Famous Australian songs

According to Graeme Smith's "Singing Australia: A History of Folk Songs and Country Music" published by Bruto Publishing House, the real folk songs in Australia began in the19th century, and British and Irish immigrants wrote and performed music that simply described their life and society. These music recorded important events in the past long years and were handed down by people who knew songs and Aika.

The most famous song in Australia is waltz Matilda, and its status is beyond doubt. Some people in Australia can't sing the national anthem, but there is no one who can't sing the waltz Matilda, just like people in China can sing Jasmine, which is the song to be played in the Australian celebrations and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. The songs contain a large number of Australian dialects, which is a good song to understand Australian culture, such as Billy Tea Jumping in Australia by swagman Wanderer billy.

This song tells such a story:

A tramp camped under an eucalyptus tree by a small lake, and while waiting for Billy's tea to boil in the pot, he sang the waltz Matilda happily. At this time, a sheep came to drink water. The tramp was glad to catch it and put it in his pleated bag, but the nearby farmers falsely accused him of stealing his sheep and rode a good horse to catch the tramp with the police. The tramp said: You can't catch me in my lifetime, so you threw yourself into the lake. Every time people pass this small lake in the future. You can hear his ghost singing the waltz Mathilda.

Used to be a happy tramp.

Camping in a swamp.

In the shade under the Coolabah tree.

He sang while watching.

Wait until his Billy boils

You will waltz with me.

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Waltz Matilda, waltz Matilda

You will waltz with me.

He sang while watching.

Wait until his Billy boils

You will waltz with me.

A huge truck came down.

Drinking by the pond

The tramp jumped up.

Grab him in high spirits

He sang while pushing.

The guy in his backpack

You will waltz with me.

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Go along the road, the shack

Riding his thoroughbred horse

Soldiers 1, 2, 3 are coming down.

Who is that happy fool?

You are already in your folding bag.

You will waltz with me.

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The tramp jumped up.

Jumped into the pond

"You'll never catch me alive," he said.

His ghost may be heard.

When you pass the pond.

You will waltz with me.

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