The Band Played Waltzing Matilda - The Dubliners featuring Ronnie Drew
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- Опубліковано 3 лют 2022
- One of the world's great anti-war songs written by the Scottish songwriter Eric Bogle.
Lyrics
Now when I was a young man, I carried my pack.
And I lived the free life of a rover
From the Murray's green basin
To the dusty outback,
I waltzed my matilda all over.
Then in nineteen fifteen, my country said son
It's time to stop rambling,
There's work to be done.
So they gave me a tin hat,
And they gave me a gun,
And they sent me away to the war.
And the band played Waltzing Matilda,
As the ship pulled away from the Quay
And amidst all the tears,
Flagwaving and cheers
We sailed off for Gallipoli
Well I remember that terrible day
When our blood stained the sand and the water
And how in that hell that they called Suvla Bay
We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter.
Johnny Turk he was ready
Oh he primed himself well.
He rained us with bullets,
And he showered us with shells.
And in five minutes flat,
We were all blown to hell
Nearly blew us back home to Australia.
And the band played Waltzing Matilda,
When we stopped to bury our slain.
And we buried ours and the Turks buried theirs,
And it started all over again.
Those who were living,
Just tried to survive
In that mad world of blood, death and fire
And for ten weary weeks,
I kept myself alive,
While around me the corpses piled higher
Then a big Turkish shell,
Knocked me arse over head
And when I awoke in my hospital bed,
And saw what it had done,
Then I wished I was dead.
I never knew there were worse things than dying.
For no more I'll go Waltzing Matilda,
All around the green bush far and near
For to hump tent and pegs
A man needs both legs
No more Waltzing Matilda for me.
They collected the wounded
The crippled, the maimed,
And they shipped us back home to Australia.
The armless, the legless
The blind, the insane.
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla
And when the ship pulled into Circular Quay
I looked at the place where me legs used to be.
And thanked Christ there was no one there waiting for me
To grieve and to mourn and to pity.
And the band played Waltzing Matilda,
As they carried us down the gangway.
But nobody cheered,
They just stood there and stared,
Then they turned all their faces away
So now every April,
I sit on my porch,
And I watch the parade pass before me.
I see my old comrades,
How proudly they march.
Renewing their dreams of past glories
I see the old men, all tired, stiff and sore
The weary old heroes of a forgotten war
And the young people ask,
What are they marching for?
And I ask myself the same question.
And the band plays Waltzing Matilda
And the old men still answer the call
But year after year,
The numbers get fewer.
Someday no one will march there at all.
Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda
Who'll come a waltzing matilda with me?
And their ghosts may be heard
As they march by the billabong
Who'll come a-waltzing matilda with me...
Without question the most poignant anti war song ever written. Sung by the greats Irish band that ever lived. RIP Ronnie Drew. Absolute legend. King of Ireland.
The whole world darkened without Ronnie Drew's remarkable eyes and unique voice.
Yes - dimmed a bit
Those eyes? I only ever saw in my father. Crazy scares the hell out of me but oh my daze. A legend
The sadness of the song shows in his eyes, God bless him.
What about rap music
Yes 😢
Every crazy war mongering politician should be made to Listen to this song. So sad a song but so true words . God bless Ronnie Drew and The Dubliners
There will never be again a singer like ronnie drew
Simply love Ronnie - I bumped into him alone in a bar in Madrid in 1993, I heard his voice first and knew it was him even before I turned around - had 6 hours of drinking and blarney with him - one of the favourite moments of my life 🍻🥰
Hi Mike, thanks for sharing your memories. Its always nice to hear these stories.
What an amazing experience! I am jealous! Something awe inspiring about him. Wish I’d had the same honour.
Great! Lucky you!
Incredibly jealous! That sounds like one hell of a time and memory
Now THATS a major bucket list ticked!
Ronnie's dark voice is one of the best ,if not *the* best versions of this song ,props
Ronnie’s version is GOAT. Raw and haunting. His voice is grizzled and ghostly.
The best folk musicians in the world, ever. Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly had voices that spoke to my heart every time.
so true
yes it !!!!
Absolute!👍🏽
Everytime
If everybody listened to folk/bluegrass the world would be a better place.
This is the definnative anti war song, my grandfather somehow on his ship as a volounter got divererted to Egyp for training and and then spent next three years in Flanders, Ypres in trenches. Gassed, semi blinded and thanks Christ he made it back home here in Australia. I still have his diaries ,and more importantly, his wisdom about that stupidy of war. he died at the age of 98 years. before that pasing he used to get up on his "soap box " in any public domain and reagale those who who promote war as a pancea for ecnomic trouble.
The politicians start the wars and send us to war. You won't find a politician in the frontline. Cowards!! Regards from an Angolan war veteran
Very sad Thankyou sharing your families story. I was in a pub in Rostevor Ireland ,and the band played this piece especially fo me being an Aussie abroad. I cried when i thanked them.
So true, i once was a nato infantriman, war is a way for riches to get richers.
@@fredericlaplante6959 spot on mate.jpj
My ex-RAF pilot father had many personal war comments, as did his other ex=service friends I met. Not all positive either = no glory boys!. I used to sit on a bench as a little boy in the early 60s, wearing 2 WW1 medals, with 4 ex-WW1 guys who smoked their pipes and ciggies, as I talked my innocent heart out, they laughed and we talked about trout fishing in the River Frome (Dorset). My grandfather was 54 in 1914 and my father was born in 1915. My great-grandfather served in Ceylon, Hong Kong and the Crimea War, returning to Ireland wounded for the remaining 10 years of his remaining 21 years in the 95th Regt of Ft.
Brings a tear to my eye whenever I hear the brilliantly gravely voice of Ronnie Drew sing this. Nobody sang it better in my humble opinion. 🥹
I'm surprised he doesn't start crying everytime he sings it tbh
Shane just pips him!
Remembering Gallipoli......my country........Rest in peace Aussies.......you are our sons.
My father couldn’t find any work in Ireland. He was one of 23 children. The only thing he could find to do was to join the British army.
Fought in World War I, lost his left arm and right thumb and I do believe a small piece of his mind.
Never spoke much of it even when pressed.
Despite his infirmities, he managed to raise five kids on his own. My mother died when I was born and he was left with a passel of kids and four fingers.
And with all that he still managed to do the job of a father and mother .
God bless him.
RIP Dad
You must be very old then? Born in the 1930ies I suppose?
R.I.P to your father people from that era were solemn did,nt brag and were great patrons of their respective countries. Truly forgotten hero's.
Great, gut-wrenching version of a very emotional song. Fantastic!!
As a veteran, Cold War and Viet Nam Era, this resonates frighteningly. WWI vets are long gone, and WWII vets nearly so. My generation of vets will soon dissappear, as our society collectively “forgets” and contributes little of nothing.
thankyou lewis as a daughter of russian parents that escaped into china and then into australia,,,you did contribute,, and i for one appreciate it
What a voice and what a song, epitomises the futility of war. If those that started wars had to fight them instead of sending others maybe there wouldn't be any.
My love and deepest admiration for the greatest Folk band in history!
My respects from Brazil!
Beautifully said.
You’ve got to admit , the standard of folk music has gone to a different level these past few decades , BUT you’ve got to admit , the Dubliners were always a class above , with the extraordinary high standard of vocalists , Ronnie drew , Luke Kelly , paddy Reilly , jim mc cann , ALL in the same band , Jesus , we weren’t half spoilt. And of course with a fiddle player of John sheehans class , and the cherry on the top , …..the wee man Barney …….god those WERE the days , my friends.
Ronnie Drew a man of truth. bless him.
Listen to John‘s fiddle play, it makes the song unique!
Sang this to my daughter every night when she was tiny. She used to say "daddy, sing carry your pack!" And she'd go silent and her eyes wouldn't leave mine as I did my best to hold the tune.
She still loves the song and I think she always will.
Point is, what are we without music but animals...
What a fabulous memory! 💪✊👍
This song is so relevant today......the truths need to be told..... the cycle s of repeating wars over the last thousands of years tells the same story .
16 year old from Kansas
Your music is the greatest!
Its lovely to see a new generation enjoying The Dubliner music.
The way Drew tears up through most of this song and gives his soul are the embodiment of what true musical art is intended to represent. R.I.P the G.O.A.T
My Grandfather B Company, South Wales Borderers survived Gallipoli, and the Somme, whenever I hear this song I think of him
God bless you and thank you to all members of the ANZAC, you are not forgotten
Eric Bogle wrote not one but two of the greatest anti war songs of all time. Love the Dubliners, thought Ronnie was a great singer and no one sang with more soul and angst than Luke. John on fiddle and Barney on banjo. What a band, what a great rendition. Thank you. Slainte.
It's about the first WW.
Ronnie sings with such passion❤
@ramon7289 It's about war, full stop. Focusing on WWI in the lyrics was because that war is so central to Australian nationalism. The ANZAC spirit was being deployed by supporters of Australian participation in the Vietnam war. So Bogle shot down their logic with this brilliant song
As an Aussie with proud Irish heritage, and 2 Grandfathers who fought, one in both WW’s the
Other WW11, I can never listen to this song without crying a tear, these men and their songs are immortal. The words are beautiful and heartfelt and painful to hear, every true blue Aussie should know this song and the history behind our Irish forefathers, RIP to all those before me, I’ll be home some day
Thank you for your family's service
Good on yer mate.
@@michaeldudley9189 thank you Michael, I’m an Aussie thru and thru, I always had a longing to move to Ireland, then I did my family tree and found that my great grandmother X 5 who came to Australia on the 2nd fleet was a McDonald from Dublin. My dream is to live out my days in Ireland, I love the history and the pride the Irish have in themselves and their history and songs. Thank you mate for your comment
@@francis888ful thank you brother
I will be praying you step foot on Ireland's shore 🙏 Take care of yourself.
I am 37. My mom listened to this. I am a metalhead, but still love this.
didn't ask
im a metalhead too but as you said there is something about this that cant be ignored,,i think it is respect for our elders and what they went through
One of the very best voices for this great ballad. In my opinion there’s no better version.
Yes, a perfect choice for Ronnie's voice.
The pogues do a class version
Ronnie and Luke like having George best and maradona in the same team outstanding ☘️
Maybe Eric Bogle does it just a wee bit better but this is pretty good.
That`s the first time I have ever really listened to that song and as my old father would say "it would bring tears to a glass eye". Beautifully written/portrayed and should be taught in schools then maybe we would learn to respect each other a little bit more!
what a line up, Ronnie, lukey, barney & john
The Dubliners always +1.
Love from Holland.
Here Holland too! Ik ook!! 😉
Even over a hundred years later, this song can bring tears to your eyes.
This song was written in 1971.
By a Scotsman
@@sigmaoctantis1892 But the events its about happened over hundred years ago. Jesus...use your logic!
@@markomaran9753 The song WAS written in 1971. Where is the fault in my logic?
@@sigmaoctantis1892 Even 100 years after the senseless deaths of those soldiers, it still can bring tears to your eyes. If you can't understand that was the original posters point, then I dont know what to tell you buddy haha. Seems like you just had an enormous need to interject with a "hey hey look at me look at me" comment
This is a beautiful rendition of Eric Bogle’s definitive song.
Still brings tears to my eyes.
amazing song by Scottish/Australian songwriter Eric Bogle and performed by one of the best bands.
When I want to cry. Works all the time. What a beautiful song. I knew my granddad as an example of being maimed from the horrors of war, in his case WWII. He tried to tell us about it and his voice just broke.
Yes one of the best Irish folk bands
Simply Stunning. Ronnie had the most distinctive voice to ever come out of Ireland and I must be honest and say that some of the songs he sang weren’t my favourite versions, but this is absolutely sublime and suits his voice perfectly.
John Sheahan the last man standing from this line up and still to this day an amazing musician.
The Dubliners are the greatest band to come out of Ireland, second to none. If only we could all go back nearly 60 years and do it all over again.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and commenting
@@TheDublinersOfficial my name is Murphy born in London, my aunty from Sligo said to me always remember they stole are land but they could not steal our looks.
Love your work, Simon.
Only a great storyteller can capture and transmit the feelings and meaning of such a song through music and voice.
These are the tightest band or at least one of the best ever pure class every note. Gone but never forgotten
When I'm feeling nostalgic they're my go to band
Me too!
One of my favourite periods in their career. After Ronnie's return, he was still full of energy. And Luke's illness was not yet too visible. When I first saw them live in 1986, they played this song and it became a favourite of mine. The first song of the night was "The Button Pusher". Just before the end of the Cold War.
Some voices are unique and one of a kind and so was Ronnie Drew's ❤
It's remarkable how deeply a bunch of bearded Irishmen can touch so many
God bless Oz❤️🇮🇪
the late great ronnie drew missed by all what a voice we all lost
Thanks for posting. Ronnie did a wonderful job on this song. Powerful.
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.
I Worked With The Dubliners A Number Of Times In The 1970's, Well I Say WORKED, They Sang While I Carried Case's Of Carlsberg Specials To Wet The Chords !!! Wonderful Musician's And Wonderful People !!!
Hi it's a long time since I've been out of Ireland but that is a song that brings back memories thank
McKenna
Beautiful they were the best of the best miss you fellas!!! God bless your families!!!
I love when Ronnie comes to the chorus you can here the audience singing with him. There's a version of this show on youtube but it's not the full thing.
He have some of the missing tracks from this show and hope to upload them.
@@TheDublinersOfficial weila waila, the town I loved so well, mandoline and fiddle maybe too? Wat woud be the time of this whole concert?
The finest rendition of a beautiful song.
Maybe Eric Bogle's?
Absolutely brilliant as usual from The Dubliners pure artists 🏴💚
Thanks for watching.
New to me, but this is real music! Why do radio stations ignore such marvellous music like this?!
Ireland had more genres music than the rest of whole Europe together.
They would be seen as to white for modern dee jays.Most dee jays are puffs.
Ronnie Drew. as Irish as taxes. Sleep well ye free spirit. Ronnie was the most true spirit of all us all. I hope he will bring the great Shane onton them green fields.
Shane was a fighter... but he needs you now Ronnie. You are both 2 of the greatest this Green Island has ever produced.
I saw the Dubliners several times. they were always awesome. This song always makes me cry.
The brutality of the First World War. Or any war should be repeated.
Every word sung with feeling and conviction.
The best version ever of this song
Ronnie‘s voice in this era of the Dubs was at the top. In combination with Luke‘s or later with Sean‘s simple fantastic and unique!
Im so glad we still remember
Ronnie Drew has a Voice that draws the listener in...The Dubliners were such a fantastic Group of Lads.
Thanks for your comments and for watching.
HEAR THE WORDS!!!!!!!!!! HEART BREAKING
Zo mooi om naar te luisteren.
Thank you for the awesome video 📹 from southafrica .. Ronnie was one of a kind.
Yes he was. Nice to see friends from South Africa watching!
The fascinating voices are unique Switzerland also loves the Dubliners
Great to see fans from Switzerland on the channel. Thanks for watching.
Utterly gut wrenching.
Greatest anti-war song ever written.
Beautiful 💚
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for uploading this, it's possibly the most moving versions of this song.
Glad you liked it.
Hello dear,how are you doing,how is the weather today?
I’ve just listened to the Original from Eric Bogle who wrote this poignant,haunting song that takes the glory out of all wars only it’s aftermath and the scars a war leaves behind whether that’s physical or mentally or both 🤷♂️😢on a lighter note Ronnie sings it the finest ❤️👍
Shane does it a justice...
I get shivers when I hear this song and especially when I hear Ronnie Drew (RIP) giving it his characteristics.
I first heard this sung by Eric Bogle, so that I tend to associate his voice with it. But Ronnie Drew really gives it the respect it needs, it's a completely authentic interpretation.
The dizzy heights in terms of unity....a song written by a Scotsman, about an Australian/New Zealand commemorateive tradition, sung by an Irishman, acknowledging a war long forgotten by many....
One of the best renditions of this song. Never forget, this song might be Australian, but our country was built with the sweat of many Irish immigrants.
Éire go brách from Aus 🇦🇺🇮🇪
It was written by a Scot.
Was just about to say that Erin go Bragh and Soar Alba 🏴🇮🇪🇺🇦
@aethelstanabromowicz1981 Eric Bogle became an Australian but he was a Scot.
This song made me cry
Liam Clancy version is extremely touching. The most powerful anti-war song ever composed.
this makes me so sad and my eyes fill with tears. To hell with any war!
Best songs always written by Eric Bogle
And from instrumental side it is simple wonderful!
This touches my heart. Thank you for posting.
i remember at school in england in the 1960/s we were made to sing that in music lessons .....only the jolly waltzing matilda bit ,no mention of the true meaning a very moving song
Omg! I gonna cry! Be safe !
They will go down in history just like Yates and Joyce.
My maternal grandfather was in the ANZACS in Gallipoli and later on the Western Front. Despite getting shot he thankfully survived. He died when I was very young so I never really knew him, this song however somehow makes me feel closer to him. Maybe because it describes the living hell he must have gone through.
Another great song by Eric Bogle!
Legends forever!
The Irish have and had some of the best ballad singers ever,and this song has been sung by a lot of them,but not one of them sing this song better than Ronnie, pure class.
Class this was not on concert live from gaiety for years thank you for getting it back brilliant song from one of our best ever groups
You are very welcome. We hope to add more tracks from that concert.
@@TheDublinersOfficial Yeah think was 1980 the concert is half hr long but sure their was more tracks then that trying for years to get rte to release more dubliners footage specially from the 70s cuz they had their own show on rte but its never bn released shame
@@stephenheffernan6261 I read it was recorded in May of 1979 on RTE and they send it out in March of 1980.
Tears from an Aussie dad whose brother is an army vet.
Thanks for uploading this. What a wonderful song so beautifully played and sang.
The world is very fortunate to have had the likes of Ronnie and Luke making music for us. The music and their memories will live on forever.
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Mein absoluter Favorit ist dieser Song. Vielen Dank
💚💚💚 DUBLINERS ! 💚💚💚
😢😢😮Beautiful 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🕊️🕊️🕊️👍🙏🥰⛓️⛓️God bless Ronnie Drew and Co 😢l will always love them l grew up with them my Dad took me too see them every time they were on tour 😂😂❤❤they where brilliant xxxxx
My parents played all kinds of music in our house as kids. I kinda liked this stuff, but naturally couldn't admit it. :D
Thankfully, along came The Pogues in the 80s and it was suddenly cool to like it.
Thanks for the wonderful upload. My mom, RIP, would've loved it.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Me too!
Beautiful!
One of the saddest songs ever written yet somehow it soothes the soul to hear it sung so beautifully by a fucking legend. Rest in peace Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, and to all the working people who have died at the whim of the wealthy aristocrat. May we one day turn the tide and take control of this fucking cannibalistic machine we call a society.
Thank you so much for this video - many greetings from Germany 🍀!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching. Greetings from Ireland
Applause. Yes for something that brings the guts and blood to people who have never seen Blood and Guts. Our eyes are not open.
The Giant Ronnie Drew
Fiddle play of John makes it so unique!
I love Luke enjoying the song.
I remember in 1976, Aachen Germany, they play what we call "Aula" may by 500 head's, after the concert my young, loved woman, emotionel charged go drink a beer or 2 and this guy's come drink a beer or 2, i will never forgot this shoooooooooort night. we sing with them one of the highlights in our live.
Very simple and fine people, now they play in heaven, and may by once in time i will find them back
Funny, 9 month's after my first son was born ?
An epic rendition