Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (live)

[Intro segment]

Fellas – you feel like singing a chorus with me?

(The band cheer in agreement.)

There's enthusiasm for you. Hey look, I'll give you a rough idea how it goes. It starts off with me going like this: one, two, a-one, two, three, four...

(Harris' wobble board starts playing.)

And you come in in E, Paul

That's it. And then altogether, fellas...

That's nice, haha!

[Spoken song-intro section]

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 'round

And he says:

[Verse 1]

Cut your hair once a year, boys

Cut your hair once a year

If it covers your ear you can't hear, boys

So cut your hair once a year

All together now!

[Chorus]

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

(You must do that "oooh!" bit...)

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

[Spoken bridge]

Ha, ha, ha! Dear, oh dear... I've forgetten the words now

Take care of me, make sure, look out after me...

Keep goin'...

(Laughter)

(Oooh!)

(Paul McCartney:) Take care, look after me, [inaudible]

I'll go again...

[Verse 2]

Don't ill treat me pet dingo, Ringo

Don't ill treat me pet dingo!

(Sung in a Liverpudlian accent:)They can't understand your lingo, Ringo...

So don't ill treat me pet dingo

All together now!

[Chorus]

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down

[Verse 3]

I think George's guitar's on the blink – I think

George's guitar's on the blink

It shouldn't go mm-nnga-mm-nnga, plink!

Hey, hey – that's really on the blink!

All together now!

[Chorus]

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down

[Verse 4]

Prop me up by the wall, Paul

Prop me up by the wall

I'll scream and cheer 'til I fall, Paul

If you'll prop me up by the wall...

All together now!

[Chorus]

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

(That's where it should be – there: "oooh!")

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

[Verse 5]

Hey, keep the hits coming on John

Keep the hits coming on (oooh!)

At least 'til after I'm gone, John

Keep the hits coming on

All together now!

[Chorus]

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

(I got it!)

Tie me kangaroo down

Give us a bit of did-i-did-i-did-i...

That's it...

[Verse 6]

And with his very last gasp he says:

Tan me hide when death comes, chums

(Rolf coughs a few times) 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!

[Chorus]

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down (oooh!)

Tie me kangaroo down, sport

Tie me kangaroo down!

[Outro segment]

(Laughter)

What a phony bunch of laughter that was. What about messing up that ending after all the rehearsal we did? At least once

(John Lennon): You forgot the words didn't you Rolf?

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