What is "Waltzing Matilda"?
Q: What is "Waltzing Matilda"?
A: "Waltzing Matilda" is one of Australia's best known songs, a bush ballad and a country folk song.
Q: What is the meaning of the title "Waltzing Matilda"?
A: "Waltzing Matilda" is Australian slang for walking through the country looking for work, with one's goods in a "Matilda" (bag) carried over one's back.
Q: Why is "Waltzing Matilda" called the unofficial national anthem of Australia?
A: "Waltzing Matilda" is called the unofficial national anthem of Australia because of its popularity and cultural significance.
Q: What is the story of the song "Waltzing Matilda"?
A: The song "Waltzing Matilda" tells the story of a traveling farm worker making a drink of tea at a bush camp and capturing a sheep to eat. When the sheep's owner arrives with three policemen to arrest the worker for taking the sheep, the worker drowns himself in a small watering hole.
Q: Who wrote the words to the song "Waltzing Matilda"?
A: The words to the song "Waltzing Matilda" were written by a poet and nationalist Banjo Paterson in 1895.
Q: When was the sheet music of "Waltzing Matilda" first printed?
A: The sheet music of "Waltzing Matilda" was first printed in 1903.
Q: Where is the Waltzing Matilda Centre located?
A: The Waltzing Matilda Centre is located in Winton, Queensland and it is a museum dedicated to the song "Waltzing Matilda".
