Australians ostensibly forgot the meaning of the words, because they are putting up with lots of tyranny from their government.
No it's not.
What do those birds say?
“Leave the singing to us”?
My folks have an old vinyl...Andre Kostelanetz, World’s Greatest Waltzes. WM is one of the selections. It’s so moving and beautiful! Found it on youtube at the 2 minute mark in a medley with “Now Is The Hour.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWNC3vZG2a8
Next best imo, Jimmie Rodgers’ version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fQvPFR_1M
Leftist commie style tyranny is threatening the entire western culture, meaning Australia is not alone. Look at Canada, Castro’s son is now in charge and there are new gun laws there and attempts to change their culture. And our very own regime here in the US is a complete international joke where our puppet pResident rambles on and wonders off.
But I must say tyranny is being held back by our 2nd Amendment where millions of good people own some excellent weapons capable of defending their homes and our way of life if necessary. I strongly believe this is holding back the transformation of America into a full communist nation.
Americans will not give up their guns as easily as the good people of Australia did 20 some odd years ago.
For many years...until fairly recently...I thought Waltzing Matilda was just a song about a guy who wanted to take his sweetheart dancing...I had never listed carefully to the lyrics. But now that I know what a "jumbuck" is...what a "billabong" is...and what a "billy" is I recognize it as being a very powerful and moving song.
My favorite version:
Australia is differrent and Australians are different. Of all the English-speaking nations, Oz is the most ... different.
Watch any three of these and you’ll see what I mean:
“Wake in Fright” (either the 1971 Donald Pleasance film, or the 2017 Guy Pearce miniseries)
LOW-budget indie film “The Magician” or it’s later miniseries, “Mr Inbetween”
“Chopper,” the film Eric Bana was born to star in
“Van Diemen’s Land,” a true story of penal colony inmates who survive an escape into the wilderness by resorting to cannibalism
“The Royal Hotel,” starring Julia Garner, unforgettable as “Ozark’s” Ruth Langmore
Watch a couple of episodes of “Skippy the Bush Kangaroo” and (presuming you’re old enough) you’ll recognize it as the blueprint for the 1960s American TV show, “Flipper.”
And that’s without going anywhere near Crocodile Dundee, the Mad Max franchise, Quigley, or the myriad of films about their cruelty to the Aborigines.