The beloved song " Waltzing Matilda," Australia's unofficial national anthem, is about a suicide. And not just any suicide. A suicide over a sheep. By a hobo, a drifter, a bum, no less.

Unidentified Group: (Singing) Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda, you'll come a Waltzing Matilda… Mr. WARGA: I don't know the song but I'm glad it's not just Americans who forget anthem lyrics.

In a way (but not all ways), Australia's soccer team is a lot like the country's unofficial national anthem, "Waltzing Matilda." ...

“Matilda” is the Australian National Dictionary’s (AND) Word of the Year for 2023. It is a very old Australianism (word usages originating in Oz), best known down under for the song “Waltzing Matilda” ...

Laugesen said that the word was commonly known before now because of the song "Waltzing Matilda". "The original German name refers to strength in battle," Laugesen added.

FORT COLLINS • There’s an old song, “Waltzing Matilda.” It’s an old Australian song. “It’s about a wandering hobo,” Steve Phillips says. He would not describe himself as a hobo ...

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SYDNEY - A shocking truth was revealed just recently. The beloved song "Waltzing Matilda," Australia's unofficial national anthem, is about a suicide. And not just any suicide. A suicide over a ...