Me And Matilda

[Intro ]
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[Verso 1]
 
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Me and Matilda, we led a good life 
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Done it together as husband and wife 
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Bush dancesandparties and everyonesaw 
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Me and Matilda, the belle ofthe ball 
 


[Refrão]
 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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The rustle of satin, the gold in her hair 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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With the orchestra playing the old Irish air 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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For me and Matilda the party was o'er 
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When the bank had foreclosed and showed us the door 
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We shouldered our swags and the black billycan 
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Went waltzing away with the poor of the land 
 


[Refrão]
 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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The butcherbirds sang as we went down the track 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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The campfire, billabong somewhere outback 
 


[Verso 3]
 
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Oh, you should have seen us, Matilda and me 
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Dining on damper and black billy tea 
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And the squatters, God bless em, they treated us grand 
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Fed us on mutton, the fat of the land 
 


[Refrão]
 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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Mutton and damper and black billy tea 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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What more do we want, my Matilda and me 
 


[Verso 4]
 
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Me and Matilda, we parted one day 
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I laid her to rest and went on my way 
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But never alone, but there by my side 
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She was waltzing along, the ghost of my bride 
 


[Refrão]
 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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We'll go on waltzing, Matilda and me 
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Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda 
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Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me