Waltzing Matilda
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a collibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong:
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker-bag,
"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'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 a squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred;
Down came the troopers, one, two three:
"Who's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
Who's 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!"