" Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport " is a song written by Australian singer Rolf Harris in 1957 which became a hit around the world in the 1960s in two recordings (1960 in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for the original, and 1963 in the United States with a …

Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport (Harris) by Rolf Harris, conducted by Johnnie Spence Previously recorded by him in 1960 in a different version, this 1963 release of the song by Australian-born...

SPOKEN: There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying. He gets himself up onto one elbow and 'e turns to his mates, who are all gathered around and 'e says: Watch me wallabies feed, mate Watch me...

Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport Lyrics: There's an old Australian stockman lying, dying / He gets himself up onto one elbow and he turns to his mates / Who are all gathered around and he says: / Watch...

He gets himself up on one elbow, turns to his mates, who are gathered round, and he says: Watch me wallaby's feed, mate, watch me wallaby's feed. They're a dangerous breed, mate, …

Instead of a donkey, I'll have a kangaroo in there somewhere.' "Eventually, I came up with 'Tie me kangaroo down, sport.' And the tune seem [ed] to come from midair. It was just handed to me on a plate." Harris then sat down and wrote as many verses as he could think of that had anything to do with Australia.

"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" is a song written by Australian singer Rolf Harris in 1960 during his early years as a musician. The song is notable for its distinctive vernacular language, reflecting Australia's outback culture with phrases like "Sport" and "Mate."

“Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport” is a song written by Australian singer Rolf Harris in 1957 which became a hit across the world in the 1960s in two recordings (1960 in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for the original, and 1963 with a re-recording of his song in the United States).

" Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport " is a song written by Australian singer Rolf Harris in 1957 which became a hit around the world in the 1960s in two recordings (1960 in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom for the original, and 1963 in the United States with a …

When it was released in 1960, the song went to #1 in Australia for four weeks and reached #3 in the UK. That same year, it was released in America on 20th Century Fox, but went nowhere. Three years later it was released in the US after an Aborigine-inspired song called "Sun Arise" made it to #61 there.