"Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" is a Rolf Harris song from the It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! album and video. It has since been removed from all releases in recent years due to Harris' conviction in 2014.
Lyrics[]
Watch me wallabies feed, mate
Watch me wallabies feed
Ay look, they're a dangerous breed, mate
So, watch me wallabies feed
Chorus
All together now
Tie me kangaroo down sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl
Keep me cockatoo cool
Don't go acting the fool, Curl
Just keep me cockatoo cool
Chorus
Take me koala back, Jack
Take me koala back
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mack
So, take me koala back
Chorus
Mind me platypus duck, Bill
Mind me platypus duck
Don't let him go running amok, Bill
Just mind me platypus duck
Chorus
One more time now
Tie me kangaroo down sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Last chance
Tie me kangaroo down sport
Tie me kangaroo down
Song Credits[]
Written by Rolf Harris, published by EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Ltd. (administrated by Beechwood Music Corp. in North America).
Trivia[]
- During the making of It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!, The Wiggles never worked directly with Rolf Harris while filming or recording. The Wiggles recorded their parts in Australia while Harris recorded his parts in England.
- Wags the Dog, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, and Henry the Octopus are absent in this number.
- The Wiggles version of the song has a few differences to the original Rolf Harris version, with a few of the verses and the opening lines of the original song being omitted from this version.
- The song usually plays in D, but in some of the 2012 versions, it plays in D-flat whereas Rolf Harris's solo versions play in E.
- The song was removed from all digital releases of the It's a Wiggly Wiggly World! and Celebration! albums and videos as a result of Harris' conviction in 2014. The Wiggles' other collaboration with Harris, "The Good Ship Fabulous Flea!", was also removed from digital releases of albums and videos.
- For the YouTube release of It's a Wiggly Wiggly World!, the colour transition from Series 5 is used to cover the transitions for the song between "Taba Naba" and "Sing With Me".