Waltzing Matilda
| Composer(s): | Cowan, Marie; Trad/Anon/composer unknown, |
| Poet/Lyricist(s): | Paterson, Andrew Barton |
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| Duration (mins): | 4 |
| Notes: | The tune is said to be a traditional Scottish tune adapted by many people including Marie Cowan. Initially the copyright in at least the music was asserted by Inglis & Co. (Marie Cowan was the wife of the manager, W. Cowan). It may also have been owned by the once-famous Billy Tea' company, who used it in an advertising jingle in the 1930s; or alternatively that company may have simply licensed its use from whoever owned it at the time. |
| Keywords: | Ballad; Australian |
| Language(s): | English |