Waltzing Matilda by Troy Cassar Daley & The Wiggles -Guitar & Ukulele Chords & Lyrics- Capo 3rd fret

Waltzing Matilda by Troy Cassar Daley & The Wiggles
-Guitar & Ukulele Chords & Lyrics
~ Capo 3rd fret ~
Meanings of some of the words
used in this Australian song ...
Waltzing Matilda :
"to waltz Matilda" is to travel with a swag,
that is, with all one's belongings on one's
back wrapped in a blanket or cloth.
swagman :
a man who travelled the country looking
for work. The swagman's "swag" was a
bed roll that bundled his belongings.
billabong :
an oxbow lake (a cut-off river bend)
found alongside a meandering river
coolabah tree/coolibah tree :
a kind of eucalyptus tree which grows
near billabongs
jumbuck :
a sheep
billy :
a can for boiling water,
usually 1-1.5 litres (2-3 pints)
tucker bag :
a bag for carrying food
troopers :
policemen
squatter :
Australian squatters started as early farmers
who raised livestock on land which they did
not have the legal title to use
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