xWaltzing Matilda - Traditional Australian
Marie Cowan (popular) Version
words by Banjo Patterson
melody
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Once a Jolly swagman camp'd by a billa-bong
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Under the shade of a coo-li-bah tree And he sang as he watch'd and
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waited till his billy boiled, You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me
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a a a a f# d d c# b a a a a b a a a g f# e
Waltzing Matilda waltzing Matilda You'l come a waltzing Matilda with me
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And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boiled
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You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
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Once a jolly swagman camp'd by a billabong
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under the shade of a cool-i-bah tree and he
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sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
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You'll come a waltzing Ma-til-da with me
chorus:
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Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
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you'll come a waltzing Ma-til-da with me and he
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sang as watched and waited till his billy boiled
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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
Chorus 3rd line variations
- And he sang as he watched and waited til his billy boild
- 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
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Waltzing Matilda - "old" or "queensland" version
melody
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oh there once was a swagman camped in a billabong, Under the
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shade of a cool-li-bah tree. And he sang as he looked at his
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old billy boiling. "Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me ?"
chorus:
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c c c c c c a a g a g e c c
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda my dar-ling, Who'll come
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c c c c a a a g c d c b g g a g a b
a waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and lea-ding a
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water bag, who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.
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Oh, there once was a swagman camped in a billabong,
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Under the shade of a coolibah tree
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And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling
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Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me ?
chrous:
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Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, my darling?
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Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
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Waltzing Matilda and leading a water bag
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Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water-hole
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as stwoed 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.
But the swagman he up and he jumped in the water-hole
Drowning himself by the coolibah tree
And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the billabong
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
-transcribed and submitted by Mike Hiltonwood
Alternate Tabs of Waltzing Matilda
Waltzing Matilda Alternate VERSION Australian Traditional folk Song
words by Banjo Patterson
Transcribed by K Woodgate
Easy melody Version
The song can be found on records by the Bushwackers, Cobbers, William Clauson
and many other Australian Folk records.
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Once a jol-ly swag-man camp-ed by a bil-la-bong Un-der the shade of a cool--|
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I-bah tree And he sang as he watched and wait-ed till his bil-ly
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boiled Who'll come a - waltz-ing Ma-til-da with me
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Walt-zing Ma-til-da Walt-zing Ma-til-da Who'll come a walt-zing ma-til-da
with me
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And he sang as he watched and wait-ed till his bil-ly boiled Who'll come
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a waltz-ing Ma-til-da with me
Waltzing Matilda (Original) Australian Traditional folk Song
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Once a jol-ly swag-man camped by a bil-la-bong Un-der the shade of a
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bah tree And he sang as he sat and watched his bil-ly boil-ing Who'll
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Come a-walt-zing Ma-til-da with me
Chorus:
Waltzing Matilda, 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?
Along came a jumbuck and he drank from the billabong
Down jumped the swagman and he grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me
Down came the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred;
Down came the troopers, one, two, three,
Whose is the jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.
Well up jumped the swagman and he leapt into the billabong,
He drowned himself by the coolibah tree,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
