Waltzing Matilda.

Unofficial National Anthem

Lyrics by AB (Banjo) Paterson

Waltzing Matilda

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 thorough-bred,
Down came the troopers One Two Three,
Where’s 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,
Where’s that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag,
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Up jumped the swagman sprang in to 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.

Explanation of Aussie Words;

Swagman (Swaggie) ; Hobo, Tramp.

Billabong; A waterhole, usually part of a river system as the

river is drying up, and the river becomes a series of billabongs

(waterholes) instead of the river bed.

Waltzing Matilda; Carrying your swag (Bedroll) as a Hobo.

Jumbuck; Sheep

Squatter; Rancher, Farmer.

Trooper; Policeman