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	Waltzing Matilda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paterson sold the rights to "Waltzing Matilda" and "some other pieces" to Angus and Robertson Publishers for "five quid" (a "quid" is slang for a pound, the then unit of currency.
		Matilda the Kangaroo, who was also named after the song, was the mascot at the 1982 Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
		Matilda was represented by both a cartoon kangaroo and a 13-metre high (42 feet 8 inches) mechanical kangaroo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waltzing_Matilda (1935 words)

	Waltzing Matilda
		Waltzing Matilda is Australia's most widely known folk song and one that has been popularly suggested as a potential National anthem many times.
		Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag, "Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, with me?".
		"Waltzing Matilda" is probably based on this story: In September 1894, on a station called Dagworth (north of Winton), some shearers were in a strike that turned violent.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Waltzing_matilda.html (996 words)

	Byron Bay Holiday Guide : Waltzing Matilda: The Epic Story That Founded a Nation
		The existence of Waltzing Matilda, the song, is a contributor to that sense of freedom and well being.
		Waltzing Matilda has marched Australians into battle and marched them home again; has celebrated every sporting victory; echoed around the school room walls, and walked prime ministers into office.
		The spirit of endurance in Waltzing Matilda carries with it, confirmation that the fabric of our character is fundamentally intact as we enter a new century.
	www.bayweb.com.au /holiday_guide/articles/waltzing_matilda.html (1164 words)

	Waltzing Matilda
		The hero of Waltzing Matilda is a migrant farm labourer ("swagman") who is cornered under a eucalyptus tree ("coolibah") beside a waterhole ("billabong") by a landowner ("squatter") and his hired policemen after stealing a sheep ("jumbuck," from the Aboriginal word jimbuc) for his dinner ("tucker").
		By 1894, the expression "Waltzing Matilda," meaning to carry a coat or bedroll on the trail, imported by European immigrants, had caught on with the swagmen of Queensland, though they more commonly used the expression "humping the bluey" to refer to life on the road.
		Waltzing Matilda Centre, Winton, Outback Queensland, Australia, is the museum mentioned in the article.
	www.standingstones.com /waltzing.html (1958 words)

	Lyrics and Music
		Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag, "You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?".
		Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me "Whose is that jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?", "You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?".
		Matilda: Although there are several schools of thought, Matilda as originally used means is of Teutonic origins and means Mighty Battle Maiden, referring to the women in camps during the Thirty Year Wars in Europe.
	www.niehs.nih.gov /kids/lyrics/matilda.htm (643 words)

	Waltzing Matilda - Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Waltzing Matilda is an Australian folk song, written by the poet A.B. (Banjo) Paterson in the 19th century.
		'Matilda' is a name of Teutonic origins, meaning 'mighty battle maiden'; it is a name applied to the women who travelled with soldiers during the Thirty Years war and took on the colloquial meaning of 'to be kept warm at night'.
		So it can be surmised that 'Waltzing Matilda' is really Paterson's attempt at expressing the 'Australian identity' of his age - the familiar figure of a travelling tradesmen carrying his only wordly belongings wrapeed up in a blanket on his back.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art8299.asp (514 words)

	Waltzing Matilda - OD Board
		The phrase Waltzing Matilda is believed to have originated with German immigrants who settled in Australia.
		Waltzing is derived from the German term auf der walz which meant to travel while learning a trade.
		So the phrase Waltzing Matilda came to mean: to travel from place to place in search of work with all one's belongings on one's back wrapped in a blanket or cloth.
	www.originaldissent.com /forums/showthread.php?t=6396 (874 words)

	Welcome to Matilda's Place (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Waltzing matilda - Matilda was a mock-romantic word for a swag, and to waltz matilda was to hit the road with a swag on your back.
		So Waltzing Matilda strikes a chord (so to speak), generation after generation, for the same reason that Crocodile Dundee was as popular here as anywhere else - we know we're not like that; but it's fun pretending for a while that we are.
		Waltzing Matilda was written by a young Sydney solicitor and poet by the name of Andrew Barton Paterson in 1893, who at the time was writing under the pen name of "The Banjo".
	www.matildasplace.com (3151 words)

	Waltzing Matilda
		Waltzing Matilda is a 16.4 metres (55ft) Roberts fibreglass Ketch.
		Waltzing Matilda offers you a chance to experience some of the many natural wonders of the Whitsundays including Whitehaven Beach and Cid Harbour.
		Waltzing Matilda caters for a maximum of 14 guests and have share and double cabins available.
	www.sailing-whitsunday.com /data/listings/l0021.php (584 words)

	And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		"And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda" is a song, written by Eric Bogle in 1972, that commemorates the battle of Gallipoli between Australian and Turkish forces during the First World War.
		It is written from the point of view of a young Australian man who is sent to Gallipoli.
		American Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor winner Senator Bob Kerrey sang the song to his supporters at the end of his Presidential campaign in 1988, and borrowed the first line for the title of his autobiography, When I Was A Young Man: A Memoir.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/And_The_Band_Played_Waltzing_Matilda (341 words)

	Waltzing Matilda - our other National Anthem!!
		Waltzing Matilda is a poem written in the time of the sheep shearer's strike during the depression, many men were wandering the countryside in search of work.
		Australia's most famous poet A. (Banjo) Paterson hand wrote a manuscript of the original Waltzing Matilda written 1895 on a trip to Winton, Queensland.
		matilda is a swag that is usually rolled and carried on your back, (similar to a backpack) and to waltz your matilda means to hit the track...start walking!!!
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/3789/Matilda.html (631 words)

	Roger Clarke's Waltzing Matilda Home-Page
		The first publication of 'Waltzing Matilda' in the form of sheet-music did not use Christina Macpherson's tune, but a different one attributed to Marie Cowan; and this is the version that is most commonly played.
		Whether 'The Bold Fusilier' is a 'steal' from 'Waltzing Matilda' or not, there have been a few outright parodies of the song, demonstrating various levels of humour and bad taste.
		Another source of information is the research of Harry Hastings Pearce (1897-1984), documented in 'On the origins of Waltzing Matilda' (Hawthorn Press, 1971) and 'The Waltzing Matilda debate: replies to criticism, new verification on the Bold Fusilier, Josephine Pene, etc.' (1974).
	www.anu.edu.au /people/Roger.Clarke/WM (3845 words)

	Waltzing Matilda - A translation for non-Australians
		matilda - the name given by one particular swagman to his swag.
		Apparently the swaggie in question was a Dutchman who came to Australia after his wife, Matilda, had died.
		waltzing - a dance performed by sheep stealers whilst suspended from a gibbet by a rope
	sound.westhost.com /matilda.htm (706 words)

	WALTZING MATILDA TAB
		D A And the band played Waltzing Matilda, D E As we sailed away from the quay.
		E A No more Waltzing Matilda for me. D A So they collected the crippled, The wounded and maimed, E A And they sent us back home to Australia.
		A D Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda A E Who'll come a waltzing matilda with me? Outro: A A E A Turtyl--emyers31@maine.maine.edu "I can resist anyhting but temptation!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life without Love is like a tree without blossoms and fruit.
	www.guitarboard.com /p/pogues/waltzing-matilda-18408.php (882 words)

	The Band Played Waltzing Matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Then in nineteen fifteen the country said, "Son, It's time to stop rambling, there's work to be done." And they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun, And they marched me away to the war.
		And the band played Waltzing Matilda As our ship pulled away from the quay, And amidst all the cheers, flag-waving and tears We sailed off to Gallipoli.
		For I'll go no more Waltzing Matilda All around the green bush far and free, To hump tent and pegs, a man needs both legs, No more Waltzing Matilda for me. So they gathered the crippled, the wounded, the maimed, And they shipped us back home to Australia.
	mysongbook.de /msb/songs/r_clarke/banplayd.htm (539 words)

	[minstrels] The Band Played Waltzing Matilda -- Eric Bogle
		But the band played "Waltzing Matilda," As they carried us down the gangway, But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared, Then they turned all their faces away.
		Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? And their ghosts may be heard as they march by the billabong, Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda with me? -- Eric Bogle
		The contrast is conveyed as much by the music as by the words, actually, and the segue into "Waltzing Matilda" in the last verse is almost heartbreakingly powerful.
	www.cs.rice.edu /~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/981.html (1554 words)

	Lyrics: Waltzing Matilda by Jimmie Rodgers
		Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda You`ll come a waltzing matilda with me, And he sang as he sat and waited by the billabong, `You`ll come a waltzing matilda with me`.
		Down came a jumbuck to drink beside the billabong Up jumped the swagman and seized him with glee And he sang as he tucked jumbuck in his tuckerbag, `You`ll come a waltzing matilda with me`.
		And his ghost may be heard as you ride beside the billabong, `You`ll come a waltzing matilda with me`.
	www.top40db.net /Lyrics/?SongID=60280&By=Artist&Match=Jimmie+Rodgers (158 words)

	Waltzing Matilda (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Waltzing Matilda is, briefly, a song about a tramp who camps by a creek and steals a sheep.
		Waltzing Matilda is very much a nationalist song.
		Waltzing Matilda is sometimes performed as a brisk march; but I'd much rather hear it played in sad, almost wistful measures.
	www.hamilton.net.au /matilda.html (461 words)

	Waltzing Matilda
		In 1941 the suggestion was raised via the Sydney Bulletin that the tune and word structure of Waltzing Matilda is based upon a song "The Bold Fusilier' which, on account of its reference to the Duke of Marlborough, was assumed to date from the early 1700s.
		The tune was said to be recognisable as that used for Waltzing Matilda, and while only one verse and a chorus of the text were remembered in either case, a strong structural resemblence to that song was apparent.
		First, I think it likely that "The Bold Fusilier" is an authentic folk song, and most unlikely that it was composed after "Waltzing Matilda." Nor do I regard it as believable that this form would have been evolved independently by Paterson.
	www.csufresno.edu /folklore/ballads/PBB119.html (1241 words)

	Australia - Learn English Magazine - British Council
		‘ Waltzing matilda’ probably refers to the act of carrying it around the country.
		Waltzing Matilda came in second, with nearly 30% of the vote.
		Whatever the official anthem is, for many Australians ‘Waltzing Matilda’ will continue to be their real national song.
	www.learnenglish.org.uk /magazine/magazine_home_australia.html (869 words)

	Songs/waltzing matilda
		In 1900, Waltzing Matilda, together with other poems, was bought by the publishers Angus and Robertson of Sydney (and they retain the copyright to this day).
		In 1974 an opinion poll was conducted to decide a new anthem, the choices being "Waltzing Matilda", "Advance Australia Fair" (the eventual winner with 51% of the poll) and "Song of Australia".
		Well one theory is that although WM is a popular tune it is the story of a vagrant/tramp/bum who steals a sheep and then commits suicide rather than be captured by the police.
	tafkac.org /songs/waltzing_matilda.html (396 words)

	LYRICS: Small Change: Tom Traubert's Blues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		If we decide to make 'Waltzing Matilda' the real national anthem, we will have to either buy back the copyright from an American company, or pay royalties on such occasions as our national anthem is played in the United States.
		("Matilda" is Aussie slang for "backpack," and "waltzing matilda" means being on the road or hitchhiking.) Bones Howe distinctly remembers when Waits wrote "Tom Traubert's Blues." Howe's phone rang in the middle of the night.
		Matilda: An Australian folk anthem, written by poet Banjo Paterson, about a hobo (swagman) being arrested for stealing a sheep (jumbuk) and escaping by diving into a creek (billabong) where he drowns.
	www.keeslau.com /TomWaitsSupplement/Lyrics/Smallchange/Tomtraubertsblues-ub.htm (4148 words)

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		Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag -- Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me? 2.
		Down came a jumbuck to drink at the water-hole, Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee; And he sang as he stowed him away in his tucker-bag, "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me." 3.
		But the swagman he up and he jumped in the water-hole, Drowning himself by the Coolabah tree; And his ghost may be heard as it sings in the Billabong "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?"
	www.everythingdulcimer.com /tab/Queensland_Matilda.txt (155 words)

	Analysis on onus of proof in trade mark oppositions following Waltzing Matilda dispute
		Winton Shire Council and The Waltzing Matilda Centre Ltd (Opponents) were unsuccessful in their opposition before the Registrar, but were successful in their appeal before Spender J in the Court below.
		Lomas was subsequently successful in her appeal to the Full Federal Court which held that the Opponents had not established any relevant prior trade mark use of WALTZING MATILDA sufficient to defeat Lomas’ claim to statutory ownership of this trade mark.
		The Waltzing Matilda song was written by A B (Banjo) Patterson and first performed in the town of Winton in 1895.
	www.findlaw.com.au /articles/default.asp?task=read&id=7200&site=GN (440 words)

	WALTZING MATILDA by Banjo Paterson (1864 - 1941) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs, Under the shade of a Coolibah tree; And he sang as he looked at the old billy boiling "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me."
		Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me. Waltzing Matilda and leading a water-bag.
		Up sprang the swagman and jumped into the waterhole, Drowning himself by the Coolibah tree; And his voice can be heard as it sings in the billabongs, "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me."
	www.middlemiss.org /lit/authors/patersonab/poetry/wmatilda.html (191 words)

	Waltzing Matilda \| Shelly & Jeff Randall \| Travel Blog
		Our travel vehicle is a Volkswagen Westfalia camper-van named Matilda, after the Australian phrase (and song) "Waltzing Matilda" -- meaning to hit the road with your possessions slung in a bag over your shoulder.
		We're waltzing around the U.S. and Canada, learning as much as we can about this vast and diverse country we call home.
		Waltzing Matilda - Shelly & Jeff Randall
	www.travelblog.org /Bloggers/waltzing-matilda (1495 words)

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