/"And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda/" is a song written by Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter Eric Bogle in 1971. The song describes war as futile and horrible, while criticizing those who seek war. glorify. This is illustrated in the song by the account of a young Australian serviceman who was maimed during the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War. The protagonist, who had traveled rural Australia before the war, is emotionally devastated by the loss of his legs in combat. As the years go by, he sees the deaths of other veterans, while the younger generation becomes apathetic towards the veterans and their cause. At its conclusion, the song incorporates the melody and a few lines of lyrics from the 1895 song / "Waltzing Matilda/" by Australian poet Banjo Paterson.

The song is a recounting of the memories of an old Australian who, in his youth, had traveled rural Australia as a swagman, /"waltzing [his] Matilda/" (wearing his /"swag/

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