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"WALTZING MATILDA"
THE SONG "WALTZING MATILDA" IS ABOUT A WANDERER CARRYING HIS SACK ON
A STICK OVER HIS BACK. HE AFFECTIONALLY REFERS TO IT AS "MATILDA"
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROSEVILLE
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Ballad, Song, Verse SPEECH -- Vocabulary of Special Group |
Date learned: 11-00-1974