Waltzing Matilda Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABAB ABABCBAB DBAB CBAB E| OH there once was a swagman camped in the Billabong | A |
| Under the shade of a Coolabah tree | B |
| And he sang as he looked at his old billy boiling | A |
| Who ll come a waltzing Matilda with me | B |
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| Who ll come a waltzing Matilda my darling | A |
| Who ll come a waltzing Matilda with me | B |
| Waltzing Matilda and leading a water bag | A |
| Who ll come a waltzing Matilda with me | B |
| Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water hole | C |
| Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him in glee | B |
| And he sang as he put him away in his tucker bag | A |
| You ll come a waltzing Matilda with me | B |
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| Down came the Squatter a riding his thorough bred | D |
| Down came Policemen one two and three | B |
| Whose is the jumbuck you ve got in the tucker bag | A |
| You ll come a waltzing Matilda with me | B |
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| But the swagman he up and he jumped in the water hole | C |
| Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree | B |
| And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong | A |
| Who ll come a waltzing Matilda with me | B |
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| Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson | E |
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