Waltzing Matilda Once a jolly swagman sat beside the billabong Under the shade of a coolibah tree And he sang as he sat and waited til his billy boiled You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me (CHORUS) Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me Down cam a jumbuck to drink beside the billabong Up jumped the swagman and seized him with glee And he sang as he tucked the jumbuck in his tuckerbag You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me CHORUS Up rode the taxman riding on his thoroughbread Up rode the troppers one-two-three 'Where's the jolly jumbuck you've got inside your tuckerbag? You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!' CHORUS Up jumped the swagman and dove into the billabong 'You'll never catch me alive!' cried he And his ghost may be heard as you walk beside the billabong 'You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!' CHORUS << back