How We Lived On It (4) Posted on October 24, 2009September 12, 2010 by A. Jay Adler Music: “Waltzing Matilda,”* sung by Tom Waits, 1977 *Australian slang for travelling by foot with one’s goods in a “Matilda” (bag) slung over one’s back. A swagman carrying his matilda, circa 1901
