And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda

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When I was a young man I car-ied a pack,
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And I lived the free life of a ro-ver,
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From the Mur-ray's green ba-sin,
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To the dust-y out-back,
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I-- waltzed my Ma-til-da all o-ver,
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Then in nine-teen fif-teen, the coun-try said Son,
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There's no time for ro-vin',
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There's work to be done,
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So they gave me a tin hat and gave me a gun,
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And they sent me a-way to the war.
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And the band played Waltz-ing Ma-til-da,
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As our ships pulled a-way from the Quay,
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And a-midst all the cheers,
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The flag wav-ing and tears,
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We-- sailed off for Gal-lip-o-li.

S-L-O-W-L-Y and F-A-D-E at the end.

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Waltz-ing Mat-il-da, Waltz-ing Mat-il-da,
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You'll come a Waltz-ing Mat-il-da with me,
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And he sang as he watched,
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And wait-ed till his bill-y boiled,
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You'll come a Waltz-ing Mat-il da with me.


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