The original Waltzing Matilda is the story of a hobo who dances with his rucksack (matilda) in place of a real woman. I think this song is about being stuck and lonely in rainey Amsterdam finding solace with a prostitute and Bushmill's whiskey.
Note the reference to the window light which is the way prostitutes display themselves in Amsterdam
The original Waltzing Matilda is the story of a hobo who dances with his rucksack (matilda) in place of a real woman. I think this song is about being stuck and lonely in rainey Amsterdam finding solace with a prostitute and Bushmill's whiskey.
Note the reference to the window light which is the way prostitutes display themselves in Amsterdam
Note the reference to the window light which is the way prostitutes display themselves in Amsterdam