Waltzing Matilda Explained 

I was curious about the actual meaning of the song, because when I was with the 1st Marine Division this was our battle song. I have even more appreciation for it now! I’m glad that our cultures can meet with music. Bless the Aussies and bless the Marine Corps!

I love this song. I once was a Swagman too, in the good old days.

Thank you for re-uploading! I used to watch this exact video on a loop in 2010 so finding it again is a great treat

Thanks this was so helpful! I am meant to do a project for school and didn't really get the song... this explains everything.

My favorite rendition! And, the explanation, (and PRESENTATION), was marvelous!

How the heck can you get a whole sheep in your tucker bag?!

i love this song! it took me ages to find but it reminds me of my dad who isn't around anymore he used to play this exact video for me i remember the images and the voice so well!

I heard several origin stories on this song. 1. a strike and strike breaking. 2. World War 1 waltzing Mathilda being a machine gun that danced all over the place as it was being fired. Also, the Waterbag being used to wet down the dust for the machine gun. 3. the Waterbag being a camel in the outback. My favorite version is Ali Mills singing "Waltchin Bat Mathilda" her uncle's composition in the Pidgin patois. (it was on RU-vid a while back). Also, the tune variant used in the movie "The Coca Cola Kid".

Ty for this reupload!

Ah, so his swag was Matilda! I had wondered.

Surprisingly good. Thanks for the post. It's late and I'm going to take a nice hot billabong.

Aussie Cossack sent me!

Why does this make me emotional 🥲

For a minute, I thought that Indigenous Australian people were singing about Matilda Wormwood from the novel, “Matilda” by Roald Dahl, illustrated by Quentin Blake. 👍🏼 if JumpStart 3rd Grade Mystery Mountain brought you here, because the Australian folk song, “Waltzing Matilda” was heard in the Music Hall activity of the educational MAC/PC game.

Thanks

Yes

Classic! That’s entertainment!

Original swag

What happened to the all-drawing/animation version?

It's a pity that Rolf Harris Fell From Grace 3:48

Wrong. What does Waltzing Matilda" mean? I looked it up. Waltzing Matilda is the dance you do between 2 big burly policemen walking you off to the jail.