MUSICAL RAINBOW: Winter Song & Rhyme Lyrics: BACK
Scroll down to find your song. They are in alphabetical order.
First is a column for ALL LEVELS.
Then two seperate columns for 'RED & YELLOW' Levels and 'GREEN,
BLUE & PURPLE' levels,
For ALL LEVELS:
Happy Day Day (Mr. I)
Hey, Hey, It's a Happy Day Day. Hey Hey, It's a Happy Day Day Day. Hey Hey, It's a Happy Day Day. Hey! It's a Happy Day!
SOUTH AMERICAN SONG LYRICS
For all lyrics to the American Songs go here:
CHINESE NEW YEAR'S SONG
Gung Hay Fat Choy, Gung Hay Fat Choy,
Gung Hay Fat Choy Its Chinese New Year!
DO RE MI
DO, a deer a female deer
RE, a drop of golden sun
MI, a name I call myself
FA , a long, long way to run
SOL, a needle pulling thread
LA, a note to follow sol,
TI, I drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to
DO, RE, MI, FA, SOL, LA , TI DOH' Doh.
GRIZZLY BEAR
Grizzly bear, the grizzly bear is sleeping in a cave
Grizzly bear the grizzly bear is sleeping in a cave.
Please be very quiet, very very quiet
If you wake him, If you shake him
He'll get very mad! (growl)
HAPPY DAY DAY
(Mr. I)
Hey, Hey, It's a Happy Day Day.
Hey Hey, It's a Happy Day Day Day.
Hey Hey, It's a Happy Day Day.
Hey! It's a Happy Day!
IN & OUT
In and out, Round a-bout,
O U T and that spells out.
JOHNNY WORKS WITH ONE HAMMER
Johnny works with one hammer, one hammer, one hammer,
Johnny works with two hammers, two hammers, two hammers.
(keep going to ...five. and then TAKE A REST!)
MAGIC PENNY SONG:: (Malvina Reynolds)
Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away. You'll end up having more.
It's just like a magic penny. Hold it tight and you won't have any.
But, lend it spend it and you'll have so many. They'll roll all over the floor,
for,
Love is something if you give it away, give it away, give it away.
Love is something if you give it away. You'll end up having more.
OLD MR. RABBIT
Old Mr. Rabbit You've got a nasty habit,
of jumping in my garden and eating all my vegetables.
POLAR BEAR
Polar Bear, Polar Bear,
WAlking here, walking there.
How I wonder where you go
As you wander through the Arctic snow.
SKATING GAME
There was a skater skating away, skating away, skating away,
There was a skater skating away so early in the morning.
TONY CHESTNUT
Tony Chestnut knows I love you,
Tony Knows, Tony Knows,
Tony Chestnut Knows I love you.
That's what Tony Knows.
VALENTINE
Valentine, Valentine,
Tell me will you be my Valentine.
RED & YELLOW LEVELS:
5 LITTLE SAUSAGES
5 Little Sausages frying in a pan.
All of a sudden, One went BAM!
(Clap hands loudly on 'Bam')
7 PENGUINS
Macaroni, Macaroni,
Adelie, Adelie,
Emperor & Chinstrap, Emperor & Chinstrap
King, Gentoo, King, Gentoo
And don't forget the Rockhopper!
(Hop Hop Hop Hop...... )
BELL HORSES
Bell Horses, Bell Horses
What's the time of day?
One o-clock, Two o-clock,
Time to play.
BLUEBELLS
Bluebells, cockleshells.
Eesy Isy over.
BOUNCE HIGH
Bounce High, Bounce Low
Bounce the ball to Mr. I
BRUSH YOUR TEETH
Brush your teeth, brush your teeth
Brush your teeth after you eat.
the CHURCH
Here is the church, Here is the steeple.
Open the door and see all the people.
Close the door and hear them pray.
Open the door and they all walk away.
CRUSTY KRILL: ANTARCTICA FOOD CHAIN
Adapted from 'OCTOPUS' by CHARLOTTE DIAMOND,
DIATOM, DIATOM, GROWING IN THE WATER
DIATOM, DIATOM, GULP, GULP, GULP.
OH NO! IT'S BEEN EATEN BY A …..
CRUSTY KRILL, CRUSTY KRILL, SWIMMING IN THE WATER,
CRUSTY KRILL, CRUSTY KRILL, GULP, GULP GULP,
OH NO! IT'S BEEN EATEN BY A …..
ICE FISH, ICE FISH, FLASHING THROUGH THE WATER
ICE FISH, ICE FISH, GULP, GULP, GULP.
OH NO! IT'S BEEN EATEN BY A…..
KING PENGUIN, KING PENGUIN, DIVING IN THE WATER
KING PENGUIN, KING PENGUIN, GULP GULP GULP,
OH NO! IT'S BEEN EATEN BY A …..
LEOPARD SEAL, LEOPARD SEAL, SLIDING THROUGH THE WATER.
LEOPARD SEAL, LEOPARD SEAL, GULP GULP GULP,
OH NO! IT'S BEEN EATEN BY A …..
KILLER WHALE, KILLER WHALE, BREECHING IN THE WATER,
KILLER WHALE, KILLER WHALE, GULP GULP GULP,
HMM, YUM YUM!
EENY MEENY
Eeny Meeny Minee Mo
Catch a tiger by the toe.
If he hollers let him go
Eeny meeny minee mo.
ENGINE NUMBER NINE
Engine Engine number nine.
Going down the CN line.
If the train goes off the track.
Will I get my money back.
GRANDMA'S GLASSES
These are grandma's glasses.
This is grandm'as hat.
This is the way she folds her arms
And puts them on her lap.
These are grandpa's glasses.
This is grandpa's hat.
This is the way he folds his arms.
Just like that!
GOOSEY GOOSEY GANDER
Goosey goosey gander
Where do you wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
In my lady's chamber.
HEAD & SHOULDERS
Head & shoulders, knees & toes, knees & toes, knees & toes
Head & shoulders, knees & toes,
Eyes, ears, mouth & nose.
La tete, les epaules, les genous, les pied, les genous, les pieds, les genous,
les pieds.
La tete, les epaules, les genous, les pied,
Les yeux, les oreilles, la bouch, le nez.
IDA RED
Down the road and across the creek.
Can't get a letter but once a week.
Ida Red, Ida Blue,
I got stuck on Ida too!
I LIKE ICE CREAM
I like ice cream
I like candy
I like apples
Keep them handy.
KNIVES & FORKS
These are Mother's knives & forks.
This is Father's table.
This is sister's looking glass
This is baby's cradle.
LUCY LOCKET
Lucy Locket lost her pocket
Kitty Fisher found it
Not a penny was there in it
Only ribbons round it.
PEASE PORRIDGE HOT
Pease porridge hot. Pease porridge cold
Pease porridge in the pot.
Nine days old.
PETER PETER PENGUIN
Peter Peter Penguin marching by.
Toes pointed out and head held high.
Long black coat and a clean white vest,
Peter Peter Penguin you're the best!
QUAKER QUAKER:
Quaker Quaker how is thee?
Very well, I thank thee.
How's thy neighbour next to thee?
I don't know. I'll go see.
ROW YOUR BOAT
Row row row your boat. Gently down the stream.
Merrily Merrily Merrily Merrily. Life is but a dream
(Olympics Version):
Slide slide slide your sled. Quickly down the hill.
If we don't win the race, someone else will!
SEE SAW
See Saw Up and Down
In the sky and on the ground.
SNAKES IN THE GRASS
Snakes in the grass,
Snakes in the grass,
Wiggle waggle, wiggle waggle
Snakes in the grass.
STARLIGHT
Starlight, starlight, First star I've seen tonight
Wish I may, wish I might. Have the wish I wish tonight.
TELL ME THE CONTINENTS
Tell me the continents. Tell me the continents.
Tell me if you can.
North America, South America
Africa, Asia, Europe
Don't forget Australia
Don't forget Antarctica
Tell me the continents. Tell me the continents.
Tell me if you can.
TINKER TAILOR
Tinker Tailor, Soldier, Sailor,
Rich man, Poor man, Beggar man, Thief
WHALE WHALE WHALE
Whale Whale Whale, Swimming in the sea
Whale Whale Whale, Teach me to be free.
Whale Whale Whale, In the ocean blue.
Whale Whale Whale, Teach me to be true.
GREEN, BLUE & PURPLE LYRICS
CHICKEN ON THE FENCE POST
Chicken on the fence post can't dance Josie,
Chicken on the fence post can't dance Josie
Chicken on the fence post can't dance Josie,
Hello Susan Browny - O .
CUPS & SAUCERS
Cups & saucers, plates and dishes
Crusty pies and slippery fishes.
GOOSEY GANDER
Goosey, goosey gander
Where do you wander?
Up stairs and downstairs
IN my lady's chamber.
GRIZZLY BEAR
Grizzly Bear, the Grizzly Bear is sleeping in his cave.
Grizzly Bear the Grizzly Bear is sleeping in his cave.
Please be very quiet, very very quiet
If you wake him, If you shake him
He'll get very mad!
LET US CHASE THE SQUIRREL
Let us chase the squirrel. Up the hickory, down the hickory
Let us chase the squirrel. Up the hickory tree.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Rocky Mountain, rocky mountain, rocky mountain high
When you're on that rocky mountain hand your head and cry.
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
Sunny Valley, Sunney Valley, Sunney Valley Low
When you're in that sunny valley sing it soft and slow
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
Running river, running river, running river long
When you're on that running river sing a happy song
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
Stormy ocean, stormy ocean, stormy ocean wide
When you're on that stormy ocean there is no place to hide.
Do Do Do Do Do remember me. Do Do Do Do Do remember me.
TELL ME THE OCEANS
Tell me the names of the five big oceans
Tell me the names if you can.
The Pacific, The Atlantic and the Indian Ocean makes three.
Tell me the names of the five big oceans.
Tell me the names if you can.
At the North Pole is the Arctic ocean
At the South Pole is the Southern Ocean.
Tell me the names of the five big oceans.
Tell me the names if you can.
AUSTRALIA SONGS
THE AUSTRALIAN CLOCK
(Mr. I & Gary Huntbatch)
C F C G
TICK TOCK, IMAGINE AUSTRALIA AS A GREAT BIG CLOCK
C F C G
ALICE SPRINGS, IS IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT BESIDE AYER'S ROCK
Em F
EVERYBODY COUNT WITH ME, WE'LL NAME ALL THE CITIES
G C
WE'RE STARTING AT DARWIN, AT THE TOP AT TWELVE O'CLOCK
C F
1 O'CLOCK - CAIRNS, 2 O'CLOCK - McKAY, 3 O'CLOCK - BRISBAINE
C G C
4 O'CLOCK - SYDNEY 5 O'CLOCK - MELBOURNE 6 O'CLOCK - ADELAIDE
C…...
TICK TOCK, IMAGINE AUSTRALIA AS A GREAT BIG CLOCK
ALICE SPRINGS, IS IN THE MIDDLE, RIGHT BESIDE AYER'S ROCK
EVERYBODY COUNT WITH ME, WE'LL NAME ALL THE CITIES
WE'RE ON OUR WAY FROM ADELAIDE,
FROM THE BOTTOM AT 6 O'CLOCK
7 O'CLOCK - COOK 8 O'CLOCK - PERTH 9 O'CLOCK - CARNARVON
10 O'CLOCK - PORT HEDLAND 11 O'CLOCK - DERBY 12 O'CLOCK - DARWIN
TICK TOCK , IMAGINE AUSTRALIA AS A GREAT BIG CLOCK
ALICE SPRINGS , IS IN THE MIDDLE. RIGHT BESIDE AYER'S ROCK
EVERYBODY COUNT WITH ME, WE'LL TAKE A LITTLE TEST
I'LL SAY THE NUMBERS ON THE CLOCK,
YOU NAME THE CITY, DO YOUR BEST (TAKE A GUESS).
3 O'CLOCK, _______ 4 O'CLOCK __________ 5 O'CLOCK _________
8 O'CLOCK _________;
Spoken parts at the end: HOBART, TASMANIAS
THE BAOBAB TREE
Yurgen Ilaender (Mr. I)
C Em F G
IT'S FAT ON THE BOTTOM AND THIN ON THE TOP
C Em F G
IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT BIG BOTTLE OF POP
F G F G
IT'S BRANCHES GROW FROM SIDE TO SIDE
F G F G
IT HAS GREEN LEAVES AND IT'S VERY ALIVE
F G F G
Chorus: IT'S THE BAOBAB TREE, THE BAOBAB TREE
C G
GO TO AUSTRALIA AND YOU WILL SEE
F G F Em
THE BAOBAB TREE, THE BAOBAB TREE
C C G C
IT LOOKS LIKE A BOTTLE, BUT IT'S NOT REALLY.
C Em F G
THERE ARE OTHER TREES AND HERE ARE SOME
C Em F G
IRONBANK, EUCALYPTUS AND THE RED GUM
F G F G
LOTS OF TREES GROWING WILD,
F G F G
BUT THE FUNNIEST TREE THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE
chorus
C Em F G
THERE'S ANOTHER TREE HAS A REALLY HOT NAME
C Em F G
BRIGHT RED FLOWERS AND IT LOOKS LIKE A FLAME
F G F G
THIS IS CALLED A FLAME TREE
F G F G
LOOKS REAL PRETTY BUT IT'S QUITE STINKY
chorus.
DINGO DOG
(Yurgen Ilaender, Mr. I)
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, WHY CAN'T YOU BARK?
DID YOUR TONGUE GET BITTEN OFF, BY A SHARK?
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, THAT'S A FUNNY TAIL.
TELL ME, DID YOU TAKE IT,,,, FROM A WHALE?
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, WHAT A SILLY SMILE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO LOOK LIKE A . CROCODILE?
DINGO DOG, DINGO DOG, GO CATCH ME SOME FOOD,
I'M GETTING VERY HUNGRY, SHOO, SHOO SHOO!
DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA
(Gary Huntbatch) 2001
A G
Chorus: DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA, DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA
D A G A D
DISCOVERING AUSTRALIA, WITH THE FAMOUS CAPTAIN COOK.
D
Verse 1: CAPTAIN COOK HE FOUND AUSTRALIA,
Bm
WITHOUT KNOWING IT WAS LOST
A
FINDING NEW ANIMALS, PLANTS AND PEOPLE
G A D
FROM ALL AROUND IT'S COAST.
D Bm
KOALA, WALLABY, KANGAROO, AND THE COCKATOO TOO
A G A D
WITH LOTS OF SHARKS AND CROCODILES ALL WAITING TO EAT YOU.
(I say, I say, did you say 'eat you'? Oops, yes I did. Sorry, I meant to say
'meet you', not eat you, sorry.)
Chorus
Verse 2: COOK ARRIVED IN 1770, HE HIT THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
HIS SHIP WAS CALLED THE ENDEAVOR, AND EVER DID IT LEAK.
HE MADE REPAIRS AND THEN SET SAIL, EXPLORING AS HE WENT
CLAIMING AUSTRALIA FOR ENGLAND, FROM WHERE HE HAD BEEN SENT
(I say, I say, From where he had been sent? Isn't that poor grammar. Uh, yes,
it is, but Grandma is feeling much better now, thank you.)
Chorus
Verse 3:
AUSTRALIA IS LIKE AN ISLAND, SURROUNDED BY THE SEA
BUT IT'S CALLED A CONTINENT, CAUSE IT'S BIG AS BIG CAN BE
IT HAS DESERTS AND RAIN FORESTS, HIGH MOUNTAINS LAKES AND RIVERS
WITH LOTS OF BIRDS AND REPTILES, AND NOT TO MENTION SPIDERS
(Spiders, did you say spiders?. Yes, I did , but I said not to mention them.)
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Mr. I, August, 2001)
F#m E
I'M AN ANGEL FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A LION FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A CLOWN FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A SURGEON FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
A D
Chorus: THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
E
OVER TWO THOUSAND KILOMETERS OF CORAL IN THE SEA
A D
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
E
ZILLIONS OF POLYPS, ALIVE AND DEAD
OFF THE EAST COAST OF QUEENSLAND,
A D
THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
E F#m
THE SHAPES AND THE COLOURS ARE BEYOND BELIEF
E A
WHAT A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A JELLY FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A BUTTERFLY FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A SCORPION FISH, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A CUTTLE FISH AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Chorus)
Bridge: D A F#m
FOUR HUNDRED TYPES OF CORAL, SOME ALIVE, SOME ARE DEAD
G G#
THE DEAD CORAL IS WHITE, THE ALIVE CORAL IS COLORFUL
A7 C#7
PURPLE, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW, ORANGE AND RED
F#m E
Verse 3: I'M A SEA SLUG, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A SEA SNAKE, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E
I'M A SEA TURTLE, AND I LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
F#m E A
WE'RE SEA WEED, AND WE LIVE IN THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Chorus)
A
Ending: THE GREAT BARRIER REEF, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Stop)
Spoken: HEY! YOU DIDN'T MENTION THE BIRDS!
THAT'S RIGHT, MATE, LOTS OF BIRDS TOO.
And DOLPHINS, GIANT CLAMS, MANTA RAYS, SEALS, GROUPERS, SQUID…..
(Ocean waves and seabird sounds)
I'M A KOALA (Mr. I)
I'm a koala. I'm a happy fella
I eat eucalyptus leaves.
I'm a koala I'm a happy fella
I live in eucalyptus trees.
I am not a bear you know.
I'm what's called a marsupial
I carry babies in my pouch
In Australia way down south.
I'm a koala. I'm a happy fella
I eat eucalyptus leaves.
I'm a koala I'm a happy fella
I live in eucalyptus trees.
I'M A 'ROO (Gary Huntbatch)
Chorus
I'm a 'roo , I'm tellin' you.
I'm a roo tee doo
tee di tee diddle-ee doo
Oh, tee diddle -ee I tee diddle-ee doo
And skiddle-ee I tee BOO!
I'm a roo tee diddle-ee doo, a kangaroo.
Well, they call me a Jack, but it's all the same if ya call
me boomer.
They call me lady a Jill, but others may call her flyer.
They call our kid a joey, but he likes the name of Bob.
But when roo's all get together they calls us a mob.
Chorus
Well, there's forty -seven different kinds of kangaroos.
Thirty miles an hour we hop. It's true I'm tellin' you.
We're colourful too we're black or blue, red yellow grey or brown.
Jill has a pouch where Joey lives till he hops out on his own
Chorus
I'm a 'roo , I'm tellin' you.
I'm a roo tee doo
tee di tee diddle-ee doo
Oh tee diddle -ee I tee diddle-ee doo
And skiddle-ee I tee BOO!
I'm a roo tee diddle-ee doo, a kangaroo.
Oh tee diddle -ee I tee diddle-ee doo
And skiddle-ee I tee BOO!
I'm a roo tee diddle-ee doo, a kangaroo.
KANGAROO JUMP (Mr. I)
KANGAROO JUMP OVER THE STUMP, KANGAROO JUMP
JUMP JUMP JUMP
KANGAROO HOP OVER THE TOP, KANGAROO HOP
HOP HOP HOP
KANGAROO FLEE OVER THE TREE, KANGAROO FLEE
FLEE FLEE FLEE
KANGAROO FLY OVER THE SKY, KANGAROO FLY
FLY FLY FLY
KANGAROO RUN OVER THE SUN, KANGAROO RUN
RUN RUN RUN
KANGAROO ZOOM OVER THE MOON, KANGAROO ZOOM
ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM
KANGAROO JUMP OVER THE STUMP, KANGAROO JUMP
JUMP JUMP JUMP
(Now go ahead and invent your own)
KOOKABURRA (Traditional Folk Song from Australia)
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Merry, merry king of the bush is he
Laugh, Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra
Gay your life must be.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Eating all the gum drops he can see
Stop, Kookaburra, Stop kookaburra
Save some there for me.
Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree
Counting all the monkeys he can see
Wait, Kookaburra, wait, kookaburra
That's not a monkey, That's me !
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND
Traditional with added lyrics by Anise Abdula, Mr. I & Gary Huntbatch
C G C
LITTLE JOHNNY ENGLAND, HE WENT A WANDERING,
F G
HE WENT A WANDERING, ALL DAY LONG,
C F C
HE WENT A WANDERING, WITH HIS LITTLE PANNIKIN
G C
HE WENT A WANDERING , ALL DAY LONG.
THROUGH WESTERN AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN AUSTRALIA TOO
THROUGH QUEENSLAND AND NEW SOUTH WALES,
THROUGH SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND ON TO THE EAST
TO THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY TOO.
SWIMMING AT THE BARRIER REEF, GAZING AT AYERS ROCK
SINGING AT THE SYDNEY, OPERA
STROLLING THROUGH THE OUTBACK, LOOKING FOR SOME HOMESTEADS
MEETING ALL THE AUSSIES, AND ALL THE AUSSIES MATES
COME SEE AN EMU, COME SEE A KANGAROO,
COME SEE A SPINY ECHIDNA, SEE A WEBBED PLATYPUS,
SEE A FUZZY KOALA, COME SEE A WALLABEE
AND COME SEE A ….DUCK?
ULURU ( AYERS ROCK)
Mr. I, Yurgen Ilaender(August, 2001)
Chorus: Eb Cm Eb Bb
OOO, OOO, U - LU- RU, HOO HOO
Eb Cm Eb Bb
OOO, OOO, U - LU- RU, HOO HOO
Eb Cm Ab Bb
Verse 1) IT LOOKS LIKE A MOUNTAIN, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY A ROCK
Eb Cm Ab Bb
A RED, LOAF OF BAKED BREAD, SITTING ON A TABLE TOP
Gm Cm
THE TABLE IS THE DESERT, TANAMI IS IT'S NAME
Ab Bb
THE LOAF OF BREAD IS AYERS ROCK, THROUGH THE WORLD IT HAS GREAT FAME..
Eb Cm Ab Bb
ABORIGINES OF LONG AGO, WERE THE ONES WHO FOUND IT
Eb Cm Ab Bb
IT'S A SIX MILE HIKE, IF YOU WANT TO WALK AROUND IT.
Gm Cm
ONE THOUSAND FEET HIGH, ONE MILE AND A HALF LONG,
Ab Bb
IT'S A PLACE OF MAGIC CEREMONY, LISTEN TO IT'S SONG,
Chorus: (four times, add harmony)
A BEND IN THE RIVER, ONE MILLION YEARS AGO
GIANT ROCKS WERE STOPPED AND CRUSHED AS THE RIVER CHANGED IT'S FLOW
AND NOW IT'S THE BIGGEST, ROCK ON THE EARTH
IN THE CENTER OF AUSTRALIA, IN THE RED AND ORANGE DIRT
IRON OXIDE IN THE SANDSTONE MAKES IT ORANGE AND RED
IT SITS BY THE CITY OF ALICE SPRINGS LIKE A LOAF OF FRESH-BAKED BREAD
IT'S GUARDED BY THE MUTIJULU, AND THEY WILL NEVER LEAVE.
GREAT SPIRITS LIVE IN THE ROCK, IT'S WHAT THEY BELIEVE.
Chorus (six time, add harmony)
WALTZING MATILDA
D A Bm G
ONCE A JOLLY SWAGMAN, CAMPED BY A BILLABONG
D A
UNDER THE SHADE OF A COOLIBAH TREE
D A Bm G
AND HE SANG AS HE WATCHED AND WAITED TILL HIS BILLY BOILED
D A D
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
D G
Chorus: WALTZING MATILDA, WALTZING MATILDA,
D A
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME
(Sing the last two lines of each verse for the each chorus)
AND HE SANG AS HE WATCHED AND WAITED TILL HIS BILLY BOILED, YOU'LL COME A WALTZING
MATILDA WITH ME.
DOWN CAME A JUMPBUCK TO DRINK AT THE BILLABONG
UP JUMPED THE SWAGMAN AND GRABBED HIM WITH GLEE
AND HE SANG AS HE STOWED THAT JUMPBUCK IN HIS TUCKERBAG
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
Chorus in Aborigine language:
NYANPEE MATILDA, NYANPEE MATILDA,
NYOON TOO MATILDA, NYANPEE, NYI OO LA
MOONOO NYA KOOLA ING KANG,
BILLY PALLY RIN CHAKOO
NYOON TOO MATILDA, NYANPEE, NYI OO LA.
UP RODE THE SQUATTER, MOUNTED ON HIS THOROUGHBRED
DOWN CAME THE TROOPERS, ONE TWO THREE
WHERE'S THAT JOLLY JUMPBUCK , YOU'VE GOT HIM IN YOUR TUCKERBAG YOU'LL COME A
WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
chorus in Aborigine language
UP JUMPED THE SWAGMAN, RIGHT INTO THE BILLIBONG
YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALIVE SAID HE
AND HIS GHOST MAY BE HEARD AS YOU RIDE BESIDE THE BILLIBONG
YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME.
Chorus in English: spooky last line. 'YOU'LL COME A WALTZING MATILDA WITH ME…..BOO!'