As you all appear to be aware, the song Waltzing Matilda, which is NOT a waltz by the way, originated from a song written for the Craigielea poem by Robert Tannahill. I have in my possession the book of Tannahill poems published in 1817, which contains the Craigielea poem, and other works written by him. It's called 'Poems and Songs chiefly in the Scotish Dialect by Robert Tannahill'. Note the spelling of the word Scotish! It also contains a fairly long biography of the life, and death, of the great poet as a preface. It is the fourth edition of the works, which I think gained popularity as Tannahill died in 1810, probably sparking off renewed interest in his works. He apparently destroyed his manuscripts before committing suicide, but, thankfully, his friends still had copies, which they collated for publication. (Big Yellow Taxi Syndrome!). I have just had the book professionally re-bound, at great expense, as it was getting a bit time-worn. Interest, and comments, anyone?