History of Australia (1851–1900) drovers, stockmen and shearers were popular during the 19th century. Convict and bushranger verses often railed against government tyranny. Classic bush songs on such themes include: The Wild Colonial Boy, Click Go The Shears, The Dying Stockman and Moreton Bay. For much of its history, Australia's bush music belonged to an oral and folkloric tradition, and was only later published in print in volumes such as Banjo Paterson's "Old Bush Songs", in the 1890s. The lyrics of Waltzing Matilda, often regarded as Australia's unofficial National anthem, and a quintessential early Australian country music song were composed by the poet Banjo
Waltzing in a Dream No. 2735D), and by Ray Noble who recorded the song in London for HMV with a vocal by Al Bowlly. Waltzing in a Dream "Waltzing in a Dream" is a 1932 song recorded by Bing Crosby. The lyrics were written by Bing Crosby and Ned Washington. The music was composed by Victor Young. Bing Crosby recorded the song in Chicago on April 23, 1932 with Isham Jones and his Orchestra and it was released as a Brunswick 78 single. The recording reached no. 6 on the pop singles chart in the U.S., with a chart run of eleven weeks. Guy