Is it true that there is an Australian law which allows waltzing only if your partner's name is Matilda?

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Digital Age

I have never once in my life met a girl named Matilda.
Not even an Australian one.

jennifer h

Definitely. I love how you are so informative about Australia. We pay people very big money here to promote our Country.

megalomaniac

Only if your partner's name is Matilda AND only if your partner is a sheep.

kow

Yes! Here's the law in full:
Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,
Under the shade of a coolibah tree,
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled
"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
And he sang as he as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Down came a jumbuck to drink at the billabong,
Up got the swagman and grabbed him with glee,
And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
And he sang as he stowed that jumbuck in his tucker bag,
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Down came the squatter, mounted on his thoroughbred,
Up came the troopers, one, two, three,
"Where's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?"
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me"
"Who's that jolly jumbuck you've got in your tucker bag?",
"You'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me".

Up got the swaggy and jumped into the billabong,
"You'll never catch me alive," said he,
And his ghost may be heard as you passed by that billabong,
"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me
And his ghost may be heard as you passed by that billabong,
"Who'll come a-Waltzing Matilda, with me?"

DollyMD

True, but because there are not many Matildas anymore, compared to Britneys, Kylies and Madonnas; the waltz is almost extinct, like swagmen, troopers, and squatters.

R O to the D

not sure, but they do still ask if you've ever been convicted of a crime before you enter australia... i didn't know that was still mandatory to enter australia.... :)

Marnie_Australia

what, some laws, or some matildas, require you to jump into a billabong?

i've never had a problem as my name is matilda. it's a shame when we get those international ballroom dancing comps in australia, the competition is never really fair - only australians named matilda are allowed to dance...

999pheebs

lol no.

xerox

Waltz

Rocky

Yeah, that's why I gave up waltzing & took up doing the roo-trot (apologies to my cousin, Brer Fox) instead.

dave48617

I'd believe it, we're the most powerful country in the world and look at some of the STUPID laws we have over here

But Why??

What if you have a piece of corregated iron??

Hmm?

I Doubt It.