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"Waltzing Matilda" is an Australian bush ballad that The Wiggles originally performed as an instrumental song on the Hot Poppin' Popcorn album and video. It was later sung by Greg on the Surfer Jeff album and video.
Lyrics[]
Surfer Jeff[]
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 boiled:
"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.
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
"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 shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred.
Down came the troopers, one, two, three.
"Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
"Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your 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 may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me"
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Duets[]
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 boiled:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda my darling
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 tucker bag:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda my darling
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me
And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred.
Down came the troopers, one, two, three.
"Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda my darling
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me
"Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your 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 may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Waltzing Matilda, Matilda my darling
You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:
"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."
Song Credits[]
Surfer Jeff[]
Trad. Arr. Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, John Field (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Duets[]
Trad. Arr. Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Vocals: Troy Cassar-Daley, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Backing Vocals: Jackie Barnes, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Emma Watkins
Acoustic Guitar: Troy Cassar-Daley
Bass Guitar: Alex Keller
Piano: Lachlan Gillespie
Banjo: Oliver Brian
Drums: Jackie Barnes
The Tree of Wisdom[]
Trad. Arr. Anthony Field, Dominic Field, Seamus Field, Nikolaos Filippatos, Alex Keller, John Pearce (Wiggly Tunes Pty Ltd)
Trivia[]
- The Wiggles uploaded a video of them singing this song acoustically on their YouTube channel on January 24th 2013. The Duets version was also uploaded on June 11th 2018.
- The 2012 version marks the end of the era Greg, Murray & Jeff are featured in (not counting Celebration!), meaning the kids listening to the song cry tears after watching Surfer Jeff.
- The 2009 instrumental version plays in F, the 2012 version plays in C, the 2017 version plays in B Flat and the 2025 version plays in E, F, F-Sharp and G.
- Laurie Berkner does a sample of this song in Rocketship Run.
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