Tie Me Kangaroo Down

The first verse is always spoken or narrated:

 

There’s an old Australian stockman – lying, dying…

And he gets himself up onto one elbow

And he turns to his mates who are all gathered around

And he says…

I’m going, Blue: this is what you gotta do,

I’m not gonna pull through, Blue, so this you gotta do . . .

 

CHORUS:

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down

 

Watch me wallabies feed, mate

Watch me wallabies feed

They’re a dangerous breed, mate

So, watch me wallabies feed

 

Chorus

 

Let me wombats go lose, Bruce

Let me wombats go lose

They’re of no further use, Bruce

So, let me wombats go lose

 

Chorus

 

Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl

Keep me cockatoo cool

Don’t go acting the fool, Curl

Just keep me cockatoo cool

 

Chorus

 

Take me koala back, Jack

Take me koala back, Jack

He lives somewhere out on the track, Mack

So, take me koala back

 

Chorus

 

Mind me platypus duck, Bill

Mind me platypus Duck

Don’t let him go running amuck, Bill

Just, mind me platypus duck

 

Chorus

 

 

Play your digeridoo, Blue

Play your digeridoo

(Dying) Like, keep playing it ‘til I shoot through Blue

Play your digeridoo

 

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

 

Chorus