Waltzing Matilda

Today I am joining Natasha at

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all the way "down" in Australia!

She is hosting a great new blog party that

combines "pinning" and music.

Have you ever been to Australia?

Today I want to share a song about Australia.

 One that most everyone has heard before.

But do you know the meaning of it?

Here are some "Aussie" words translated:

swagman:  a romanticised "hobo" figure.

swag: a bundle of his belongings.

Matilda: a romantic term for a swagman's bundle.

Waltzing Matilda:  they danced with their swags.

billy:  a can for boiling water.

coolibah tree:  a kind of eucalyptus tree.

jumbuck:  a sheep.

billy: a can for boiling water.

tucker bag: a bag for carrying food ("tucker").

I hope that you will enjoy the song more,

 now that you know what these words mean.

Waltzing Matilda

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,

Under the shade of a coolibah tree,

And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled

"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me

And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,

"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Along came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,

Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,

And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag,

"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me

And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck 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 is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?"

"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me

"Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?",

"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?".

Up jumped the swagman, leapt into the billabong,

"You'll never catch me alive," said he,

And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,

"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda

Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me

And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the billabong,

"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"


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