[Spoken:]
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying,
and he gets himself up on one elbow,
and he turns to his mates,
who are gathered 'round him and he says:
Watch me wallabys feed, mate.
Watch me wallabys feed.
They're a dangerous breed, mate.
So watch me wallabys feed.
Altogether now!
Chorus 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.
Don't go acting the fool, Curl,
just keep me cockatoo cool.
Altogether now!
Chorus
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
Let me Abos go loose, Lou,
let me Abos go loose.
They're of no further use, Lou,
so let me Abos go loose.
Altogether now!
Chorus
Mind me platypus duck, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Don't let him go running amok, Bill,
mind me platypus duck.
Altogether now!
Chorus
Play your digeridoo, Blue,
play your digeridoo.
Keep playing 'til I shoot thro', Blue,
play your digerydoo.
Altogether now!
Chorus
Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred,
tan me hide when I'm dead.
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde,
(Spoken) And that's it hanging on the shed.
Altogether now!
Chorus
Rolf Harris wrote this song in 1957, and it was an Australian number one hit for about four weeks in 1960. Apparently, the verse "Let me Abos go loose" caused offence to some people, leading to the song being banned in Singapore; this verse was later removed from the song.
