Waltzing Vanessa

I wrote this take-off on Waltzing Matilda for Mom Vanessa Fowler's reception last Saturday in Queensland, Australia.  The verses cover certain events from the Job's Daughter career of Mom Fowler such as becoming Miss Queensland, Miss International Job's Daughter, The Grand Guardian of Queensland and finally, Supreme Guardian.  Obviously I did not use the Australian meaning of Waltzing Matilda (For more information about Waltzing Matilda, click here), but rather had Vanessa waltzing all around the globe during her Job's Daughters travels.

Once a Job's Daughter from the land down under,
Ran for and won Miss Queensland JD,
Then she went and became Miss International JD,
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me

Waltzing Vanessa, Waltzing Vanessa,
Waltzing her way all over the world
Oh she went and became Miss International JD,
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me


Then later on she was a Bethel Guardian
Helping the girls of the Queensland JD
When the next thing you know she's elected as Grand Guardian
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me.

Waltzing Vanessa, Waltzing Vanessa,
Waltzing her way all over the world
Well the next thing you know she's elected as Grand Guardian
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me


At Supreme Session held in Vancouver B.C.
She was elected in the Supreme Line
With Bill as her partner from Washington State not DC
He'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me!

Waltzing Vanessa, Waltzing Vanessa,
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me.
With Bill as her partner from Washington State not DC
He'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me!


Over the past year they have traveled o'er the world
Sometimes things irritated Billy and V
But Vanessa would calm him when ever her Billy boiled
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me.

Waltzing Vanessa, Waltzing Vanessa,
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me.
And Vanessa would calm him when ever her Billy boiled
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me.


Now here's Vanessa right back where she started from
And we all honor her as Supreme G
And We welcome her back where now she'll end her wandering
Waltzing Vanessa has come home you see

Waltzing Vanessa, Waltzing Vanessa,
Who'll come a-waltzing Vanessa with me.
Well we welcome her back where now she'll end her wandering
Waltzing Vanessa has come home you see


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