Old Man Emu lyrics by John Williamson
Lyric & Midi information*****************************************************
Song Title * 4355DS: Old Man Emu
Performed By * John Williamson
Composer(s) * Williamson
Publisher * . Unauthorised copying is illegal
Programmer * � 1997 Damian Smith (D.M.S. Productions) Distributed Under License
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* 19-bar intro
* Verse 1 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?
Um ba da li ti da da da,
But the eagles flying 'round and 'round
Keep two feet firmly on the ground.
Now, I can't fly, but I'm tellin' you.
I can run the pants off a kangaroo.
* Chorus Ba da do do do do do do.
Do do do do do do.
He can't fly, but I'm tellin' you.
He can run the pants off a kangaroo.
* 15-bar break
* Verse 2 Well, he was a model for the 50 cents.
Um ba da li ti da da da.
The designer should've had more sense.
Um ba da lit ti da da da.
If you take a look, it'll prove to you
(laugh) I ran the pants off that kangaroo.
* Chorus 2 Da da do do do do do do do.
Do do do do do do do.
Take a look, it'll prove to you
He ran the pants off the kangaroo.
* 6-bar break
* Verse 3 He can't loop-de-loo like a cockatoo,
Um ba da li ti da da da,
Swoop and toss like an albatross,
Um ba da li ti da da da.
You silly galah, I'm better by far
Than a white cockatoo or a budrigar.
They squeak and squawk and try to talk.
Why, me and them's like cheese and chalk.
* Repeat chorus 1
* 15-bar break
* Verse 4 Well, the last time I saw Old Man Emu,
Um ba da li ti da da da,
He was chasing a female emu.
Um ba da li ti da da da.
As he shot past, I heard him say,
(Make puffing sound)
"She can't fly, but I'm tellin' you
She can run the pants off a kangaroo."
* Chorus 3 Ba da do do do do do do do.
Do do do do do do.
She can't fly, but I'm tellin' you
She can run the pants off a kangaroo.
* 15-bar break
* Verse 4 Well, there is a moral to this ditty.
Um ba da li ti da da da.
Thrush can sing, but he ain't pretty.
Um ba da li ti 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.
* 6-bar break
* Outro Well, the kookaburra laughed and he said, "It's true.
Um ba da li ti da da da.
AH HA HA HA, HA HA HA HOO.
HE CAN RUN THE PANTS OFF A KANGAROO."
(Laugh until end)
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Time * 2:55
Length * 349 bars
Tempo * 240pm
Key * C# major
Ch 1 * Steel-String Guitar (Left)
Ch 2 * Fingered Bass
Ch 3 * Steel-String Guitar (Right)
Ch 4 * Sitar
Ch 5 * Shamisen
Ch 10 * Drums
