Waltzing Matilda – by Banjo Paterson
by Banjo Patterson
Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs Under the shade of a Coolibah tree And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling Who’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me
Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda my darling Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me Waltzing Matilda and leading a waterbag Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Up came the jumbuck to drink at the waterhole Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee And he sang as he put hime away in the tuckerbag You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda my darling Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me Waltzing Matilda and leading a waterbag Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Up came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred Up came policemen one two three Whose is the jumbuck you’ve got in the tuckerbag? You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda my darling Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me Waltzing Matilda and leading a waterbag Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Up sprang the swagman and jumped in the waterhole Drowning himself by the Coolibah And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs Who’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
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