Tunie: Waltzing Matilda

A list of 14 words by chained_bear.

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glee1173042766and appears on 58 listswas added by chained_bear and appears on 58 lists
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About

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,

"Who'll come a-waltzing matilda with me?"

(chorus) Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda

Who'll come a-waltzing matilda with me?

And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled,

"Who'll come a-waltzing matilda with me?"

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the 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."

Down came the squatter mounted on his thoroughbred

Down jumped the troopers, one, two, three--

"Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?

You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me."

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...

"Who'll come a-waltzing matilda with me?"

reesetee commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

Good one, c_b! A sad tune, but a good tunie.

March 5, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

It's not sad. He's sticking it to the man.

March 5, 2007
reesetee commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

No, I meant the actual music, not the lyrics.

March 5, 2007
chained_bear commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

Oh. Well, yeah. I guess. You have to play it perky, like.

March 5, 2007
yarb commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

This is a really, really, really sad tune. Almost as sad as "You Are My Sunshine" and "Super Trouper".

November 27, 2007
plethora commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

Just in case you're wondering what it all means.

May 6, 2010
chained_bear commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

That's awesome. I especially like the explanations for "drink" and "glee."

May 7, 2010
plethora commented on the list tunie-waltzing-matilda

I think my favourite is "alive".

May 7, 2010