Waltzing Ma ‧ til ‧ da /ˌwɔːlsɪŋ məˈtɪldə $ ˌwɔːlts-/ BrE AmE
a popular old Australian song which many Australians think of as their national song. It tells the story of a ‘swagman’ (=a worker who travels around the country carrying his possessions with him) .