"Old Man Emu" lyrics

Let me tell you of an interview with an old man emu
He's got a beak and feathered old thing
But the poor old feller ain't got no wings

Aren't you jealous of the wedge-tail eagle?
Oombada litchi-da da da
"While the eagle's flyin' round and round
I keep two feet firmly on the ground
And I can't fly but I'm tellin' you
I can run the pants off a kangaroo"
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
He cannot fly but I'm tellin' you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

He can't loop-de-loo like a cockatoo
Oombada litchi-da da da
Swoop and toss like an albatross
Oombada litchi-da da da
"You silly galah, I'm better by far
Than a white cockatoo or a budgerigar
They squeak and squawk and cry and talk
Why me and them's like cheese and chalk"
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
He cannot fly but I'm tellin' you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, a dingo came around one day
Oombada litchi-da da da
"Hey little emu, wanna play?"
Oombada litchi-da da da
But the emu was too smart for him
Ooh, ah, ooh, ah
Walk right up and kick him in the shin
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
She can't fly but I'm tellin' you
She can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, the last time I saw old man emu
Oombada litchi-da da da
He was chasing a female he knew
Oombada litchi-da da da
As he shot past I heard him say
"She's can't fly but I'm tellin' you
She can run the pants off a kangaroo"
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-da-doo-da-doo-doo
She can't fly but I'm tellin' you
She can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, there is a moral to this ditty
Oombada litchi-da da da
Brush 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 tellin' you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, the kookaburra laughed and said, "It's true"
He can run the pants off a kangaroo