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Thread #99300   Message #2209967
Posted By: Celtaddict
06-Dec-07 - 03:57 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Tom Traubert's Blues (Tom Waits)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Tom Traubert's Blues (Tom Waits)
Welcome, Guest Alicia. The expression 'waltzing Matilda' means to go off and about, wandering as a hobo or a trackman; expression is Australian (and the song 'Waltzing Matilda' by Banjo Patterson is often considered Australia's unofficial national anthem).