"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" - Rolf Harris
All other versions on here are in the wrong key, I feel. I hear it in the key of E.
Standard E Tuning - no capo
Intro: (Strum E throughout intro)
E
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying.
E
And he gets himself up on to one elbow and he turns to his mates,
E
who are gathered 'round him and he says
Verse:
E A B E
Watch me wallaby's feed, mate. Watch me wallaby's feed.
E A B E
They're a dangerous breed, mate. So watch me wallaby's feed.
Chorus:
E
All together now
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
Verse:
E A B E
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl. Keep me cockatoo cool.
E A B E
Uh, don't go acting the fool, Curl. Just keep me cockatoo cool.
Chorus:
E
All together now
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
Verse:
E A B E
And take me koala back, Jack. Take me koala back.
E A B E
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac. So take me koala back.
Chorus:
E
All together now
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
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Verse:
E A B E
Let me abos go loose, Lou. Let me abos go loose.
E A B E
They're of no further use, Lou. So let me abos go loose.
Chorus:
E
All together now
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
Verse:
E A B E
And mind me platypus duck, Bill. Mind me platypus duck.
E A B E
Uh, Don't let him go running amok, Bill. Just mind me platypus duck.
Chorus:
E
All together now
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
Verse: (faster strumming, slower singing)
E A B E
Play your didgeridoo,... Blue. Play your didgeri... doo.
E A
Uh, like, keep playing 'til I shoot through,... Blue
B E
Play your didgeri... doo.
Chorus: (back to normal)
E
All together now
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
Verse: (faster strumming, slower singing)
E A B E
Tan me hide when I'm dead,... Fred. Tan me hide when I'm... dead.
(Normal again)
E A B E
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde. And that's it hanging on the shed.
Chorus:
E
All together now
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E A B E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
