Waltzing Matilda
Carrying a Swag

Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs,
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.


Up came the jumbuck to drink at the waterhole,
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee;
And he sang as he put him away in his tucker-bag,
“You’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.


Up came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred;
Up came policemen – one, two, and three.
“Whose is the jumbuck you’ve got in the tucker-bag?
You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with we.”

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.


Up sprang the swagman and jumped in the waterhole,
Drowning himself by the Coolibah tree;
And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs,
“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.

A.B. (Banjo) Paterson, the words to Australia’s best loved song.

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