Lyr Req: Swaggies Have All Waltzed Matilda Away

02 Jul 01 - 05:16 AM (#496403)
Subject: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda away
From: alison

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

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02 Jul 01 - 08:01 AM (#496477)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Chris/Darwin

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

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02 Jul 01 - 08:08 AM (#496482)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Murray MacLeod

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

Murray

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02 Jul 01 - 10:47 AM (#496566)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: alison

wonderful song... thanks fellas

slainte

alison

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25 Mar 02 - 08:49 PM (#676258)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Jim Dixon

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

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25 Mar 02 - 10:51 PM (#676309)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: alison

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

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25 Mar 02 - 11:36 PM (#676320)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Swaggies have all waltzed Matilda aw
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)

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

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