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There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying. D
And he gets himself up on to one elbow and he turns to his mates, D
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.
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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.
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Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl. Keep me cockatoo cool.
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Uh, don't go acting the fool, Curl. Just keep me cockatoo cool.
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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.
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'n' 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.
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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.
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Let me *mongoose go loose, Lou. Let me mongoose go loose.
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He's of no further use, Lou. So let me mongoose go loose.
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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.
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And mind me platypus duck, Bill. Mind me platypus duck.
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Ah, Don't let 'im go running amok, Bill. Just mind me platypus duck.
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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.
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Play your didgeridoo, Blue. Play your didgeridoo.
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Ah, like, keep playing 'til I shoot through, Blue
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Play your didgeridoo.
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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.
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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.
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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.
*Note: Abos is changed to mongoose to avoid using the derogatory term