Tom: C
Intro and Verse 1. Time: 2/2 Tenor: C Bass: C
(Spoken to a tap beat- I just slap the side of my guitar)
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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 says
C F G C
Watch me wallaby's feed, mate, watch me wallaby's feed
C F G C
They're a dangerous breed, mate, so watch me wallaby's feed (All together now)
Chorus
C F G C
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
C F G C
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Verse 2
C F G C
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl, keep me cockatoo cool
C F G C
Don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo cool
C F G C
Take me koala back, Jack, take me Koala back
C F G C
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back
Chorus
C F G C
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
C F G C
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Verse 3
C F G C
Let me Mongoose go loose, Lew, let me Mongoose go loose
C F G C
They're of no further use, Lew, so let me Mongoose go loose
C F G C
Mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me playtpus duck
C F G C
Don't let him go running amuck, Bill, mind me platypus duck
Chorus
C F G C
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
C F G C
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Verse 4
C F G C
Play your didgeridoo, Blue, play your didgeridoo
C F G C
Keep playing 'til I shoot through, Blue, play your didgeridoo
C F G C
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred, Tan me hide when I'm dead
C F (SPOKEN)
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, And that's it hanging on the shed
