Walzing Matilda

Waltzing Matilda

Die inoffizielle Nationalhymne

Once a jolly swagman

Camped by a Billabong

Under the shade of a Coolabah Tree

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

You come a walzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

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

You come a waltzing Matilda with 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 box

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

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

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Down came a squatter

mounted on his thoroughbred

Down came the troopers 1-2-3

Who's that jolly jumbuck you got in your tucker box

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

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

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Up jumped the Swagmann

sprang into the Billabong

"You'll never catch me alive!!!" said he

And his ghost may be heard as you pass by the Billabong

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

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

You come a waltzing Matilda with me.

swag – Beutel, billy –Teewassertopf, billabong - Wasserloch, Teich
Matilda - seine Decke die er zu einem Beutel (swag) umfunktioniert hat
jumbuck – Schaf, squatter - Grossgrundbesitzer
tucker - Essen
Der Ausdruck "Walzing Matilda" bedeutet in etwa, dass der herumwandernde Arbeiter ab und an mit seiner Decke tanzte, oder einfach: geh mit mir auf die Walz.