Waltzing Matilda, Matilda, my darlin', You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me. He sang and he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled, "You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me." Well, down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong; Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. He laughed as he stowed the jumbuck in his tucker-bag, "You'll "Waltzing Matilda" is a song developed in the Australian style of poetry and folk music called a bush ballad. It has been described as the country's "unoffic Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda "You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me!" "Who's that jolly jumbuck you've got in you 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 maybe heard as you pass by that billabong "You'll come a The campaign failed and was abandoned after eight months with a combined 100,000 dead, over 10,000 of them ANZAC soldiers. When Eric Bogle, a Scottish born Australian, wrote “And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda” in 1971, he turned a history lesson for Australian school kids into a metaphor for the current war in Viet Nam. Translation of 'Waltzing Matilda' by Australian Folk from English to Romanian Deutsch English Español Français Hungarian Italiano Nederlands Polski Português (Brasil) Română Svenska Türkçe Ελληνικά Български Русский Српски Українська العربية 日本語 한국어 You'll come a waltzing Matilda with me, And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled, You'll 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 tuckerbag. 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 boiled: "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong. Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".The title was Australian slang Translation of 'Waltzing Matilda' by Australian Folk from English to Catalan Deutsch English Español Français Hungarian Italiano Nederlands Polski Português (Brasil) Română Svenska Türkçe Ελληνικά Български Русский Српски Українська العربية 日本語 한국어 Genres. Folk. Occupation (s) Singer-songwriter. Eric Bogle (born 23 September 1944) is a Scottish-born Australian folk singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia at the age of 25, to settle near Adelaide, South Australia. Bogle's songs have covered a variety of topics and have been performed by many artists. qQkF.