Waltzing Matilda-Rolf Harris

[00:04.23]Waltzing matilda is a song about an australian hobo [00:07.62]I guess you'd call him he wanders through the bush land of australia [00:09.14]And he takes all his meagre belongings [00:10.93]Wrapped up in an old blanket which is strung across his [00:13.95]Shoulders with an old piece of twine and this is called his swag [00:18.00]Hence the name swagman now affectionately or otherwise [00:20.97]He refers to his swag as matilda its like his only companion [00:24.12]As he wanders through the bush tracks he finds himself talking [00:27.03]To it as if its a real person [00:28.83]So the term waltzing matilda is nothing to do with dancing at all [00:31.87]It means in fact carrying this thing on your back [00:33.98]Through the long lonely stretches of the australian bush [00:37.15]Couple of other terms quickly pay attention [00:39.90]Because I will be asking questions afterwards about this ahah [00:43.35]Couple of other terms [00:44.94]A billabong is a pool of deep water a billy is a little tin can they [00:49.02]Boil the tea in a jumbuck is a sheep err tucker bag is a bag for [00:53.80]Carrying tucker food bag tucker is food sort of like a knapsack [01:06.00]What else the squatter is the big land owner [01:09.03]That's enough lets get on with the song [01:11.09]Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong [01:14.00]Under the shade of a coolibah tree [01:16.04]And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled [01:19.86]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [01:23.00]Waltzing matilda waltzing matilda [01:26.90]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [01:29.97]And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled [01:34.00]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [01:38.42]Then down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong [01:41.78]Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee [01:43.98]And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag [01:47.45]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [01:51.03]Waltzing matilda waltzing matilda [01:54.37]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [01:57.90]And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled [02:01.42]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [02:05.88]Then down came a swagman and down have spread [02:09.00]Down king the true bones one two three hahaha [02:15.12]And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag [02:18.04]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [02:21.94]Waltzing matilda waltzing matilda [02:25.44]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [02:28.62]Right with joling jumbuck in his tucker bag [02:32.78]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [02:37.45]So up jumped the swagman and jumbuck in his tucker bag [02:42.90] [02:51.97]You never take me life said hey and his grils maybe hood [03:01.46]As pass by the billy boiled [03:04.34]You'll come a waltzing matilda waltzing matilda [03:12.00]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [03:15.67]As his grils maybe hood as pass by the billy boiled [03:19.97]You'll come a waltzing matilda with me [03:34.00]