Song of the Day -- Dedicated to Our Australian Friends

Waltzing Matilda
by Banjo Patterson

Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree
And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling
Who'll come a waltzing Matilda with me ?

Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda my darling
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a waterbag
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?

Up came the jumbuck to drink at the waterhole
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee
And he sang as he put hime away in the tuckerbag
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.

Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda my darling
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a waterbag
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?

Up came the squatter a-riding his thoroughbred
Up came policemen one two three
Whose is the jumbuck you've got in the tuckerbag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me.

Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda my darling
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?
Waltzing Matilda and leading a waterbag
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?

Up sprang the swagman and jumped in the waterhole
Drowning himself by the Coolibah
And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs
Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?