Waltzing Mathilda Lyrics

Lyric discussion by TemplarBard 

Cover art for Waltzing Mathilda lyrics by Tom Waits

Everyone keeps talking as if Tom Traubert were a penniless bum, but that's clearly not true. When was the last time you saw a bum wearing Stacys? I picture him more as a traveler who's just missing home and that one chance he missed to settle down. But he doesn't sound like he'd change things much if he could.