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Waltzing Matilda

 
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a collibah tree,
and he sang as he watched
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 till his billy boiled
"You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me."

Down came a jumbuck to drink beside teh billabong,
Up jumped the swagman and seized him with glee;
And he sang as he talked to that jumbuck in his tuckerbag; **
You'll come a waltzine Matilda with me.

Down came the stockman riding on his toughbred;
Down came the troopers one, two three.
Where's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag? **
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Up jumped the swagman and plunged into the billabong,
"You'll never catch me alive," cried he.
And his ghost may be heard as your ride by the billabong, **
You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

** replaces third line of chorus.