Tie me kangaroo down sportrolf harriswords and music by rolf harris- peak billboard position # 3 in 1963spoken: there's an old australian stockman lying, dying. he gets himself up onto one elbow and 'e turns to his mates, who are all gathered around and 'e says:watch me wallabies feed, matewatch me wallabies feed,they're a dangerous breed, mateso watch me wallabies feedaltogether now!chorus:tie me kangaroo down, sporttie me kangaroo downtie me kangaroo down, sporttie me kangaroo downkeep me cockatoo cool, curl,keep me cockatoo coolah, don't go acting the fool, curljust keep me cockatoo coolaltogether now!(chorus)'n' take me koala back, jacktake me koala backhe lives somewhere out on the track, macso take me koala backaltogether now!(chorus)let me abos go loose, lewlet me abos go loosethey're of no further use, lewso let me abos go loosealtogether now!(chorus)and mind me platypus duck, billmind me platypus duckah, don't let 'im go running amok, billjust mind me platypus duckaltogether now!(chorus)play your didgeridoo, blueplay your didgeridooah, like, keep playin' 'til i shoot thru, blueplay your didgeridooaltogether now!(chorus)tan me hide when i'm dead, fredtan me hide when i'm deadso we tanned his hide when he died, clydeand that's it hangin' on the shed!!altogether now!(chorus)transcribed by robin hood