Old Man Emu

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-tailed eagle?

While the eagle's flyin' round and round

I keep two feet firmly on the ground

Now I can't fly but I'm tellin' you

I can run the pants off a kangaroo

He can't fly but I'm tellin' you

He can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, he was the model for the fifty cents

The designer should've had more sense

If you take a look it'll prove to you

I can run the pants off a kangaroo

Take a look, it'll prove to you

He can run the pants off a kangaroo

He can't loop the loop like a cockatoo

Swoop and toss like an albatross

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

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

He was chasing a female he knew

As he shot past I heard him say

She can't fly but I'm tellin' you

She can run the pants off a kangaroo

She can't fly but I'm telling you

She can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, there is a moral to this ditty

Thrush can sing but he ain't pretty

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