Melanie goes DownUnder

our unoffical National Anthem
Lyrics by A.B. Paterson

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a Coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boil,
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 till his billy boil
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

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Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong
Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he shoved 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 shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

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Up rode the squatter mounted on his thorough-bred
Down came the troopers One Two Three
Whose 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
Whose that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker-bag
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

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Up jumped the swagman sprang in to the billabong
You'll never catch me alive said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me
And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong
You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.
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Gestern war ich hier in Winton im Waltzing Matilda Center. Waltzing Matilda ist der Nationalsong in Australien. Danach bin ich noch etwas durch die Stadt gschlendet und hab alte Bekannte vom Campingplatz in Mount Isa getroffen. Irgendwie sieht man hier jeden zweimal oder oefter...

Heute Mittag fahre ich weiter nach Longreach. Dort gibt es ein Qantas-Museum und die Hall of Fame. Diese beiden Sachen werde ich mir auf jeden Fall ansehen...

---english version---
Yesterday I was in the Waltzing Matilda Center in Winton. After that I walked through the town and then I met some people from the campground in Mount Isa. I think I will meet every person twice here.

Today I will leave to Longreach. There I want to go to the Qantas museum and to the Hall of Fame.
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EInige haben bei mir nachgefragt, wo ich denn grade bin bzw. wo der Ort ist, ueber den ich schreibe. Damit ihr euch ein ungefaehres Bild davon machen koennt, gibt es jetzt meine Route auf einer Karte. Beachtet bitte folgendes - map is not to scale.

Unter den Links (rechte Seite, etwas weiter unten) gibt es einen permanenten Link zur my travel map.

---englisch version---
Some of my german friends didn't know some towns I was. Now there is my travel map and you can have a look, where I am.

In my links you will find a permanent link to my travel map.
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