Subject: Re: Waltzing Matilda From: twain@blake.u.washington.edu (Barbara Hlavin) Date: 1991-03-05, 09:43 Newsgroups: alt.tv.twin-peaks In article <1991Mar5.025921.9116@math.ucla.edu> sam@math.ucla.edu (Sam Needham) writes: > >In article GIOVIN%CIRCE@ecs.umass.edu (Rocky Giovinazzo-write to ABC and save Twin Peaks) writes: >> >> >> >>In the diary, Laura mentioned a song called Waltzing Matilda >> >>and I was wondering if this is a real song or not. Has anyone heard of it? > > [interesting background to the song deleted] > >I'm incredibly tempted to post the words but it just doesn't seem relevant > >enough! > > > >Sam - an aussie in LA Oh, go ahead, or dozens of people will continue to post "Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah Dah-dah-dah-dah-dah You'll come a-waltizing, Matilda, with me" for the next week. Besides, the song is full of slang unique to Australia, and it's a cool song. --Barbara -- Barbara HlavinWe have to believe in Free Will, twain@blake.acs.washington.eduwe've got no choice. -Isaac Bashevis Singer