Waltzing Matilda Songtext
von Dan Zanes

Once a jolly swagman camped by the billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree
He sang as he sat and waited while 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 sat and waited by the billabong
"You′ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me"

Along comes a jumbuck to drink up at the waterhole
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he said as he put the 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 sat and waited by the billabong
"You′ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me"


Along comes the squatter riding on a thoroughbred
Up steps the trooper, 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
And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabong
You′ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Well, the swagman, he up and jumped into the waterhole
Drowning himself by the coolibah tree
And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the billabong
"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 sat and waited by the billabong
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me"

You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me