"...Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda
You'll come a waltzing matilda with me
And he sang as he watched and waited 'til his billy boiled
You'll come a-waltzing matilda with me..."
8.5 inch / 21 cm kangaroo toys in Aussie hats jackets
= in 1903 the Billy Tea company used Waltzing Matilda as an advertising jingle, which made the song famous
= then, in 1941 the song was copyrighted by Carl Fischer Music - an American publisher
= in 1996 the Australian Government paid royalties to Carl Fischer Music to play the Waltzing Matilda at the Olympics in Atlanta
The original Waltzing Matilda manuscript could be found here
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