Once a Jolly swagman camp'd by a billa-bong
Under the shade of a coo-li-bah tree And he sang as he watch'd
and
Waited till his billy boiled, You'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 watched and waited til 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 stowed that jumpbuck 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 ya 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
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me
alternating 3rd lines for choruses
- And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
- And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker-bag
- Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag
- And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water-hole
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as stowed him away in his tucker bag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Down came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred
Down came policeman - one, two, and three
Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tucker bag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.