"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" - Rolf Harris

All other versions on here are in the wrong key, I feel. I hear it in the key of E.

Standard E Tuning - no capo



Intro: (Strum E throughout intro)

E
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying.
E 
And he gets himself up on to one elbow and he turns to his mates,
E 
who are gathered 'round him and he says



Verse:

E                  A           B                  E
Watch me wallaby's feed, mate. Watch me wallaby's feed.
E                   A            B                     E
They're a dangerous breed, mate. So watch me wallaby's feed.


Chorus:

E
All together now
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.


Verse:
E                A           B                E
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl. Keep me cockatoo cool.
E                       A           B                     E
Uh, don't go acting the fool, Curl. Just keep me cockatoo cool.


Chorus:

E
All together now
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.


Verse:
E                 A           B             E
And take me koala back, Jack. Take me koala back.
E                             A           B                E
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac. So take me koala back.


Chorus:

E
All together now
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.


Verse:
E              A           B              E
Let me abos go loose, Lou. Let me abos go loose.
E                     A         B                 E
They're of no further use, Lou. So let me abos go loose.


Chorus:

E
All together now
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.


Verse:
E                    A           B                E
And mind me platypus duck, Bill. Mind me platypus duck.
E                            A           B                     E
Uh, Don't let him go running amok, Bill. Just mind me platypus duck.


Chorus:

E
All together now
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.


Verse: (faster strumming, slower singing)
E                A             B                    E
Play your didgeridoo,... Blue. Play your didgeri... doo.
E                                   A
Uh, like, keep playing 'til I shoot through,... Blue
B                    E
Play your didgeri... doo.


Chorus: (back to normal)

E
All together now
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.


Verse: (faster strumming, slower singing)
E                    A              B                       E
Tan me hide when I'm dead,... Fred. Tan me hide when I'm... dead.
(Normal again)
E                             A            B                            E
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde. And that's it hanging on the shed.


Chorus:

E
All together now
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.
E               A            B               E
Tie me kangaroo down, sport. Tie me kangaroo down.