[pct-l] Clarification

[awitham at postnetburney.net (Andrew Witham)]

More clarification...

I'm not sure where you get your references, but you are a little off the
mark.   If you are talking about the old Australian folk song - it is
'Waltzing Matilda' - and there is no reference anywhere in the song to a bed
roll.  The song mentions his 'billy' (a billy can or kettle) and his 'tucker
bag' (bag of food) - but nothing about a bed roll.  (Nothing about keeping
the weight down, either!!!)

'Waltzing Matilda' refers to a tramp or hobo (a 'Matilda') walking (or
waltzing) along the highway.  The 'story' behind the song is basically the
story of a hobo, who on being arrested for stealing a sheep chooses to drown
himself in a pool rather than be taken to jail.  "You'll come a waltzing
with me" refers to the sheep's owner 'waltzing' the hobo off to jail.

For more see http://www.nla.gov.au/epubs/waltzingmatilda/ , or
http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/WM/WMText.html .


Drew
(who grew up watching the 'Rolf Harris Show', where he learned to tie
kangaroos down! And most list readers west of the big pond won't have a clue
what I am talking about! LOL)

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[snip]
If any of you know what the song Waltzing with Matilda is, if not it's a bed
roll strapped to the top or bottom of your pack. 

[snip]
 
Lonetrail
 
 
 
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