Old Man Emu (1990 version) (with new “Dingo” verse) Songtext
von John Williamson

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?
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
While the eagle's flyin' ′round and ′round
I keep my two feet firmly on the ground
Now I can't fly but I′m tellin' you
I can run the pants off a kangaroo
Ba-da-do, do-do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
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
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
The designer should have had more sense
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
Take a look, it'll prove to you
I ran the pants off that kangaroo
Ba-da-do, do-do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Take a look, it'll prove to you
He ran the pants off the kangaroo

You can′t loop the loop like a cockatoo
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
Swoop and toss like an albatross
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
You silly galah, I′m better by far
Than a white cockatoo or a budgerigar
They squeak and squawk and try and talk
Why me and them's like cheese and chalk
Ba-da-do, do-do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
He can′t fly but I'm tellin′ you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo


Well, the dingo came around one day
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
Hi, there Emu, you wanna play?
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
But the Emu was too smart for him
Walked right up and kicked him in the shin
Ba-da-do, do-do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
He can't fly but I′m tellin' you
He can run the pants off a dingo, too
(Oh yeah, but he had to kick me in the shin first)

Well, the last time I saw Old Man Emu
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
He was chasing a female he knew
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
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
Ba-da-do, do-do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
She can't fly but I′m tellin' you
She can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well, there is a moral to this ditty
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
Thrush can sing but he ain′t pretty
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
Duck can swim but he can't sing
Nor can the eagle on the wing
Emu can′t fly but I'm tellin' you
He can run the pants off a kangaroo

Well the Kookaburra laughed and he said it′s true
Om-ba-da-lip-ba-da-da
Ha-ha-ha, ha, he can run the pants off a kangaroo
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha, oh, ha-ha-ha-ha