hey matilda matilda matilda she take me money and run venezuela once again now matilda matilda matilda she take me money and run venezuela five hundred dollars friends i lost woman even sell me cart and horse heya matilda she take me money and run venezuela everybody sing out the chorus sing a little louder matilda she take me money and run venezuela once again now going round the corner sing out the chorus matilda she take me money and run venezuela well the money was to buy me house an lan then she got a serious plan a hey ah matilda she take me money and run venezuela everybody once again now going round the corner well the money was just inside me bed stuck up in a pillow beneath me head don t you know matilda she found me money and everybody once again now hooma locka chimba bring me little water matilda she take me money and run venezuela women over forty everybody goin round the corner bring me little water matilda she take me money and run venezuela well me friends never to love again all me money gone in vain uh heya matilda she take me money and run venezuela everybody oom ba locka chimba sing a little softer everybody sing out the chorus matilda she take me money and run venezuela 