Waltzing Matilda Lyrics

Waltzing Matilda Lyrics. Sung by Rolf Harris, with explanation of auzzie words.

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• Waltzing
• Matilda
• Lyrics

[Telvinni97]

1:13 is when the song starts

[Chlovan]

I love this song

[PrinsessChelsea]

you made that vidio on my tenth birthday

[shippodna]

auto captions is amazing...

[Avatar230594]

This song played loud from huge speakers, is the only the way to listen to this song.

[boleyngirls]

@philiplaulee Close but no cigar :) All correct bar the meaning of a Waltzing Matilda. This is a person going walkabout with a swag. I suppose the song's ok, having grown up with it it's just a song really.

The best use of it imo is Eric Bogle in "And the band played Waltzing Matilda."

[boleyngirls]

@IThinkSTDsAreSexy Yeah I cocked that up :) It wasn't bought, it was copyrighted by an American publisher, Carl Fischer Music, in 1941 as an original composition. Australian Olympic organisers had to pay royalties to Carl Fischer Music following the song being played at the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta. I knew the U.S had some sort of involvement with it.

I've read comments describing it as a noble song, it's actually the farthest thing from it.

[IThinkSTDsAreSexy]

@boleyngirls Haha. Nice joke there, mate. <_<

[nckweeks]

This is one to wake up to. Thanks Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 on Australia Day 2012. Blasted out of my radio and into my ears. A great tune though, haven't a clue what it's about but it sounds good.

[Rembrandtt66]

It is a very cathy story nobody ould fail to like it ould they/

[Amar7605]

@Telvinni97 I know, it's like "Get to the fucking point!", right?

[philiplaulee]

I remember being told a different story about the meaning of this song. This song is set during a time when poaching was a crime punishabale by hanging. After the swagman caught a sheep, he was pursued by troopers. He knew that being caught meant death. So he jumped into the pond. Hence the words, "You'll never catch me alive". He drowned. Hence the ghost element in this song. Waltzing Matilda refers to someone hanged from a tree branch.