Ralph McTell – Kenny The Kangaroo (Guitar)

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[Verse 1]
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Oh my name is Kenny and I'm a Kanga roo garoo garoo

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I like to say "G'day, G'day, G'day and how do you do?"

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And if you're ever to ask my what I really love to do

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I'd say boing around all day all over Australia
[Verse 2]
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There's one thing about all baby Kanga roo garoo garoos

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Every one is a bouncy babe, their mothers are bouncers too

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And if you ever caught up with us to ask what we love to do

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We'd say boing around all day all over Australia
[Verse 3]
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The worst thing that can happen to a Kanga roo garoo garoo

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Is for him to lose hs boing and his bounce he doesn't know what to do

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When mud goes hard around your feet and you're really stuck like glue

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And you should be boinging and bouncing round Australia
[Verse 4]
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We try to be brave us Kanga roo garoo garoo garoos

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Til someone creeps up behind us and they give us a scary boo (boo)

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With a glup and a gluck I was out the mud and out of my Roo skin too

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And I boinged a bit of the night in old Australia
[Verse 5]
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Australia is great if you're a Kanga roo garoo garoo

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There's plenty of space around for you to go boinging and bouncing through

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The Koalas and the Kookaburras all go "how d'ya do?"

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And they wished they were boinging too all round Australia
[Verse 6]
       C
Oh my name is Kenny and I'm a Kanga roo garoo garoo

   F           C                                   G
I like to say "G'day, G'day, G'day and how do you do?"

     F                 C             F              G
And if you're ever to ask my what I really love to do

         C                F                G  C
I'd say boing around all day all over Australia
[Outro]
C    G    Am   F       C    F   G    C
Play over melody to Waltzing Matilda