Two Little Boys – had two little toys
Each had a wooden horse
Gaily they played – each summer day
Warriors both – of course
One little chap – had a mishap
broke off his horse’s head
Wept for his toy – then cried with joy
When his young playmate said :
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Do you think I could leave you cryin’?
When there’s room on my horse for two
Climb up here, Joe and don’t be cryin’
We can mend up your horse with glue
When we grow up – we’ll both be soldiers
Our horses will not be toys
And I wonder if we’ll re- member
When we were Two Little Boys.”

Long years passed – war came so fast
Bravely they marched away
Cannons roared loud and in that wild crowd
wounded and dyin’ Joe lay
up goes a shout, – a horse dashed out
Out from the ranks of Blue
Galloped away – to where Joe lay
Then came a voice he knew:

Do you think I could leave you dyin’
When there’s room on my horse for two
Climb up here, Joe – we’ll soon be flyin’
I can go just as fast with two
Can’t you see, Jack? I’m all a-tremble
It may be the flash and noise
Or maybe it’s cause I re – member
When we were Two Little Boys.

(Spoken to a tap beat- I just slap the side of my guitar)

. . . There’s an old Australian stockman

Lying, dying, And he gets himself up onto one elbow

And he turns to his mates, who are gathered round him . . and he says
Watch me wallaby’s feed, mate, watch me wallaby’s feed
They’re a dangerous breed, mate, so watch me wallaby’s feed (All together now)

Chorus
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down

Verse 2
Keep me cockatoo cool, Curl, keep me cockatoo cool
Don’t go acting the fool, Curl, just keep me cockatoo cool
Take me koala back, Jack, take me Koala back
He lives somewhere out on the track, Mac, so take me koala back
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Chorus
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down

Verse 3
Let me Mongoose go loose, Lew, let me Mongoose go loose
They’re of no further use, Lew, so let me Mongoose go loose
Mind me platypus duck, Bill, mind me playtpus duck
Don’t let him go running amuck, Bill, mind me platypus duck

Chorus
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down
Tie me kangaroo down sport, tie me kangaroo down

Verse 4
Play your didgeridoo, Blue, play your didgeridoo
Keep playing ‘til I shoot through, Blue, play your didgeridoo
Tan me hide when I’m dead, Fred, Tan me hide when I’m dead
C F (SPOKEN)
So we tanned his hide when he died, Clyde, And that’s it hanging on the shed
LOL – Great for parties and barbies the world over.

Chorus:
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
You’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited ‘til his billy boiled
You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Verse 2
Down came a jumbuck to dri-ink at that billabong
(sheep)
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee
(apparent free lunch)
And he sang as he stuffed that jumbuck in his tucker-bag
(that’s a bag for your tucker)
You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

(Chorus)

Verse 3
Up rode the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred
(man who owns the sheep) (fancy name for horse)
Up rode the troopers, one, two, three (the cops, guns drawn)
“Who’s that jolly jumbuck you’ve got in your tucker-bag?”
(oops no free lunch)
You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Chorus:
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
You’ll come a waltzing Matilda with me
“Who’s that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag?”
You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Verse 4: Stealing sheep was a death sentence then, so he chose freedom.

Up jumped the swagman and sprang into that billabong (splash)
“You’ll never take me alive!”, said he (he can’t swim)
And his ghost may be heard as you stroll beside that billabong
You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Chorus

Extra Chorus Ending
And that’s why this song will never be Australia’s national anthem
You’ll come a-waltzing Matilda with me

Verse 1
Sun arise she bring in the morning
Sun arise bring in the morning
Fluttering her skirts all around
Verse 2
Sun arise she come with the dawning
Sun arise come with the dawning
Spreading all the light all around
Verse 3
Sun arise on the kangaroo paw
Sun arise on the kangaroo paw
Glistening the dew all around
Verse 4
Sun arise filling all the hollows
Sun arise filling all the hollows
Lighting up the hills all around.
Bridge
Sun arise come with the dawning
Sun arise she come every day
Sun arise bring in the morning
Sun arise every every every every day
Verse 5
She drive away the darkness every day
She drive away the darkness
Bringing back the warmth to the ground
Bridge 2
Sun arise oh oh
Sun arise oh oh
Spreading all the light all around
Verse 6
Sun arise bring in the morning
Sun arise bring in the morning
Sun arise bring in the morning
E B E E to fade
Spreading all the light all around