Let me tell you of an interview with The Real Big Emu
He’s one of the most gorgeous Big Things, but the poor old fella ain’t got no wings
Aren’t you jealous of The Big Wedge-Tailed Eagle? – dom ba da little da da da
“While the eagle’s design is very sound, I keep my two feet firmly on the ground
I can’t fly, but I’m telling you, I can run the pants off Kat the Kangaroo”.
Doo dee ba doo doo doo, boo da Ugg Boot doo doo doo
He can’t fly, but I’m telling you, he can run the pants off The Tassie Devil, too
Well he was the model for the fifty cents – oom ba da little da da da
Even though Stanley might’ve made more sense – oom ba da little da da da
“If you take a look, it’ll prove to you, I ran the pants off Matilda the Kangaroo“
Doo dee ba doo doo doo, boo da Bigfoot doo doo
Take a look it’ll prove to you, he can run the pants off The Big Koala, too
You’re a bigger nerd than The Big Bowerbird – Oom ba da little da da da
And you’re not as pleasant as Bruno the Pheasant – Oom ba da little da da da
“You silly galah, I’m better by far, than The Big Honeyeater or that chook that sells cars;
They squeak and squawk and try to talk, I have more in common with those really big forks”
Ba da da doo dee ba doo doo doo…Boo da da doot doo doo doo
He can’t fly but I’m telling you, he’s almost as large as The Big Shoe
Well the last time I saw The Real Big Emu – Oom ba da little da da da
He was in Imagine Estate with a female he knew – Oom ba da little da da da
As he swaggered past I heard him say, “She can’t fly, but I’m telling you
She could run the pants off The Big Poo”
Ba da da doo dee ba doo doo doo doo dee ba doo doo doo… The Big Strawberry’s in Koonoomoo!
She’s can’t fly but I’m telling you, she can run the pants off Katey Seagull, too
Well there is a moral to this ditty – Oom ba da little da da da
Chickaletta can’t sing even though she’s pretty – Oom ba da little da da da
Pelican Pete can swim, but he can’t sing, nor can The Pigeon on the wing
Emu can’t fly, but I’m telling you, he can run the pants off The Big Moo-Moo
Well the kookaburra laughed and said “It’s true, oom ba da little da da da,
Ha Ha Ha Humpty Doo, He can dance the pants off Chinute Chinute, too!”
Thanks to Aussie rock icon – and self-confessed Big Thing tragic – John Williamson, and his legendary ditty Old Man Emu for the inspiration. Can’t wait to catch up again soon, John!
