Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela. Everybody Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.           Five hundred dollars, friend, I lost, what made me sell my cart and horse. Hey-a, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.          Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela. Everybody Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.           Well, de money was just inside me bed, stuck up in de pillow, beneath my head, don t you know, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.           Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela. Everybody Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.           Well, my friends, nevah to love again, all de money gone in vain. Hey-a, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.           Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela. Everybody Matilda, Matilda, Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela.