Wallis & Matilda - The Man From Ironbark

[MrNungaroo]

now called Stuart Town I think most of the people there are related to my wife :)

[davedunn64]

Have loved Wallis & Matilda for many years. Have a few cassettes, but yet to look for the CD (if it exists!).

[MadMikkie]

FANTASTIC - Songs are the easiest ways to NOT lose the classical Australian Poetry - also the easiest way to learn then to.

[welbyskinner]

"Dexter" Latin for "Right" - "Greens" were young girls. Peelers was a nickname for Police men, named after Sir Robert Peel who founded the first modern day Police force. A "Tote" - the odds or bet on a Horse rate as set by the Book Keeper - also used as "Tab" in Aussie Lingo.

[welbyskinner]

AB Paterson from Ophir out of Orange, war correspondent and peer of Winston Churchill, Australia's best poet of the early 20th century, Henry was good too but Banjo better educated, greatest poem Waltzing Matilda

[anthonydarl]

thanks Didge for the song..........I played the barber in a school play years ago because I knew all the words from listening to Wallis and Matilda........and believe it or not my great great grandfather WAS the man from ironbark

[Didgeinator92]

Wow, that's certainly an interesting part of the family, and it's nice to know about how significant this song is to you.

If I remember, my great great grandfather was an actual convict, by the name of Edward Killalea. I guess history runs somewhere through a family...

Thanks for commenting!

[Spook271]

Do you shave mate? :-))))

[Baskerville22]

" their eyes were dull their heads were flat"....applies to many of today's Ipodded youth

[Didgeinator92]

I may be a youth, but I can't help but agree with you. It's very common to hear stories on the news about graffiti gangs, violence and God knows what else. Oh well, here's to still holding out hope.

Thanks for commenting!

[mandoggydogg]

anythin aussie

[bigbadnewman]

Love it!!!!

[Muffinrider]

There were some guilded youths who sat along the barbers wall, there eyes were dull their heads were flat, they had no brains at all!

[Didgeinator92]

To them the barber passed the wink, his dexter eyelid shut, "I'll make this bloomin yokel think, his bloomin throat is cut."

Glad you enjoyed the song.

[jmfcob]

Bloody beauty mate!

[orroroo]

Bloody beautiful

[Didgeinator92]

Bloody oath!

[horatio422006]

Cmon. Now cmon. A mate of mine said whatever you want is on youtube. It never misses. I thought of Man from Ironbark that I used to hear on 2WG Wagga around 1981 and thought that something this obscure just simply wouldnt be here. You and youtube sure showed me. I just can't believe it. Brilliant post.

[johnftox]

I love the Australian poetry. Bloody fantastic.

We need more of this for the young Australians of today.

More please...

[Didgeinator92]

I'm glad you enjoyed this. However, as for more, I'm kind of uncertain if I can get my hands on more. Let's hope for the best. Take care.

[mecampsalottoo]

excellent..........