"Old Man Emu" lyrics

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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-tail eagle?
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"While the eagle's flying round and round
I keep two feet firmly on the ground
Now, I can't fly, but I'm telling you
I can run the pants off a kangaroo"
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
He can't fly, but I'm telling you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, he was the model for the fifty cents
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The designer should have had more sense
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"If you take a look, it'll prove to you
I can run the pants off a kangaroo"
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
Take a look it'll prove to you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

You can't loop the loop like a cockatoo
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Swoop and toss like an albatross
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"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"
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
Well, he can't fly but I'm telling you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

Last time I saw Old Man Emu
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He was chasing a female he knew
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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"
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
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
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Thrush can sing but he ain't pretty
Oombada litchi-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 telling you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, the kookaburra laughed, and he said "It's true"
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha