for a children's sing a long song!

For those who are not familiar with Australian slang...

swagman is a vagabond
billabong is a watering hole
a billy is a tin to boil water in
a jumbuck is a sheep
a tucker bag is a napsack

This is really quite depressing!

Waltzing Matilda

Once a jolly swagman
Camped by a billabong,
Under the shade
Of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched
And waited 'til his billy boiled
"You'll come a-waltzing,
Matilda, with me"

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"

Down came a jumbuck
To drink at the billabong,
Up jumped the swagman
And grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he stowed
That jumbuck in his tucker bag,
"You'll come a-waltzing,
Matilda, with me"

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."

Down rode the squatter,
Mounted on his thoroughbred,
Up came the troopers,
One, two, three,
"Where's that jolly jumbuck
You've got in your tucker bag?
You'll come a-waltzing,
Matilda, with me"

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."

Up jumped the swagman,
Sprang into the billabong,
"You'll never catch me
Alive," said he,
And his ghost may be heard
As you pass by the billabong,
You'll come a-waltzing,
Matilda, with me.

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."

"Ring Around the Rosie" isn't about puppy dogs and rainbows either!!

What is it with the Aussies and English that makes them want to traumatize their children so young?

Mostly liquor

Now it all makes sense to me.

Gotta go CB. Good to see you again. Drop a line sometime. I won't be online much though...things are a little crazy these days. OK...I am a little crazy these days truth be told.

heh

yeah nice song about the Bubonic Plague,eh?

yep! well really look at so-called children's stories... snow white's step-mother was trying to kill her... so did Hansel and Gretel's step-mother..... poison, drugs.... what about the lion king!

The Brothers Grim,oh Lord what violence.

No wonder kids have nightmares!!
I read that Bambi was one of the top 20 horror movies of all time.Right up there with Jason ,Freddie and their ilk.

What about "Rock-A-Bye Baby"?


Rock a bye baby
On the treetop
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock
When the bough breaks
The cradle will fall
Down will come baby
Cradle and all



Who was the cruel b-s-d that thought that one up?

Teach them about the cruelty of this world early. I suppose it's better they be prepared.

And really bland food. I think this is how they spice up their life.

yep!!!!

When I was little my favorite song was Puff the Magic Dragon, imagine my surprise when I learned what that one was about..heehee