| There’s an old Australian stockman lying, dying
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| He gets himself up onto one elbow and he turns to his mates
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| Who are all gathered around and he says:
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| Watch me wallabies feed, mate
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| Watch me wallabies feed
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| They’re a dangerous breed, mate
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| So watch me wallabies feed
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| Altogether now!
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl
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| Keep me cockatoo cool
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| Ah, don’t go acting the fool, Curl
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| Just keep me cockatoo cool
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| Altogether now!
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| 'n' take me koala back, Jack
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| Take me koala back
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| He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac
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| So take me koala back
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| Altogether now!
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Let me abos go loose, Lou
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| Let me abos go loose
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| They’re of no further use, Lou
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| So let me abos go loose
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| Altogether now!
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| And mind me platypus duck, Bill
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| Mind me platypus duck
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| Ah, don’t let 'im go running amok, Bill
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| Just mind me platypus duck
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| Altogether now!
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Play your didgeridoo, Blue
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| Play your didgeridoo
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| Ah, like, keep playin' 'til I shoot through, Blue
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| Play your didgeridoo
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| Altogether now!
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tan me hide when I’m dead, Fred
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| Tan me hide when I’m dead
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| So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde
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| And that’s it hangin' on the shed!
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| Altogether now!
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down
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| Tie me kangaroo down, sport
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| Tie me kangaroo down |