Need Lyrics To "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport"

[LordRab]

I Believe it was an actual Australian named Rolf Harris who wrote and sang Tie
me Kangaroo Down Sport back in the 60's....But does anyone know where I can
find the lyrics?
Thanks,
Rob
Lor...@aol.com

[HeelsFans]

TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN (Robert Morris) (Artist: Rolf Harris)

[Spoken:] 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 wallaby's feed, mate. Watch me wallaby's feed,
They're a dangerous breed, mate, so watch me wallaby's feed. Altogether 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
Ah, don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo cool. Altogether
now!
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down,
sport. Tie me kangaroo down
'N' take me koala back, Jack, take me koala back
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back. Altogether
now!
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down,
sport. Tie me kangaroo down
Let me abos go loose, Lew. Let me abos go loose
They're of no further use, Lew, so let me abos go loose. Altogether now!
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down,
sport. Tie me kangaroo down
And mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me platypus duck
Ah, don't let 'im go running amok, Bill, just mind me platypus duck.
Altogether now!
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down,
sport. Tie me kangaroo down
Play your didgeridoo, Blue, play your didgeridoo
Ah, like, keep playin' 'til I shoot thru, Blue, play your didgeridoo.
Altogether now!
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down,
sport. Tie me kangaroo down
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred. Tan me hide when I'm dead
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, and that's it hangin' on the shed!
Altogether now!
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down. Tie me kangaroo down,
sport. Tie me kangaroo down

[Tiny Dancer]

And so the word went out from heel...@aol.com (HeelsFans):

>TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN (Robert Morris) (Artist: Rolf Harris)

< snip>

>Let me abos go loose, Lew

I believe this should be:

Let me abos go loose, Bruce

Bruce is a very popular Aussie "slang" name for a guy, as is Shiela
for a woman, just as a matter of interest, and, of course, it rhymes and
trips off the tongue easier than Lew.

Cheers,

TD

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http://www.globalserve.net/~rhonda/sesame1.html
well somebody had to do it!

[Tony Wright]

Here yuh go Cobber... enjoy.

TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN, SPORT - Rolf Harris -
Spoken:-
There's an old Australian stockman.. lying.. dying.. and he gets himself up
on to one elbow and he turns to his mates who are gathered 'round him and he
says...

[verse]
Watch me wallabies feed mate, watch me wallabies feed,
they're a dangerous breed mate so watch me wallabies feed. (Altogether now)

[chorus]
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down..
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down...

2.Keep me cockatoo cool Curl, keep me cockatoo cool.
Don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo cool...(Altogether
now)

[chorus]
3.Take me koala back Jack, take me koala back.

He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala

back...(Altogether now)

[chorus]
Mind me Platypus Duck, Bill, mind me platypus duck.
Don't let him go running amok, Bill, just mind me platypus
duck...(Altogether now)

[chorus]
Play your digeridoo, Blue, play your digeridoo.
Keep playing til' I shoot thro' Blue, play your digeridoo...(Altogether now)

[chorus]
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred... Tan me hide when I'm dead...

(spoken)So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde...
and that's it hanging on the shed...(Altogether now)

Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down..
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down...

LordRab wrote in message
<199809072112...@ladder01.news.aol.com>...

[Ronald E. Hontz]

Tiny Dancer wrote:
>
> And so the word went out from heel...@aol.com (HeelsFans):
>
> >TIE ME KANGAROO DOWN (Robert Morris) (Artist: Rolf Harris)
>
> < snip>
>
> >Let me abos go loose, Lew
>
> I believe this should be:
>
> Let me abos go loose, Bruce
>
> Bruce is a very popular Aussie "slang" name for a guy, as is Shiela
> for a woman, just as a matter of interest, and, of course, it rhymes and
> trips off the tongue easier than Lew.
>
> Cheers,
>
> TD
>

Gotta fess up, all. The one HeelsFans posted was likely the
transcription I had done and given her (except she got the writer
incorrect--'twas Rolf Harris himself). Tiny, you almost had me convinced
on that "Lew" thing--was scared to death that I could have made such an
egregious error. Just went back now and re-listened to a homemade tape
(which may be either the original OR a re-recording) and I'm positive it
is "Lew." Both "Lew" and the first 3 letters of "Bruce" sound extremely
similar but there's no way there's a sibilant "s" on the end.

It's funny that Aussie Tony Wright's posting leaves out this verse all
together. Maybe the version Harris did for his compatriots WAS
shorter. Anyhow, Tony, thanks for the spelling on the "wallabies"--I'd
had it as a singular wallaby's feed but yours makes more sense since
it's followed by "THEY'RE a dangerous breed."