Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
Waltzing Matilda waltzing Matilda
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
Waltzing Matilda Matilda my darling
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
Up rode the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred
Down came the troopers one two three
Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag
Waltzing Matilda Matilda my darling
Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag
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
Waltzing Matilda Matilda my darling
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
