slap the side of my ukulele)
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. . . There's an old Australian stockman
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Lying, dying, And he gets himself up onto one elbow
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And he turns to his mates, who are gathered round him . . and he saysC
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Watch me wallaby's feed, mate, watch me wallaby's feedC
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They're a dangerous breed, mate, so watch me wallaby's feed (All together now)
ChorusC
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo downC
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Verse 2C
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Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl, keep me cockatoo coolC
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Don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo coolC
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Take me koala back, Jack, take me Koala backC
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He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back
ChorusC
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo downC
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Verse 3C
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Let me Mongoose go loose, Lew, let me Mongoose go looseC
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They're of no further use, Lew, so let me Mongoose go looseC
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Mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me playtpus duckC
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Don't let him go running amuck, Bill, mind me platypus duck
ChorusC
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo downC
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Verse 4C
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Play your didgeridoo, Blue, play your didgeridooC
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Keep playing 'til I shoot through, Blue, play your didgeridooC
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Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred, Tan me hide when I'm deadC
F (SPOKEN)
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, And that's it hanging on the shed
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About this song: Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
According to the Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport Songfacts, the whoop-whoop-whoop sound in the background came from a wobbleboard, which is basically a sheet of masonite. Originally Harris used the wobble board for his painting before he discovered its musical properties by chance. This happened when he shook one to cool it down after it had been propped up by a paraffin heater and he discovered when he did this it produced an interesting sound.