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Re: Waltzing Matilda
Posted By: Dave, on host 206.129.70.172
Date: Thursday, August 17, 2000, at 16:48:00
In Reply To: Re: Waltzing Matilda posted by Paul A. on Thursday, August 17, 2000, at 08:23:10:

> Tip: "Waltzing Matilda" is about a swagman who
>steals a farmer's sheep and then commits suicide
> rather than let the police arrest him.

Which is why I really think it *ought* to be the Australian National Anthem. A song about a guy who would rather commit suicide than face honest justice is such an appropriate anthem for a country entirely peopled with criminals.

-- Dave

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