Old Man Emu chords by Susan mcrae

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Verse 1
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Let
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me tell you of an interview
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with an old man he knew
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He's got a beak and feath
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ers and fangs
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but the poor old fella ain't
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got no wings
Aren't you jealous of the
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wedge -tailed eagle?
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Oom -da -dee -dee -da -da -da -da
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Well the eagle's flying round and round
I keep my two feet on the ground
Now I can't fly, but I'm telling you
I can run the pants of a kangaroo
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Doo doo doo doo doo doo
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Oomba da diddly da da
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He can't fly, but I'm telling you
He can run the pants of
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a kangaroo
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Well, he was a model for the 50 cents
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Oomba da diddly da da
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Designers should have had more sense
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Oomba da diddly da da
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Take a look, it'll prove to you
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I can run the pants of a kangaroo
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Take a  look, it'll prove to you
He can run the pants of a
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kangaroo
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You can loop -de -loop like a cockatoo
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Scoop and toss like an albatross
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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
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Doo, doo, dee, doo, doo, doo,
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oom -ba -dee -dee -la -da -da
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He got five and I'm telling you
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He can run the pants off a kangaroo
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Well a dingo came around one day
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Oom -ba -dee -dee -la -da -da
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Hey there Ingy, wanna play?
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But the Ingy was too smart for him
Walked right up and kicked him in the shin.
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Da, da, da, da, do,
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Oom -ba -da -di -da -da, da, da.
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He can fart, but I'm telling you,
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He can run the pants off a dingo,
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too.
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Well, the last time I saw Ol' Man,
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He knew oom -ba -da -di -da -da,
da, da.
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He was chasing a  fe male,
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He knew oom -ba -da -di -da -da, da, da.
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As he shot past, I heard him say
She can't fly, but I'm telling you
She can run the pants off
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a kangaroo
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She can't fly, but I'm telling you
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She can run the pants off a dingo
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too
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Well, there's a moral to this ditty
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Thrush can sing, but he ain't pretty
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Crook can swim, but he can't sing
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Nor can eagle on the wing
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He can't fly, but I'm telling you
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He can run the pants off a kangaroo
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Um -ba
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Um the kookaburra laugh
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and he said it's true
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He can run the pants off a kangaroo
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Um -ba -da -di
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I'm the only one