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[ A ] Once a jolly [ E ] swagman [ D ] camped by a billabong
[ A ] Under the shade of a [ E ] coolibah tree
And he [ A ] sang as he [ E ] watched and [ D ] waited 'til his billy boiled
[ A ] "You'll come a-waltzing [ E ] Matilda with [ A ] me"

Chorus:
[ A ] Waltzing Matilda [ D ] Waltzing Matilda
[ A ] You'll come a-waltzing [ E ] Matilda with me
And he [ A ] sang as he [ E ] watched and [ D ] waited 'til his billy boiled
[ A ] "You'll come a-waltzing, Ma [ E ] tilda with [ A ] me"

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,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda with me" Chorus:

Up rode the squatter mounted on his thorougbred,
Down came the troopers one, two, three.
Who's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda with me" Chorus:

Up jumped the swagman, sprang into the billabong,
You'll never catch me alive said he.
And his ghost may be heard as you pass beside that billabong,
"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda with me" Chorus: