I previewed the Doc Watson track and it's obviously derived from Parker's classic, uptempo and humorous, the song I remember was in a minor key and quite somber.

I have the original 'Golden Ring' LP; in fact, when asked to perform on the autoharp (which is rarely) I usually do "The Blind Man's Song", which I learned from that album.

But I haven't heard the CD set. It's possible that the Urbana, Illinois public library might have it - they have LOTS of folk CDs. I'll check the next time I visit our twin city.

The nonsense chorus that Kees posted is right on, I just don't remember the song being about a kangaroo, but hey, it was a long time ago.