Aussie Culture Lesson
First Tilly will be good at freestyle because we have a VERY famous song in Aus called "Walzting Matilda" Every Aussie knows the words and most of us don't know the words to our National Anthem. Although our National Anthem wasn't adopted until 1984, so we have a bit of an excuse. Second Tilly will be an independent girl because the swaggie in the song was a big rebel, in fact he was downright criminal.  I have posted a link of Rolf Harris singing the song. It's not the best version of the song but he explains a lot of the Aussie slang. Watch out Monica, you know the saying about giving a dog a name and she will live up to it. |
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That is so cool Mim! I remember singing this song in school. I really wonder if the nuns really knew what the song was about.  |
Did you sing it in school in the US???  I bet the nun's didn't know. We sang it at school too, I don't know if the nuns new what it meant but we kids sure didn't |
| No kidding, Mim, I thought Waltzing Matilda WAS your national anthem. I know all the words, used to sing it all the time when I worked with kids, and I thought Aussies must be the coolest people because they had THE coolest anthem. I don't know what to think anymore.... |
Mim wrote: Did you sing it in school in the US??? I bet the nun's didn't know. We sang it at school too, I don't know if the nuns new what it meant but we kids sure didn't Yes, we sure did sing Waltzing Matilda in a Catholic School in the USA. |
| My husband sings Waltzing Matilda to Mattie all the time. Mattie does a little dance before each meal. Lisa Frankie and Mattie |
| We sang that song in public school too I can't watch video fom work, but very intrigued now! |
| It was one of my mum's favorite songs. And I sang it at my school too! peg |
| We say it at day camp, but not all the verses......thanks for the complete song. |
| I knew the melody and the chorus. Not sure at what point I learned it, but I can't remember NOT knowing it. Must have been a childhood thing as well. |
Thanks for bring back a memory Mim, I remember first hearing that song way back in the dark ages , Mom used to sing it to my sis and I over 70 years ago  |
Mady wrote: No kidding, Mim, I thought Waltzing Matilda WAS your national anthem. I know all the words, used to sing it all the time when I worked with kids, and I thought Aussies must be the coolest people because they had THE coolest anthem. I don't know what to think anymore.... It IS our national anthem, the unofficial one!!! We were all really p'd when a bunch of boring politicians said "NO WAY, are we having Waltzing Matilda as our anthem because it's too immature." Basically we are a young country and we ARE immature. This is a good and a bad thing.   |
Glad it brought back some memories.  |
| One of my favorite songs. |
| oh, I've always loved that song! |
So the only one that didn't know the song was me eh?  Well is ok, I just wnat to say that I love the song, and you are right Mim, I should tough more about Matildas name hehehe  I am thinking tha when she star doing free style that is going to be the first song that she dance to !! Love it Love It Love it !! |
Hopadogmom wrote: I am thinking tha when she star doing free style that is going to be the first song that she dance to !! That would be so cool!  Mim not logged in |
| I've never heard it, or of it, before either LOL And I actually have family in Australia |
| I used to sing that song so loud as a kid....Walzing Matilda!!! I also saw Rolph Harris when I was in grade 2...I remember him singing that song and Three Legged Man. It was memorable as he was the first performer I'd ever seen. Our schools music teacher was an Aussie and she also taught us to sing Kookaberra...ha ha ha ha. (I still know all the words to those songs) >>wants to be honorary Aus. |
Kookaburra!! I just had Waltzing Matilda in my head for a week, now it will be replaced by Kookaburra!  |
| we sang kookaburra too. Really some great songs even if we didn't know what it was about. |
All together now!!  Kookaburra sits in the ole gum tree Merry, merry king of the beast is he.... Laugh Kookaberra laugh gay your life must be.. Ha ha ha ha  |
Marianne wrote: 2...I remember him singing that song and Three Legged Man. It was memorable as he was the first performer I'd ever seen. Our schools music teacher was an Aussie and she also taught us to sing Kookaberra...ha ha ha ha. (I still know all the words to those songs) >>wants to be honorary Aus. Song of the 3 legged man "jake the blake" Kookaburra song Merry Merry King of the "Bush" is he Not a beast I LOOOOVE Kookaburras.  |
| Egads! you are right Lisa! Must be a Freudian slip as I meant to write Bush and not Beast. Must be due to the "Beast" who sit at my feet while I type.  |
| Umm another freudian slip, its "I'm Jake the Peg, diddle, iddle, iddle ed, with my extra leg, diddle, etc, etc" |
| We learned Kookabural as well....just slight differences then Marianne's version Kookaburrra up in the ole Gum Tree Merry Merry King of the Brush is he Laugh Kookaburra, Laugh KookaburralHow gay your life must be. We've had quite the laugh over the Aussie version of Watzing Matilda. |
Mim wrote: Umm another freudian slip, its "I'm Jake the Peg, diddle, iddle, iddle ed, with my extra leg, diddle, etc, etc" Ooops must be dementia setting in from turning 22 soon Now I also need to change the Kookaburra song, this our our lil mate that visits regularly. So..... Kookaburra sits on the Ole Dog fence  |
| Cool pic Lisa! I must admit I had heard Kookaburra as a kid too but it was firmly ingrained into my brain because of Barney My daughter was a Barney fan so when it plays 24/7 you can't help but memorize all the songs. LOL |
lisaoes wrote: Mim wrote: Umm another freudian slip, its "I'm Jake the Peg, diddle, iddle, iddle ed, with my extra leg, diddle, etc, etc" Ooops must be dementia setting in from turning 22 soon What you're nearly 22 already. |
| Koobaburra sits on the ole dog fence From now on we sing it this way hense Laugh lil sheepie laugh, little sheepie laugh Woooof wooooof woooof woooooof Think I'm gonna sing it this way from now on. |
| I like your version Marianne!! |
Thank you and I'm here all week.  |
| Yup Marianne, best version around. |
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