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 cat and horse!
Hey! Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Everybody!

(Matilda) Sing out the chorus
(Matilda) Sing a little louder
(Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela)
Once again now!
(Matilda) Going 'round the corner,
(Matilda) Sing out the chorus,
(Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela)

Well, the money was to buy me house and land
Then she got a serious plan, a-hey
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Everybody!

(Matilda, Matilda, Matilda,
She take me money and run Venezuela)
Once again now!
(Matilda,) Going 'round the corner
(Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela)

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...

(Matilda, Matilda, Matilda,
She take me money and run Venezuela)
Once again now!
(Matilda) Hooma locka chimba,
(Matilda) Bring me little water,
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela
Women over forty

(Matilda, Matilda, Matilda,
She take me money and run Venezuela)
Everybody!
(Matilda) Goin' round the corner,
(Matilda) 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!

(Matilda, Matilda) Oom, ba-locka-chimba!
(Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela)
Sing a little softer!

Matilda, Matilda, Matilda,
She take me money and run Venezuela
Everybody!
(Matilda, Matilda) Sing out the chorus!
Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela!