I thought the first line of the Aussie national anthem was, "Once a jolly swagman sat beside a billibong," ;-)

And I always thought it was pretty telling that here in the U.S. our anthem is all about "bombs bursting in air"---if not on the ground.

Personally, if the Aussie anthem actually was "Waltzing Matilda", a fine song about a hobo that to survive steals a sheep and rather than get caught, drowns himself, I would much prefer it to any war-glorifying rant like "The Star Spangled Banner".

Art Thieme