LET ME TELL YOU
OF AN INTERVIEW
WITH AN OLD MAN EMU
HE'S GOT A BEAK AND
FEATHERS AND THINGS
BUT THE POOR OLD FELLA
AIN'T GOT NO WINGS
AREN'T YOU JEALOUS OF
THE WEDGE TAILED EAGLE?
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
WHILE THE EAGLE'S FLYIN'
ROUND AND ROUND
l KEEP MY TWO FEET
FIRMLY ON THE GROUND
NOW l CAN'T FLY
BUT I'M TELLING YOU
I CAN RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO
BA DA DA DOD DEE BA
DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD
HE CAN'T FLY
BUT I'M TELLIN' YOU
HE CAN RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO
WELL HE WAS THE MODEL
FOR THE FIFTY CENTS
DOM BADA LITTLE
DA DA DA
THE DESIGNER SHOULD
HAVE HAD MORE SENSE
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK
IT WILL PROVE TO YOU
l RUN THE PANTS
OFF THAT KANGAROO
BA DA DA DOD DEE BA
DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD
TAKE A LOOK
IT WILL PROVE TO YOU
HE CAN RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO
YOU CAN'T LOOP THE LOOP
LIKE A COCKATOO
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
SWOOP AND TOSS
LIKE AN ALBATROSS
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
YOU SILLY GALAH
I'M BETTER BY FAR
THAN A WHITE COCKATOO
OR A BUDGERIGAR
THEY SQUEAK AND SQUAWK
AND TRY TO TALK
WHY ME AND THEM'S
LIKE CHEESE AND CHALK
BA DA DA DOD DEE BA
DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD
HE CAN'T FLY
BUT I'M TELLIN' YOU
HE CAN RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO
WELL THE LAST TIME
I SAW OLD MAN EMU
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
HE WAS CHASING A
FEMALE HE KNEW
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
AS HE SHOT PAST
I HEARD HIM SAY
SHE CAN'T FLY
BUT I'M TELLING YOU
SHE COULD RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO
BA DA DA DOD DEE BA
DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD DOD DOD
DOD DOD
SHE CAN'T FLY
BUT I'M TELLING YOU
SHE COULD RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO
WELL THERE IS A MORAL
TO THIS DITTY
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
THRUSH CAN SING
BUT HE AIN'T PRETTY
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
DUCK CAN SWIM
BUT HE CAN'T SING
NOR CAN THE EAGLE
ON THE WING
EMU CAN'T FLY
BUT I'M TELLIN' YOU
HE CAN RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO
WELL THE KOOKABURRA
LAUGHED AND HE SAID
ITS TRUE
DOM BA DA LITTLE DA DA DA
HE CAN RUN THE PANTS
OFF A KANGAROO