I LEARNED "wALTZING mATILDA" from Josh white. He sang it just like he sang everything else. This one thoug, was rather rhythmless. So That's the way I sand it until .................oNE fATEFULL DAY IN 1967, AT THE BLACK PEARL TAVERN IN nEWPORT. (keep your smart remarks to yourself)The America's Cup challenger this time was the Australian, "Dame Patty" ( or Damn Pity ) To make a long story even more extensive, Dame Patty's crew. hung out at the Black Pearl . One of them requested (surprise, surprise) Waltzing Matilda" (T^his is one of the greatest songs ever written) Anyway, I sang Waltzing Matilda, for the first time to an Australian Audience, the only way I'd ever heard it, Josh White style. Looks of dis be;ief and horrorslowly appeared on one Australian face after another./ When I had finished, The all arose from their chairs,AND IN ONE VOICE shouted, 'IT DON'T GO LIKE THAT , MATE!!!. Being as how each one of them was a good 3 inches or more taller than I and immesurably in better physical condition, and, at the moment extre,mely annoyed, I asked them to instruct me on the proper method of performing this song. All together, Mate, one two three. They sang the most well known vesion. After they werer finished One of them asked, What about the other one? and then they sang trhe version that has a tune very similar to "Haul on the Bowline? The chorus of which goes, Wal;ltzin' Matilda, Matilda you'r me darlin'. You' l;l go a- waltzin'M atilda with me.
Waltzin'matilda and totin' a waterbag, you'll go a waltzin Matilda with me.
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