Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport [Live at BBC - "From Us To You #1", 18.12.1963]
Beatles and Rolf Harris singing Tie me Kangaroo Down with quite a few mistakes, which make this recording so appealing here ya go with the lyrics
Lyrics Rolf: Fellas you feel like singing a chorus with me? Beatles: yeah mmm okay yup etc etc Rolf: There's enthusiasm for you I'll give you a rough idea how it goes, it starts off with me going like this a one, two, a one two three four Wobble board starts up Rolf: And you come in with me Paul/STRIKE And you come in in E, Paul All together that's nice ha ha
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying. ahh..and he gets himself up onto one elbow and he turns to his four mates who are gathered around and he says.....
Cut your hair once a year boys, Cut your hair once a year If it covers your ears you can't hear boys So cut your hair once a year
All together now Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooo Tie me kangaroo *Rolf do you have to do that* down sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooooo
Rolf: ha ha, dear oh dear I forget the words now...take care of me, make sure, look out after me...keep goin'.... Beatles: haha, woooooooo *Paul take care look after me,cant hear the rest* Don't ill treat me pet dingo Ringo Don't ill treat me pet dingo! They cant understand your lingo, Ringo So don't ill treat me pet dingo
All together now Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooo Tie me kangaroo down sport Tie me kangaroo down
I think George's guitar is on the blink I think George's guitar is on the blink It shouldn't go mmmngaaa, mmmngaaa, mmmngaaa Plink Okay now that's really on the blink All together now Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooo Tie me kangaroo down sport Tie me kangaroo down
Prop me up by the wall, Paul Prop me up by the wall, I'll scream and cheer till I fall Paul If you'll prop me up by the wall
All together now Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooo *Rolf: that's where it should be, there woooooo Tie me kangaroo down sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooooo
Keep the hits coming on, John Keep the hits coming on At least until after I'm gone, John Keep the hits coming on
All together now Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooo Tie me kangaroo *Rolf I got it* down sport Tie me kangaroo down
Rolf: give us a bit of diddiddydid that's it And with his very last gasp, he says... Tan me hide when death comes chums *Rolf coughs a bit and says oh dear* Tan me hide when death comes So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, And Ringo's got it on his drums!
All together now Tie me kangaroo down, sport Tie me kangaroo down Wooooooooo Tie me kangaroo down sport Tie me kangaroo down
Ha ha ha what a phony bunch of laughter that was what about messing up that ending after all the rehearsal we did at least once? John: you forgot the words didn't ya Rolf?