Chord/Tab song: 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]Watch me wallaby's [F]feed, mate, [G]watch me wallaby's [C]feed
[C]They're a dangerous [F]breed, mate, so [G]watch me wallaby's [C]feed (All together now)

Chorus
[C]Tie me kangaroo [F]down sport, [G]tie me kangaroo [C]down
[C]Tie me kangaroo [F]down sport, [G]tie me kangaroo [C]down

Verse 2
[C]Keep me cockatoo [F]cool, Curl, [G]keep me cockatoo [C]cool
[C]Don't go acting the [F]fool, Curl, [G]just keep me cockatoo [C]cool
[C]Take me koala [F]back, Jack, [G]take me Koala [C]back
[C]He lives somewhere out on the [F]track, Mac, [G]so take me koala [C]back
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rolf_harris/tie_me_kangaroo_down_sport_crd_ver_2.html )
Chorus
[C]Tie me kangaroo [F]down sport, [G]tie me kangaroo [C]down
[C]Tie me kangaroo [F]down sport, [G]tie me kangaroo [C]down

Verse 3
[C]Let me Mongoose go [F]loose, Lew, [G]let me Mongoose go [C]loose
[C]They're of no further [F]use, Lew, [G]so let me Mongoose go [C]loose
[C]Mind me platypus [F]duck, Bill, [G]mind me playtpus [C]duck
[C]Don't let him go running [F]amuck, Bill, [G]mind me platypus [C]duck

Chorus
[C]Tie me kangaroo [F]down sport, [G]tie me kangaroo [C]down
[C]Tie me kangaroo [F]down sport, [G]tie me kangaroo [C]down

Verse 4
[C]Play your didgeri[F]doo, Blue, [G]play your didgeri[C]doo
[C]Keep playing 'til I shoot [F]through, Blue, [G]play your didgeri[C]doo
[C]Tan me hide when I'm [F]dead, Fred, [G]Tan me hide when I'm [C]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.