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Waltzing Matilda

Banjo Paterson
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Banjo Paterson


Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabong
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 water-bag
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 said as he put him away in the tucker bag
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me.

You'll come a'waltzing Matilda my darling
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me

Down came the squatter a'riding his thoroughbred
Down came policeman, one, two, three
Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker bag?
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me.

You'll come a'waltzing Matilda my darling
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me
Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag
You'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me

But the swagman, he up and he jumped in the waterhole
Drowning himself by the coolibah tree
And his ghost may be heard as it sings by the billabong
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 water-bag
Who'll come a'waltzing Matilda with me



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