Waltzing Matilda is considered an old country Australian folk song and a bush ballad.
Waltzing Matilda is considered the non-official Australian anthem.
Yes, "Waltzing Matilda" could be said to be a narrative poem as it tells a story in ballad form.
Once a jolly swagman sat beside the billabong, Under the shade of a coolibah tree,And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meWaltzing Matilda, waltzing MatildaYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meAnd he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Down came a jumbuck to drink beside the billabongUp jumped the swagman and seized him with gleeAnd he sang as he tucked jumbuck in his tuckerbagYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meWaltzing Matilda, waltzing MatildaYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meAnd he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Down came the stockman, riding on his thoroughbred,Down came the troopers, one, two, three."Where's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?You'll come a waltzing Matilda with meWaltzing Matilda, waltzing MatildaYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meAnd he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Up jumped the swagman and plunged into the billabong,"You'll never catch me alive," cried heAnd his ghost may be heard as you ride beside the billabong,You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Second Version of Waltzing MatildaOnce a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolabah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"Down come a jumbuck to drink at the water holeUp jumped a swagman and grabbed him in gleeAnd he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me'".Up rode the Squatter a riding his thoroughbredUp rode the Trooper - one, two, three"Where's that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?","You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me".But the swagman he up and jumped in the water holeDrowning himself by the Coolabah tree,And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong,"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
A jumbuck is a male sheep.
There are 3 troopers in Waltzing Matilda.
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 boil,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 watched and waited till his billy boilYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabongUp jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bagYou'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 bagYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.Up rode the squatter mounted on his thorough-bredDown came the troopers One Two ThreeWhose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bagYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.Waltzing Matilda Waltzing MatildaYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with meWhose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bagYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.Up jumped the swagman sprang in to the billabongYou'll never catch me alive said he,And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabongYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.Waltzing Matilda Waltzing MatildaYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with meAnd his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabongYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
The words to Waltzing Matilda were written by AB 'Banjo' Paterson.
what dose a tucker bag mean from the song Waltzing Matilda
The swagman in Waltzing Matilda caries a swag, which is simply a bundle with all his possessions.
Waltzing Matilda is considered an old country Australian folk song and a bush ballad.
Yes. Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson wrote Waltzing Matilda.
Waltzing Matilda is considered the non-official Australian anthem.
Yes, "Waltzing Matilda" could be said to be a narrative poem as it tells a story in ballad form.
Once a jolly swagman sat beside the billabong, Under the shade of a coolibah tree,And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meWaltzing Matilda, waltzing MatildaYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meAnd he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Down came a jumbuck to drink beside the billabongUp jumped the swagman and seized him with gleeAnd he sang as he tucked jumbuck in his tuckerbagYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meWaltzing Matilda, waltzing MatildaYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meAnd he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Down came the stockman, riding on his thoroughbred,Down came the troopers, one, two, three."Where's the jolly jumbuck you've got in your tuckerbag?You'll come a waltzing Matilda with meWaltzing Matilda, waltzing MatildaYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with meAnd he sang as he sat and waited by the billabongYou'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Up jumped the swagman and plunged into the billabong,"You'll never catch me alive," cried heAnd his ghost may be heard as you ride beside the billabong,You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.Second Version of Waltzing MatildaOnce a jolly swagman camped by a Billabong Under the shade of a Coolabah treeAnd he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"Down come a jumbuck to drink at the water holeUp jumped a swagman and grabbed him in gleeAnd he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker bag"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me'".Up rode the Squatter a riding his thoroughbredUp rode the Trooper - one, two, three"Where's that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?","You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me".But the swagman he up and jumped in the water holeDrowning himself by the Coolabah tree,And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong,"Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
Waltzing Matilda
"Waltzing Matilda"