Originally posted by opuslola
Do you mean the theme son of "On the beach"?
Yes I do know it!
Ron |
WALTZING MATILDA-with explanation:
Once a jolly swagman(Hobo, tramp) camped by a billabong (Pond),
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy(A metal container for making tea) boiled,
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda (Swag, bedroll) with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
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Down came a jumbuck(Sheep) 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(Food) bag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me,
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
.....................
Up rode the squatter (Land owner) mounted on his thorough-bred(Horse)
Down came the troopers One Two Three
Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me
Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
......................
Up jumped the swagman sprang in to the billabong
You'll never catch me alive said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
So, and itinerant camps by a bush pond, he sees a sheep which he decides to steal. He hides it in his food bag (traditionally a hessian sugar bag).
The landowner, accompanied by three troopers arrive on the scene and prepare to arrest the thief, but he commits suicide by jumping into the pond.
(And this is our unofficial National Anthem-known world wide).