Tom Traubert's Blues

"Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" (sometimes referred to by the singer as "Waltzing Matilda", the song from which it borrows) is a song by American musician Tom Waits. It is the opening track on Waits' third studio album Small Change, released in September 1976 on Asylum Records. Written by Waits and produced by Bones Howe, the song's chorus is derived from the Australian folk song "Waltzing Matilda" and its lyrics narrate alcohol abuse, inspired by Waits' own experiences in Los Angeles and Copenhagen.

Tom Traubert's Blues

"Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)" (sometimes referred to by the singer as "Waltzing Matilda", the song from which it borrows) is a song by American musician Tom Waits. It is the opening track on Waits' third studio album Small Change, released in September 1976 on Asylum Records. Written by Waits and produced by Bones Howe, the song's chorus is derived from the Australian folk song "Waltzing Matilda" and its lyrics narrate alcohol abuse, inspired by Waits' own experiences in Los Angeles and Copenhagen.