Waltzing Matilda
about 1.5 minutes to read aloud
The sung version (Marie Cowan's arrangement, about 1903)
Once a jolly Swagman camped by a Billabong,Under the shade of a Coolibah tree,And he sang as he watched and waited till his "Billy" boiled;You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me..
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me;And he sang as he watched and waited till his "Billy" boiled,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Down came a Jumbuck to drink at that Billabong,Up jumped the Swagman and grabbed him with glee,And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag;You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me..
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me;And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Up rode the Squatter mounted on his thoroughbred,Down came the Troopers one, two, three,Whose' that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag;You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me..
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me;Whose' that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Up jumped the Swagman and sprang into the Billabong,You'll never catch me alive said he,And his Ghost may be heard as you pass by that Billabong;You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me..
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me;And his Ghost may be heard as you pass by that Billabong,You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.