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Now when I was a young man I carried me pack,
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And I lived the free life of a rover,
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From the Murray's green basin to the dusty outback,
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I Waltzed my Matilda all over.
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Then in 1915 my coutry said "Son,
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its time to stop rambling there's work to be done",
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So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun ,
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And they sent me away to the war.
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And the band played Waltzing Matilda,
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As the ship pulled away from the quay,
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And amid all the tears, flag-waving and cheers,
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We sailed off to Gallipoli.
Well I remember that terrible day,