Waltzing Matilda Lyrics
imj...@csc.anu.edu.au
to forestall any more, here they are, with glossary. It is good to know that
there is such an interest in Australian traditional songs!
Waltzing Maltida
Words: A.B. Paterson Music: Marie Cowan
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as 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 shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda,
Watlzing 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,
Watlzing 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,
Watlzing 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
Glossary:
Waltzing Matilda: Carrying the swag or "humping the bluey"
Swagman: A person who travels about the country on foot, earning his living
from occasional work.
Swag: The bundle or roll carried across the shoulders, containing the personal
belongings of the swagman.
Billabong: A waterhole. It may be sidechannel, a loop that has been cut off
from the river, or a section of water remaining after the rest of the river has
dried up.
Coolibah Tree: (also spelt Coolabah) A species of eucalypt, Eucalyptus
microtheca, associated with areas subject to occasional flooding.
Billy: An open topped tin can, with a wire carrying handle, used as a kettle
for making tea (the hot type, not iced tea!).
Jumbuck: A sheep, Aboriginal corruption of "jump up".
Tucker bag: Food bag.
Squatter: A grazier or landowner, usually assumed to be rich and influential.
Initially a person who squatted on Crown land, but was later given leasehold.
Trooper: Mounted policeman.
References:
Australian Souvenir Songbook, Allans Music Australia, Pty. Ltd.
(Also contains other classics such as:
Pub with no Beer
Click Go the Shears
Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Where the Dog Sits on the Tuckerbox
Along the Road to Gundagai)
Macquarie Dictionary
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Ian Jamie Research School of Chemistry
imj...@csc.anu.edu.au Australian National University
ja...@rsc.anu.edu.au Canberra, ACT, Australia
Norm Carpenter
> I have received a number of requests for the lyrics of "Waltzing Matilda", so
> to forestall any more, here they are, with glossary. It is good to know that
> there is such an interest in Australian traditional songs!
The lyrics were great! How about chords?
Norm
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