Luyện nghe bài hát WALTZING MATILDA WALTZ

Well, once jolly swagmen* went their swags
and jolly jumbucks* down in their tucker bags
These days, junkies go on house-breaking jags
and to buy the poison they need
While the swaggie, he wanted a feed

And come a-Waltzing Matilda with me?
Hey Banjo*, this not what it used to be
We've changed all your words, and your score
And "Waltzing Matilda" no more.

Once Henry and Mary, on a afternoon
rowed down River to the broad bright lagoon
The song of the river is a long tune
since they built the mine
and what's left is toxic slime

And who'll come a-walting Matilda me?
Oh, Henry, country's not what it used to be
Days with a whimper, and not with a roar
And "Waltzing Matilda" no more.

Well, we cut the trees, and the land we reclaimed
We ploughed and we planted, then we it again
and again and again, and again and
So that now on a hot day
We can watch our topsoil blow

And who'll come a-walting with me?
The is marching down to the sea
On the day that it
from to shining shore
We'll go waltzing no more

Saturday night outside a King's hotel
There our future, and it's halfway to hell
Kids with hard drugs and bodies to sell
Hey Australia, what progress made!
We've come a long way, since day

And who'll come a-waltzing with me?
Hey Anzac*, is this what you fought to free?
A fit for heroes, or junkies and whores?
And "Waltzing Matilda" no more.

And who'll a-walting Matilda with me?
This country could still be we want it to be
one day soon, the dream will be restored
And we'll go Waltzing Matilda more
We'll go Waltzing Matilda once

The combined Australia/New Zealand armies that fought in World Wars

"Banjo"
of "The Man From Snowy River" and "Waltzing Matilda"

A watering hole, specifically the curved meander of a stream
that has been isolated due to sand bar

I in the US you refer to them as "hobos", though a swaggy is not
always financially down on their luck or On The Run. Some
are just fed up with city life and want to spend their time
exploring the country on foot, living off the land and the of
as best they can.

Coolibah

The Eucalyptus Coolibah is a species of tree commonly found
in inland parts of the continent.

A is a tin, often an old used fruit tin or other steel container,
used to boil water to tea. Often they have a piece of wire
across their top used as a handle, whereupon the water is boiling,
one holds the wire, places the desired amount of tea leaves in
water, stands up, and swings the whole in a circular motion
in order to force the tea leaves to the bottom of the tin. A
rather nice touch is to crush a Coolibah leaf the water too, giving
the tea a of eucalyptus.

A sheep (usually to a ram)

A knapsack. "Tucker" "food".

In Australia in the 19th century, large of outback land were
divided up and allocated to "squatters" - often wealthy
land-owners from Britain, who afford the prices the government was
asking. were also freehold selections free for the taking (all you
had to do was sign on the dotted line) made available to who
would try to exploit the land, but the freehold tended to be poorer
land where it was a battle to earn to living. Squatters fairly
wealthy from their allocations even taking over selections in
the process of expanding lots, reflected in the fact that this one
is riding on his horse.

The troopers are law enforcement. The would have called
them in because the has stolen a sheep from the squatter's property.

Given the lonely of a swaggy, they tend to become quite
for things that are fairly important to their immediate
existence. In this case, AIUI "Matilda" is the swagman's gear -
a bedroll.

Small time farmer/rancher in rural Australia, usually on marginal land