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There is probably no other song that is more easily recognised by a populace: young or old: ocker or a newly arrived immigrant.
|Once a jolly swagman camped by a |[pic] |Swagman - a drifter,|
|billabong, | |a hobo, an itinerant|
|Under the shade of a coolibah tree,| |shearer who carried |
| | |all his belongings |
|And he sang as he watched and | |wrapped up in a |
|waited 'til his billy boiled | |blanket or cloth |
|"Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | |called a swag. |
|with me?" | |Billabong - a |
| Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda| |waterhole near a |
| | |river |
|Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | |Coolibah - a |
|with me | |eucalyptus tree |
|And he sang as he watched and | |Billy- a tin can |
|waited 'til his billy boiled, | |with a wire handle |
|"Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | |used to boil water |
|with me?" | |in |
| |[pic] |Jumbuck - a sheep |
|Along came a jumbuck to drink at | |Tucker Bag - a bag |
|the billabong, | |for keeping food in |
|Up jumped the swagman and grabbed | | |
|him with glee, | | |
|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 | | |
|And he sang as he watched and | | |
|waited 'til his billy boiled, | | |
|"Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | | |
|with me?". | | |
| |[pic] |Squatter - a wealthy|
|Up rode the squatter, mounted on | |landowner. |
|his thoroughbred, | |Trooper - a |
|Down came the troopers, one, two, | |policeman, a mounted|
|three, | |militia-man. |
|"Whose is that jumbuck you've got | | |
|in your tucker bag?" | | |
|"You'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | | |
|with me". | | |
| | | |
|Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda | | |
|Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | | |
|with me | | |
|And he sang as he watched and | | |
|waited 'til his billy boiled, | | |
|"Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | | |
|with me?". | | |
| |[pic] | |
|Up jumped the swagman, leapt into | | |
|the billabong, | | |
|"You'll never catch me alive," said| | |
|he, | | |
|And his ghost may be heard as you | | |
|pass by the billabong, | | |
|"Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | | |
|with me". | | |
| | | |
|Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda | | |
|Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | | |
|with me | | |
|And he sang as he watched and | | |
|waited 'til his billy boiled, | | |
|"Who'll come a-waltzing, Matilda, | | |
|with me?" | | |

What does Waltzing Matilda mean?

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. Young apprentices in those days travelled the country working under a master craftsman earning their living as they went
- sleeping where they could.
Matilda has Teutonic origins and means Mighty Battle Maiden. It is believed to have been given to female camp followers who accompanied soldiers during the Thirty Year wars in Europe. This came to mean "to be kept warm at night" and later to mean the great army coats or blankets that soldiers wrapped themselves with. These were rolled into a swag tossed over their shoulder while marching.
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. This is what Swagmen did in outback Australia.

How Did the Song Originate?

Andrew Barton (Banjo) Patterson [1864-1941] was a solicitor (lawyer) by profession and lived and worked in Sydney, Australia.
In 1895 Banjo and his fiancee, Sarah Riley, visited the Dagworth Homestead a station in outback Queensland. This station was owned by the family of one of Sarah's school friends: Christina Macpherson. While at the station
Banjo heard Christina play a tune called the "Craigeelee" on an autoharp.
Banjo liked the "whimsicality and dreaminess" of the tune and thought it would be nice to set some words to it.
During his stay Bob Macpherson took Banjo around the station where they stopped at the Combo Waterhole where they found the skin of a newly killed sheep. Obviously someone had made a meal of it. Bob Macpherson may also have told Banjo of the sheep shearers strike of September 1894 when shearers had set fire to the Dagworth woolshed killing over a hundred sheep. Macpherson and three policeman had given chase and one of them, a man named Hoffmeister, shot and killed himself rather than be captured.
So it appears that Banjo linked up all these events to conjure up "Waltzing
Matilda. Christina wrote up the score. It was first sung publicly at a banquet for the Premier of Queensland and was an instant hit. The song was then picked up by the "Billy Tea" company to advertise their product.
Paterson sold the rights to Waltzing Matilda and "some other pieces" to
Angus & Robertson Publishers for "five quid".
By World War 1 it was Australia's favorite song and has been ever since.
Some great poems by Banjo Patterson:

. Mulga's Bill's Bicycle Kids and adults alike will love it.

. The Man from Snowy River acclaimed as Australia's greatest poem.
Clancy of The Overflow a city folk's yearning for the wide open spaces

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital of the state of Victoria in Australia. It is the second largest city in Australia.

It was voted the worlds' most livable city in 1994.

And the least polluted for a city of its size.

THE CITY

Melbourne is renowned for its parks, fickle weather, clanging trams, upside- down river, football and its cosmopolitan outlook. It is also the financial capital of Australia.
It is a relatively safe city with a very low crime rate.
About 3.2 million people live in the greater Melbourne area.
The people of Melbourne came from all over the world.

YARRA RIVER

The Yarra River flows right by the city. It is sometimes called "the river that flows upside down" because of its muddy colour. The reason for this colour is because mud particles stay suspended in the water and don't settle to the bottom like in most rivers. It is a very clean river (now).
During the warmer months people like to walk along the river, visit the parks and sunbathe (ouch) along the banks.
The Moomba festival also has a lot of events on the river. I love the birdman competition where they try to see who can fly the furthest after jumping off a bridge. Its very funny.

TRAMS

Melbourne loves its electric trams. It is the only city in Australia which still has them as part of its public transport system. We paint some of them with interesting designs and motifs. There is even a tram restaurant where you can dine while trundling past interesting city sites. Trams have right of way on our roads and also make us do unusual right hand turns at city intersections.

ARTS CENTRE

The Arts Centre is a short walk across Princes Bridge on St Kilda Road and is now a part of the larger Southgate entertainment complex.
It consists of the:

. National Gallery of Victoria with its large collection of works by local and overseas artists.

. Melbourne Concert Hall which can seat 2600 people and has fantastic acoustics.

. State Theaters home of the Australian Ballet and Opera Companies.
The Art Centre's lattice work spire glows a light purple colour at night and can be seen from miles around.
The water wall at the museum is very popular with young kids.

BOTANICAL GARDENS

. Melbourne has many public parks and gardens within walking distance of the city centre: Botanical Gardens was created in the English landscape tradition and extends for 36 hectares along the Yarra River.

. Flagstaff Gardens the city's first public gardens.

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