Waltzing Matilda Lyrics

[PrinsessChelsea]

you made that vidio on my tenth birthday

[shippodna]

auto captions is amazing...

[Avatar230594]

This song played loud from huge speakers, is the only the way to listen to this song.

[nckweeks]

This is one to wake up to. Thanks Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 on Australia Day 2012. Blasted out of my radio and into my ears. A great tune though, haven't a clue what it's about but it sounds good.

[Rembrandtt66]

It is a very cathy story nobody ould fail to like it ould they/

[AlleyxXx1]

Can't resist singing over and over..."Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda,you'll come-a Waltzing Matilda with me"

[philiplaulee]

I remember being told a different story about the meaning of this song. This song is set during a time when poaching was a crime punishabale by hanging. After the swagman caught a sheep, he was pursued by troopers. He knew that being caught meant death. So he jumped into the pond. Hence the words, "You'll never catch me alive". He drowned. Hence the ghost element in this song. Waltzing Matilda refers to someone hanged from a tree branch.

[boleyngirls]

@philiplaulee Close but no cigar :) All correct bar the meaning of a Waltzing Matilda. This is a person going walkabout with a swag. I suppose the song's ok, having grown up with it it's just a song really.

The best use of it imo is Eric Bogle in "And the band played Waltzing Matilda."

[petergriffin912]

SOMEONE TELL ME WHY THIS REMINDS ME OF NORRIS COLE!

[stratocastergirl]

I love this song. My mom would sing it when I was a little kid. I found the story to be sweet and sad, and I loved all the 'strange' ( to me) words, like "cooliba tree" and " billabong". :>)

[Phoenix1664]

Australia rocks!!!! Im british, but im travelling in Oz, what a fucking awesome place! : )

[boleyngirls]

If I remember correctly didn't the U.S buy the rights to Waltzing Matilda?

[TheRimDoctor]

@boleyngirls Don't believe so. Even if they did, they never play it for festivals, military happenings, etc.

[stratocastergirl]

@boleyngirls Buy the rights to it? I've never heard that, but aome of us do enjoy singing it--it's a cool song. :>)

[IThinkSTDsAreSexy]

@boleyngirls Haha. Nice joke there, mate. <_<

[boleyngirls]

@IThinkSTDsAreSexy Yeah I cocked that up :) It wasn't bought, it was copyrighted by an American publisher, Carl Fischer Music, in 1941 as an original composition. Australian Olympic organisers had to pay royalties to Carl Fischer Music following the song being played at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta. I knew the U.S had some sort of involvement with it.

I've read comments describing it as a noble song, it's actually the farthest thing from it.

[imb4u2]

You'r right about the National anthem thing, the Waltzing Matilda is a noble song, the actual anthem is almost as draggy as Oh Canada-- Our dirge.

We have a song -- The Maple Leaf Forever-- that is far more appropriate but there are a lot of stogey English-worshippers here & we are stuck with O Canada

[TheRimDoctor]

@imb4u2 I find O Canada to be far too generic for the country. The only reason it is the anthem is because it's titled O Canada. I also find our flag to be awfully drab. At least they could have put Blue on both sides (or at least the Right to symbolize the oceanic lives of Atlantic Canada.

[stratocastergirl]

@imb4u2 I love your national anthem. It's pretty, and easy to sing. The US national anthem is hard to sing. Alot of us wish our country had chosen a different patriotic song to be our anthem.

[CharleneJee1000]

I learnt this song in singing class!

[Recka1973]

My grandfather used to sing this to me :') his family line was from Australia. We would sit around a campfire in New England (USA) in the woods in the summertime and he would play his harmonica and sing this to me before I went to bed...

[Meljen23]

leuk :)

[HUSKEYFTW]

7 people are Americans

[cutie78547]

Ahhaha we have to do this fora stupid oral Thingy in class at school :/!

[Meljen23]

@cutie78547 me tooo!! xd

[lisaj3301]

WALTING METITDLA

[Shotoshorinryuchun]

I used to sing this in 4rth grade. Along with Sarasponda and Big Rock Candy Mountain...and The Wabash Canonball song.

[UNCLEWOOZY4PRE]

I have loved this song ever since we sang it during our music time when I was in elementary school. (This was in 1957 or 58). I can't remember the teacher explaining the meaning of the words to us but I do remember thinking that the song was about a man and his mule traveling the country side. Boy was I way off. Still love it today and do think about it every so often.

[mediagem99]

1:20 wrong lyrics!

its, who'll come a-waltzing matilda with me

[BigLeprichaun]

I came here because my brothers teddy was singing this.

[L420licious]

@BigLeprichaun

I have one aswel!!

[njpianorunner]

Axis of Awesome- 4 chord song

[LottaMalou]

love it

[L420licious]

this should be the Australian national anthem.

[MrGrizzly117]

@L420licious i think it was once

[CreepingBoNE]

@L420licious  Damn-straight mate.

[jdowl40]

R.I.P Swagman

[Fuzzbuzz7002]

OMG!!! i have a labradoodle named Waltzing Matilda!

[opalshuman]

i have a rat named matilda!

[KrosanBeast315]

Why would the Squatter or the Troopers ask, " WHERE'S that jolly Jumbuck" if they ALREADY knew the Swagman had it in his tuckerbag? That makes NO sense!!

"Where's that jolly jumbuck that you got in your tuckerbag?"

This means:

1. They knew the Swagman had it. and

2. They knew WHERE the jumbuck was.

Strange line in the song.

[ChlorineHeart]

@KrosanBeast315 He's asking for him to give it up, not actually asking where in the world it is...if that makes any sense.

[Abreodan]

Whether English or British, this song reminds us what our nations created in the southern hemisphere, and how much we still love you.

The question is if you sill love us?

:)

[TunaEpic]

@Abreodan

I'm canadadian, and the british are still awesome

[TunaEpic]

@TunaEpic @

canadian (with a bad keyboard at that)

[Hunteromega]

I actually like it better when its fast and upbeat.

[supergamer451]

!!!!!!

[supergamer451]

this is my favorite song.

 I love it

[bridekirk1]

At least Rolf Harris has the lyrics right but in my opinion only Slim Dusty really sings it as it should be sung. A wonderful old bush legend.

[aj1louise]

thats so true slim dusty was a great singer but atleast Rolf had a shot :)

[jinsta5]

he sings so bloody fast, slim dusty is way better, he isn't even Australian...

[ggurl398]

OMGOMGOMG this is amazing.. I <333333 this song

[mekurri2007]

i cant find the lyrics for homework



[manmandude9]

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE! OI OI OI!

[LPSno1fan]

Love the song

[GracefullyExpensiveK]

Oh my god. I haven't heard this song in ages. I was looking for it to write a story inspired by it. :'D

[krang0117]

my great grandfather originally wrote  this song. im from sydney but he grew up in perth but stayed in the outback with his granny, i tink he knew the guy he wrote the song about

[krang0117]

my great grandfather originally wrote this song.

[5535188]

bit to fast

[Chlovan]

I love this song

[Telvinni97]

1:13 is when the song starts

[Amar7605]

@Telvinni97 I know, it's like "Get to the fucking point!", right?