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Once a jolly swagman sat beside the billabong
Under the shade of a coulibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy
boiled
"Who'll come a-waltzing matilda
with me?"
Chorus
Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda
You'll come a waltzing matilda with me
And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabong
You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me.
Down came a jumbuck
to drink beside the billabong
Up jumped the swagman and seized him
with glee
And he sang as he tucked jumbuck in his tuckerbag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Chorus
Down came the stockman (some sing squatter), riding on his thoroughbred,
Down came the troopers — one,
two, three.
Where's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?
You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me
Chorus
Up jumped the swagman and plunged into
the billabong,
"You'll never catch me alive," cried he
And his ghost may be heard as you ride beside the billabong,
You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me.
Vocabulary
billy = can/small kettle for boiling water
to make tea
coulibah tree = Australia's native tree
jumbuck = sheep (NOTE: there are
20x as many sheep as people in Australia)
squatter = A person/family that claimed
(seized) land for themselves in addition to land that they had
been granted. Eventually, land claims became legal due to
continuous occupation
swagman = like a 1930s hobo or someone
who lives on the open road. Their bedroll and belongs were
carried in a canvas bag .
troopers = type of police officer
tuckerbag = knap sack or a portable cooler to store food
waltzing matilda = waltzing means it is time to hit or take to the road; matilda is the girl's name given to a bedroll
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