Ninganar, Ninganar,
telling things the way they are
Noah anchored first here in Australia
to kick the mutinous ones off the ark.
The kangaroo, the emu and the wombat
were first out in the line to disembark.
Ninganar, Ninganar,
telling things the way they are
Mort Kookaburra laughed up in a gum tree,
'Why can't you fellas listen with respect?
The way you hooned around there on poor Noah
it's a wonder how the whole ark wasn't wrecked!'
Ninganar, Ninganar,
telling things the way they are
Now back then, kangaroos had fluffy feathers,
nobody knew if God intend they fly
but just in case Roo led a new rebellion,
they tied him up and dipped his down in dye.
Ninganar, Ninganar,
telling things the way they are
They wrote a song which has become world famous.
The magpies, being funny, played with words,
instead of 'Dyed the kangaroo down, Mort',
they 'tied the kangaroo down', those crazy birds!
Ninganar, Ninganar,
telling things the way they are
Glossary:
Ninganar...sit quietly and listen with respect
to your teacher (Aboriginal origin)
hooned...acted like hoodlums
