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TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT
Intro and Verse 1. Time: 2/2   Tenor: C   Bass: C
(Spoken to a tap beat- I just slap the side of my guitar)
*   *             *              *
. . .  There's an old Australian stockman
*      *             *                    *
Lying, dying, And he gets himself up onto one elbow
       *                           *                  *          *
And he turns to his mates, who are gathered round him . . and he says
CWatch me wallaby's Ffeed, mate, Gwatch me wallaby's Cfeed
CThey're a dangerous Fbreed, mate, so Gwatch me wallaby's Cfeed (All together now)
Chorus 
CTie me kangaroo Fdown sport, Gtie me kangaroo Cdown
CTie me kangaroo Fdown sport, Gtie me kangaroo Cdown 
Verse 2
CKeep me cockatoo Fcool, Curl, Gkeep me cockatoo Ccool
CDon't go acting the Ffool, Curl, Gjust keep me cockatoo Ccool
CTake me koala Fback, Jack, Gtake me Koala Cback
CHe lives somewhere out on the Ftrack, Mac, Gso take me koala Cback
Chorus
CTie me kangaroo Fdown sport, Gtie me kangaroo Cdown
CTie me kangaroo Fdown sport, Gtie me kangaroo Cdown 
Verse 3
CLet me Mongoose go Floose, Lew, Glet me Mongoose go Cloose
CThey're of no further Fuse, Lew, Gso let me Mongoose go Cloose
CMind me platypus Fduck, Bill, Gmind me playtpus Cduck
CDon't let him go running Famuck, Bill, Gmind me platypus Cduck
Chorus
CTie me kangaroo Fdown sport, Gtie me kangaroo Cdown
CTie me kangaroo Fdown sport, Gtie me kangaroo Cdown 
Verse 4
CPlay your didgeriFdoo, Blue, Gplay your didgeriCdoo
CKeep playing 'til I shoot Fthrough, Blue, Gplay your didgeriCdoo
CTan me hide when I'm Fdead, Fred, GTan me hide when I'm Cdead
                             C              F(SPOKEN) 
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, And that's it hanging on the shed
LOL - Great for parties and barbies the world over.

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Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport

by Rolf Harris

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TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN SPORT

Intro and Verse 1. Time: 2/2 Tenor: C Bass: C

(Spoken to a tap beat- I just slap the side of my guitar)

* * * *

. . . There's an old Australian stockman

* * * *

Lying, dying, And he gets himself up onto one elbow

* * * *

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

LOL - Great for parties and barbies the world over.

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