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

(Spoken to a tap beat- I just slap the side of my guitar)
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. . .  There's an old Australian stockman
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Lying, dying, And he gets himself up onto one elbow
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And he turns to his mates, who are gathered round him . . and he says
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Watch me wallaby's feed, mate, watch me wallaby's feed
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They're a dangerous breed, mate, so watch me wallaby's feed (All together now)

Chorus 
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down 

Verse 2
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Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl, keep me cockatoo cool
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Don't go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo cool
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Take me koala back, Jack, take me Koala back
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He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back

Chorus
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down 

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

Chorus
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
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Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down 

Verse 4
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Play your didgeridoo, Blue, play your didgeridoo
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Keep playing 'til I shoot through, Blue, play your didgeridoo
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Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred, Tan me hide when I'm dead
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So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, And that's it hanging on the shed