Waltzing Matilda: Easy Ukulele Chord Melody Solo

I've always loved the song "Waltzing Matilda" and feel very sentimental when I hear it, which makes me think I was an Aussie in a former life. I've never known what the song meant and so for the purpose of this post I tried to figure it out.  I read the entry for Waltzing Matilda on Wikipedia and am still not quite sure what it means, except very roughly, it's about a swagman (itinerant worker in the bush) who dances with his "matilda," a rucksack with all his belongings, who is then arrested, and eventually commits suicide or is murdered beside a water hole--or something like that. I guess it doesn't matter--the melody is beautiful and the song seems to have universal appeal.

 I play the easy arrangement of Waltzing Matilda (free tab available)  by Al Wood, who created the Ukulele Hunt website. This might be a good song to learn before you tackle more complicated fingerstyle songs. There's no fancy fingerpicking--the right hand is played with the thumb only.