Children can play, dance and sing along with their emu toys to these fun catchy tunes about kangaroos. With some classic Australian songs like, ‘Old Man Emu’ from John Williamson and new nursery rhymes like ‘Emu’, these emu songs are sure to delight and entertain preschoolers and children, both young and old.
These entertaining emu songs are great to help children develop confidence, enhance motor skills and communication as they role play and perform along with the music with their cherished emu stuffed animal. A song can be an enjoyable and amusing way for children to have their emu puppet sing along to the song lyrics as they practice and develop their puppeteer skills.
Emu
Don Spencer is an Australia children’s songwriter and guitarist and sings the children song titled, Emu, which amusingly tells the story of an emu that cannot fly, but can run through the outback. Kids will love to sing along with their favourite emu puppet or stuffed animal and perform the catchy emu tune.
I wonder what it’s like to be a bird that cannot fly,
While all the other birds are flying high up in the sky.
Well the emu doesn’t worry he’s really down to earth,
I think he thinks that flying is more trouble than it’s worth.
But he can run,
Boy can he run!
He thunders through the outback like a shot out of a gun!
And he knows,
His way around,
You see a lot more of Australia, mate, with both feet on the ground!
The emu’s far to big to fly with wings as small as that,
But he’ll do fifty up a mountain and eighty on the flat.
Though his plumage isn’t pretty, there’s no music in his song,
When he gets those big legs pumping he can really scoot along!
Old Man Emu
John Williamson is an Australian country music and folk singer-songwriter and performed the most popular song about emus titled, Old Man Emu. It’s a fun song that highlights the fact that emus can’t fly, but can run at extremely fast speeds, and the emu appears n the coat of arms on the Australian fifty cent coin. Kids will love to sing along to the Australian classic Old Man Emu with their emu stuffed toys and puppets.
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-tail eagle? – dom ba da little da da da
While the eagle’s flying round and round, I keep my two feet firmly on the ground
I can’t fly, but I’m telling you, I can run the pants off a kangaroo.
doo dee ba doo doo doo , boo da da doot doo doo doo
He can’t fly, but I’m telling you, he can run the pants off a kangaroo.
Well he was the model for the fifty cents – oom ba da little da da da
The designer should have had more sense – oom ba da little da da da
If you take a look, it’ll prove to you, I ran the pants off that kangaroo.
Doo dee ba doo doo doo…Boo da da doot doo doo..
Take a look it’ll prove to you, he can run the pants off the kangaroo.
And the Wiggles cover of John Williamson’s, Old Man Emu, featuring Steve Irwin from Australia Zoo, is fun for children to sing along too.
Emu
Emus can’t fly, but this large bird can run super fast. Emu is a little song with a fun catchy tune to remind you of the Emu’s speed at running.
Emu, emu, running so fast
Emu, emu, running right past me
You don’t stop to say hello
Running, running, running, running, off you go!
Low Flying Emu
Low Flying Emu is a children’s song about an Emu that can fly.
Let me tell a little tale
I don’t know if it’s true
About a bird from downunder
He’s a flying emu
Now this story was taught to me
As told by someone else
So listen now
And you can make your mind up for yourself
About a low flying emu
Flying all around
Low flying emu
Just three feet off the ground
Low flying emu
Flies without a care
In his purple underwear
