It was an honour to be asked to sing 'Waltzing Matilda' at the first annual Memorial Service in Bali. After the sad occasion we were taken to see the wreaths and flowers strung out along the road at the scene of the terrorist attack. I was touched by four lines simply scribbled alongside a photo. I copied them down on a scrap of paper. These lines were perfect to set off a song dedicated to those who perished in the disaster.
This song was written for the victims of the Bali bombings. In fact the first 4 lines were written on a note from one of the victims families. John found the note and thought he would finish it. As John Laws says," if he couldn't write a note of music, of which he certainly can, John williamson is an extraordinary poet". Sums up JW just nicely.
This song is one of my favourites! I remember listening to it and getting a phone call the next day from mu Uncle telling me that my Aunty had passed away.....lovely!
It was an honour to be asked to sing 'Waltzing Matilda' at the first annual Memorial Service in Bali. After the sad occasion we were taken to see the wreaths and flowers strung out along the road at the scene of the terrorist attack. I was touched by four lines simply scribbled alongside a photo. I copied them down on a scrap of paper. These lines were perfect to set off a song dedicated to those who perished in the disaster.
- John Williamson
allourdogs 3 weeks ago
Absolutely beautiful song :)
Awesomemonkey8 2 months ago
i love his voice peeeerrfect
riaedward 6 months ago
this played at our friends funeral , i balled my eyes out
lauraphipps1 9 months ago
@lauraphipps1 this was played at my granfathers funeral so this song makes me cry now D:
iamHARRO 2 months ago
Oh how much I love this song it puts the beat in my hart
this song was played at my grammers fuarl
Lou1234567890Lou 10 months ago
this song was played at my daddys funeral last y
his birthday today...he wouldve been 41
RIP daddy love ur little angel...i will always have u with me in my heart
MegaLittleslut 11 months ago
@MegaLittleslut dad would be proud of his little slut. lol
timmy71 10 months ago
@timmy71 im not a slut... my best friend made this account for a bit of fun a few yrs ago b4 she died
MegaLittleslut 10 months ago
This song was written for the victims of the Bali bombings. In fact the first 4 lines were written on a note from one of the victims families. John found the note and thought he would finish it. As John Laws says," if he couldn't write a note of music, of which he certainly can, John williamson is an extraordinary poet". Sums up JW just nicely.
thegoingthing 11 months ago
played this song at my dads funeral,i still play it it so reminds me of him .
littledonna100 1 year ago
sure, great, but what do the images have to do with the lyrics?
TheWombat40 1 year ago
@TheWombat40 I note you have zero uploads ..it's hard to do 800 odd uploads with exact images for each one
mrblindfreddy9999 1 year ago
This song is one of my favourites! I remember listening to it and getting a phone call the next day from mu Uncle telling me that my Aunty had passed away.....lovely!
auntymelanie 1 year ago 2
lovely song :)
regulus015 1 year ago