These uses have included: Unofficially, however, it is often used in similar circumstances. Although not remaining in close contact, Paterson and Christina Macpherson had different recollections of where the song was first composed- Christina said it was composed "in Winton" while Paterson said it was at "Dick's Creek" on the road to Winton. The lyrics of "Waltzing Matilda" have been changed since it was written. This was the second time Stewart had charted with a Tom Waits song. In the Cold Cold Ground, o-o-o-o-h-h-h <...> This at the top of my head. Amongst Macpherson's belongings, found after her death in 1936, was an unopened letter to a music researcher that read "... one day I played (from ear) a tune, which I had heard played by a band at the Races in Warrnambool ... he [Paterson] then said he thought he could write some words to it. He then and there wrote the first verse. We tried it and thought it went well, so he then wrote the other verses." He then and there wrote the first verse. Although not remaining in close contact, Paterson and Christina Macpherson both maintained this version of events until their deaths. "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me."

And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled: Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda Really great entertainer.

This is also apparently the only version that that uses "billabongs" instead of "billabong". And he sang as he watched and waited till his billy boiled: The first published version, in 1903, differs slightly from this text: The song was one of four included in a The lyrics are hidden on the final pages of Australian passports, such as above and below the words "notice" on some passports. Up jumped the swagman and sprang into the billabong. Up jumped the swagman and grabbed him with glee. Oxford English Dictionary, Draft Revision March 2001. Tom Waits is the coolest guy around, he's good actor. You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." Under the shade of a coolibah tree, Another variation is that the third line of each chorus is kept unchanged from the first chorus, or is changed to the third line of the preceding verse. The song is considered one of Waits' … The song was one of four included in a In 1995, it was reported that at least 500 artists in Australia and overseas had released recordings of "Waltzing Matilda", and according to Peter Burgis of the Versions of the song have been featured in a number of mainly Australian films and television programs. Tom Waits "Tom Traubert's Blues": Wasted and wounded, it ain't what the moon did, I've got what I paid for now See you tomorrow, ... To go waltzing Mathilda, waltzing Mathilda, You'll go waltzing Mathilda with me I'm an innocent victim of a blinded alley And I'm tired of all these soldiers here

Oh there once was a swagman camped in the billabongs,By contrast with the original, and also with subsequent versions, the chorus of all the verses was the same in this version. And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong:

In 1992 Rod Stewart covered this as "Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Matilda)." "Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me?" Some corrections in the manuscript are evident; the verses originally read (differences in italics):

Down came a jumbuck to drink at that billabong. "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me." For this arrangement I was asked to faithfully recreate the original Waits recording as a piano accompaniment score.

"You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me", "You'll come a-waltzing Matilda, with me", By contrast with the original, and also with subsequent versions, the chorus of all the verses was the same in this version. This is also apparently the only version that uses "billabongs" instead of "billabong". "Waltzing Matilda" was used at the 1974 World Cup and at the "Waltzing Matilda" has been recorded by many Australian musicians and singers, including Versions of the song have been featured in a number of mainly Australian movies and television programs, which have included: "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia's best-known bush ballad, and has been described as the country's "unofficial national anthem".