{"id":5528,"date":"2022-05-07T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T12:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com\/blog\/?p=5528"},"modified":"2022-05-07T12:23:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T12:23:02","slug":"emu-songs-for-kids-to-sing-along-with-an-emu-puppet-or-plush-toy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/emu-songs-for-kids-to-sing-along-with-an-emu-puppet-or-plush-toy","title":{"rendered":"Emu Songs for Kids to Sing Along with an Emu Puppet or Plush Toy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funstra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/emu-songs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.funstra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/emu-songs-960x788.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/emu-songs-960x788.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/emu-songs-320x263.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/emu-songs-768x631.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/emu-songs-640x526.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/emu-songs.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Children can play, dance and sing along with their <a href=\"\/..\/.\/emus\">emu toys<\/a> to these fun catchy tunes about kangaroos. With some classic Australian songs like, &#8216;Old Man Emu&#8217; from John Williamson and new nursery rhymes like &#8216;Emu&#8217;, these emu songs are sure to delight and entertain preschoolers and children, both young and old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 <a href=\"\/..\/.\/stuffed-animals\">stuffed animal<\/a>. A song can be an enjoyable and amusing way for children to have their emu <a href=\"\/..\/.\/puppets\">puppet<\/a> sing along to the song lyrics as they practice and develop their puppeteer skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fX17ggISQuA\">Emu<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Don Spencer is an Australia children\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>I wonder what it\u2019s like to be a bird that cannot fly,<br>\nWhile all the other birds are flying high up in the sky.<br>\nWell the emu doesn\u2019t worry he\u2019s really down to earth,<br>\nI think he thinks that flying is more trouble than it\u2019s worth.<br>\n<br>\nBut he can run,<br>\nBoy can he run!<br>\nHe thunders through the outback like a shot out of a gun!<br>\nAnd he knows,<br>\nHis way around,<br>\nYou see a lot more of Australia, mate, with both feet on the ground!<br>\n<br>\nThe emu\u2019s far to big to fly with wings as small as that,<br>\nBut he\u2019ll do fifty up a mountain and eighty on the flat.<br>\nThough his plumage isn\u2019t pretty, there\u2019s no music in his song,<br>\nWhen he gets those big legs pumping he can really scoot along! \n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emu\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fX17ggISQuA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SqgENQLwT1I\">Old Man Emu<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>John Williamson is an Australian country music and folk singer-songwriter and performed the most popular song about emus titled, Old Man Emu. It&#8217;s a fun song that highlights the fact that emus can&#8217;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>Let me tell you of an interview with an Old Man Emu<br>\nHe\u2019s got a beak and feathers and things, but the poor old fella ain\u2019t got no wings<br>\nAren\u2019t you jealous of the wedge-tail eagle? \u2013 dom ba da little da da da<br>\n<br>\nWhile the eagle\u2019s flying round and round, I keep my two feet firmly on the ground<br>\nI can\u2019t fly, but I\u2019m telling you, I can run the pants off a kangaroo.<br>\n<br>\ndoo dee ba doo doo doo , boo da da doot doo doo doo<br>\nHe can\u2019t fly, but I\u2019m telling you, he can run the pants off a kangaroo.<br>\n<br>\nWell he was the model for the fifty cents \u2013 oom ba da little da da da<br>\nThe designer should have had more sense \u2013 oom ba da little da da da<br>\nIf you take a look, it\u2019ll prove to you, I ran the pants off that kangaroo.<br>\n<br>\nDoo dee ba doo doo doo\u2026Boo da da doot doo doo..<br>\nTake a look it\u2019ll prove to you, he can run the pants off the kangaroo.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Williamson - Old Man Emu (Lyric Video)\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SqgENQLwT1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the Wiggles cover of John Williamson&#8217;s, Old Man Emu, featuring Steve Irwin from Australia Zoo, is fun for children to sing along too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Old Man Emu - The Wiggles feat. Steve Irwin | Wiggly Safari | OG Wiggles\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rnP1oWIG7_M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tmdeoOl09WM\">Emu<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Emus can&#8217;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&#8217;s speed at running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>Emu, emu, running so fast<br>\nEmu, emu, running right past me<br>\nYou don&#8217;t stop to say hello<br>\nRunning, running, running, running, off you go!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Emu song\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tmdeoOl09WM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JMjg0jYYv1I\">Low Flying Emu<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Low Flying Emu is a children&#8217;s song about an Emu that can fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default\"><p>Let me tell a little tale<br>\nI don&#8217;t know if it&#8217;s true<br>\nAbout a bird from downunder<br>\nHe&#8217;s a flying emu<br>\n<br>\nNow this story was taught to me<br>\nAs told by someone else<br>\nSo listen now <br>\nAnd you can make your mind up for yourself<br>\n<br>\nAbout a low flying emu<br>\nFlying all around<br>\nLow flying emu<br>\nJust three feet off the ground<br>\nLow flying emu<br>\nFlies without a care<br>\nIn his purple underwear\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Low Flying Emu - Kidz Crew - Preschool Musical Too\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JMjg0jYYv1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Children can play, dance and sing along with their emu toys to these fun catchy tunes about kangaroos. With some classic Australian songs like, &#8216;Old Man Emu&#8217; from John Williamson and new nursery rhymes like &#8216;Emu&#8217;, these emu songs are sure to delight and entertain preschoolers and children, both young and old. These entertaining emu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5553,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5528"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5556,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5528\/revisions\/5556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funstra.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}