Chords:
{t:Old Man Emu}
{artist:John Williamson}
{key:G}
Thanks to Bruce Horsfall and Chris Hughes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqgENQLwT1I Capo on 1st for video
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
[C] Let me tell you of an [F] inter[C]view with an old man [Dm7] e[G7]mu
[C] He’s got a beak and [F] feathers and [C] things
But the poor old fella ain't [G] got no [C] wings
Aren’t you jealous of the [F] wedge tail [C] eagle oom ba da little da [D7] da [G] da
Well the [C] eagle’s flyin’ round and round, I keep my two feet firmly on the ground
Now [C] I can’t fly but I’m tellin’ you, I can run the pants off a kangaroo
Ba da [C] doo doo da [F] doo [C] doo doo doo doot doo [D7] doo [G] doo
[C] He can’t fly but I’m [F] tellin’ [C] you he can run the pants off a [G] kanga[C]roo
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
[C] Well he was the model for the [F] fifty cents oom ba da little da [Dm7] da [G7] da
The [C] designer should’ve [F] had more [C] sense oom ba da little da [G] da [C] da
If ya [C] take a look it’ll prove to you ha ha ha I run the pants off a kangaroo
Ba da [C] doo doo da [F] doo [C] doo doo doo doot doo [D7] doo [G] doo
[C] Take a look it’ll [F] prove to [C] you he can run the pants off a [G] kanga[C]roo
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
You can’t loop the loop like a [F] cocka[C]too oom ba da little da [Dm7] da [G7] da
[C] Swoop and toss like an [F] alba[C]tross oom ba da little da [G] da [C] da
Ya silly [C] galah I’m better by far than a white cockatoo or a budgerigar
They [C] squeak and squawk and try to talk, why me and them’s like cheese and chalk
Ba da [C] doo doo da [F] doo [C] doo doo doo doot doo [D7] doo [G] doo
[C] He can’t fly but I’m [F] tellin [C] you he can run the pants off a [G] kanga[C]roo
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
[C] Well a dingo came a[F]round one [C] day oom ba da little da [D7] da [G] da
[C] “Hey there emu, you [F] wanna [C] play?” oom ba da little da [G] da [C] da
But the [C] emu was too smart for him ha cha ah ha cha ah ha ah ha ah ha
[C] Walked right up and kicked him in the shin
Ba da [C] doo doo da [F] doo [C] doo doo doo doot doo [D7] doo [G] doo
[C] He can’t fly but I’m [F] tellin [C] you he can run the pants off a [G] dingo [C] too
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
[C] Well the last time I saw [F] old man [C] emu oom ba da little da [D7] da [G]d a
[C] He was chasin’ a [F] female [C] he knew oom ba da little da [G] da [C] da
As [C] he shot past I [F] heard him [C] say [C] ha cha ah ha cha ah ha ah ha ah ha
[C] She can’t fly but I’m tellin you she can run the pants off a kangaroo
Ba da [C] doo doo da [F] doo [C] doo doo doo doot doo [D7] doo [G] doo
[C] She can’t fly but I’m [F]tellin’ [C] you she can run the pants off a [G7] kanga[C]roo
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
Well there is a moral [F] to this [C] ditty oom ba da little da [D7] da [G] da
[C] Thrush can sing but [F] he aint [C] pretty oom ba da little da [G7] da [C] da
Duck can swim but [F] he can’t [C] sing nor can the eagle [G7] on the [C] wing
Emu can’t fly but I’m [F] tellin [C] you he can run the pants off a [G7] kanga[C]roo
[C] [F] [C] [G7] [C]
Well the kookaburra laughed and he [F] said it’s [C] true oom ba da little da [G7] da [C] da
Ah ha ha ha [F]h a ha [C] hoo he can run the pants off a [G7] kang[C]aroo
[C] Ooh hoo ha ha [F] ha [C] ooh hoo ha ha [G] ha[C] [G]
