Lyr Req: Swaggies Have All Waltzed Matilda Away

Subject: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda away
From: alison
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 05:16 AM

Its an Alastair Hulett song....... anyone got the words?

"Does it quicken your heartbeat to see tar and concrete
?cover the tracks of the old bullock dray........"

thanks

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Chris/Darwin
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 08:01 AM

Alison

Yes, this is an Alistair Hulett song. You can get the words at www.anu.edu.au/polsci/courses/aipe/lectures00/ai02.htm

Regards
Chris

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Murray MacLeod
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 08:08 AM

It is a great song, and the album on which he recorded it, "Dance of the Underclass", is a classic.

Murray

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: alison
Date: 02 Jul 01 - 10:47 AM

wonderful song... thanks fellas

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 08:49 PM

"The Swaggies Have All Waltzed Matilda Away" can also be found in this old thread.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: alison
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 10:51 PM

and for anyone in the Sydney area you can see Alistair Hulett playing at the St Albans Folk Festival at the end of April.....


slainte

alison

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 25 Mar 02 - 11:36 PM

Website mentioned by Chris/Darwin. There are several songs here in addition to Swaggies...
Songs