Search: tie me kangaroo down sport lyrics
Why: In the New Yorker story "Laugh, Kookaburra" by David Sedaris:
I first heard it in the fifth grade, when our music teacher went on an Australian kick. She taught us to sing “Waltzing Matilda,” “Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport,” and what we called, simply, “Kookaburra.” I’d never heard such craziness in my life. The first song, for instance, included the words “jumbuck,” “billabong,” “swagman,” and “tucker bag,” none of which were ever explained.I haven't heard that song in like 10 years.
Answer: They go like:
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying,Source: Rich.Durge.org
and he gets himself up on one elbow,
and he turns to his mates,
who are gathered 'round him and he says:
Watch me wallabys feed, mate.
watch me wallabys feed.
They're a dangerous breed, mate.
so watch me wallabys feed.
All together now!Tie me kangaroo down, sport,
tie me kangaroo down.
Tie me kangaroo down, sport,
tie me kangaroo down.Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl,
keep me cockatoo cool.
Don't go acting the fool, Curl,
just keep me cockatoo cool.
All together now!Take me koala back, Jack,
take me koala back.
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac,
so take me koala back.
All together now!Mind me platypus duck, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Don't let him go running amok, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
All together now!Play your didgeridoo, Blue,
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred,
play your didgeridoo.
Keep playing 'til I shoot through, Blue,
play your didgeridoo.
All together now!
tan me hide when I'm dead.
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde,
And that's it hanging on the shed.
All together now!
The More You Know: Another racist verse was taken out because "abo" means "Aboriginal."
Let me Abos go loose, Lou,
let me Abos go loose.
They're of no further use, Lou,
so let me Abos go loose.
All together now!
