Global LYNCs Resource #1 Developed by Jo Tate

Waltzing Matilda" "the unofficial national anthem of Australia"

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Engage to learn1. Has South Korea been

through bad economic times in their history?

2. How did the South Korean people recover from these times?

3. Does South Korea have some traditional songs? What are they?

4. Are any of these songs about historical events? The Stream in Seoul after the Korean war

The History of the song ‘Waltzing Matilda’• In 1894 the shearers

went on strike. They blocked access to the shearing shed used for removing the wool from the sheep. The Squatter called in the troopers to deal with the problemEnglish term Meaning

Shearing (verb) Removing wool from a sheep. These men are called Shearers (Noun)Troopers (Noun) PoliceSquatters (Noun) Farmers who first started the farm. Usually came from England or IrelandStrike (Noun) Stop work. Refuse to work for their boss.

Who were the Swagmen?During the Great Depression (1930’s) men who had no jobs walked from town to town looking for work. They carried their swag on their back. They lit fires to keep warm. The used a billy to boil water and cook food over the fire.

Billy (Noun)

swag(Noun)

Swagman (Noun)

Word MeaningSwag Blanket wrapped around

camping gear

billyOld tin used to cook over an open fire

Swagmen Men looking for work

Swagmen looking for work

Verse 1Once 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 boiled,You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Word Meaning

Jolly (Adjective) Happy

Camped (Verb) Ate and slept

Billabong (Noun) Water hole

Coolibah (Noun) Australian tree

Waltzing(verb) A dance

Matilda(noun) Ladies name

Boiled(verb) Water heated >100 degrees hot

BillabongBilly

Swagman

Chorus:

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me,And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boilYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Verse 2Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabongUp jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee,And he sang as he shoved that jumbuck in his tucker bagYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Word MeaningJumbuck(noun) sheep

Glee(verb) happiness

Shoved(verb) pushed

Tucker(noun) food

Jumbuck

Chorus:

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me,And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boilYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Verse 3Up rode the squatter mounted on his thorough-bredDown 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.”

Word Meaning

Squatter(Noun) Farm and sheep owner

Mounted(verb) riding

Thorough-bred (Noun) A horse breed

Troopers (Noun) Police

Chorus:

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda,You'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me,And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boilYou'll come a Waltzing Matilda with me.

Verse 4Up jumped the swagman sprang in to the billabongYou'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.”

Word Meaning

Sprang (verb) jumped

Billabong (noun) Water hole

Ghost (noun) Spirit after death

Final Chorus

Waltzing MatildaWaltzing Matilda, you’ll come a Waltzing Matilda with meAnd his voice can be heardAs you pass by that billabong“You’ll come a Waltzing Matilda with me”

True or False?

1. It is hot weather for the Swagman2. The jumbuck was thirsty3. There were four troopers4. The swagman was not a happy man5. The swagman cooked his own food in a

frypan6. It would be spooky today at that billabong

Living or non-living?billy swagman jumbuck billabong

trooper squatter tucker Thorough-bred

Living things Non living things

Complete the sentence using the words from the box

• Jumbucks• Shearing • Swagman• billabong• Sprang• Ghost

1. Wool is removed from the sheep by ………………………….

2. In summer the ……………………. was dry.

3. He …………………….. up and grabbed the sheep.

4. Sheep are also called……………………….. In Australia.

5. During the Great Depression there were a lot of …………………………. Walking along roads.

6. Australian’s believe the ……………… of the jolly swagman still haunts the billabong

What do you think?• Should the Squatter (farmer) have called the

Troupers) about his missing sheep? Why or why not?• What else could the Swagman have done when the

troopers (police) arrived?• Do you believe the Swagman’s ghost may still be

heard?

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• http://www.telelib.com/authors/L/LawsonHenry/indexalphashort.html